Life Expectancy Expert Reports: Common Mistakes and Appropriate Process

Life Expectancy Expert Reports: Common Mistakes and Appropriate Process

Life expectancy expertise must comply with court-mandated evidentiary standards. A proper opinion should abide by 3 principles; it should be generated by a qualified expert who applies proper methods to appropriate facts. Several common mistakes can make opinions unsuitable for admission into testim...

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Published in:Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 611 - 619
Main Author: Vachon, Pierre J
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-08-2019
Subjects:
Expert Testimony - legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Life Expectancy
Evidence
Expert report
Expert witness
Life expectancy
FRE 702
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Summary:Life expectancy expertise must comply with court-mandated evidentiary standards. A proper opinion should abide by 3 principles; it should be generated by a qualified expert who applies proper methods to appropriate facts. Several common mistakes can make opinions unsuitable for admission into testimony by straying from 1 or more of these 3 principles. Examining life expectancy opinions in light of these principles allows consumers of life expectancy expertise to evaluate the quality of the opinions proffered.
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ISSN:1558-1381
DOI:10.1016/j.pmr.2019.03.008