“In this age of science we must build legal foundations that are sound in science as well as in law.”
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Stephen G. Breyer, February 1998

What is Daubert?

In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., laid out a new test for federal trial judges to use when determining the admissibility of expert testimony. In the Daubert case, the Court recognized that issues requiring expert testimony are, by definition, outside the realm of an ordinary juror’s scope of knowledge. The Court ruled that judges should act as gatekeepers in the courtroom, assessing the reliability of the scientific methodology and reasoning that supports expert testimony as a condition of allowing such testimony to be presented to the jury. (“Discussions of the Committee on Daubert Standards,” National Academies Press, Washington DC, 2006. p 1.). The court case can be found by clicking the link below: Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579