Colgate v. Bader

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(CA., filed February 28, 2023)Supporting petition for review: Arguing that the lower court failed to protect the jury from so-called “expert” opinions that are “unsupported” or “speculative” as required by Sargon. In place of these well-established principles, the Court of Appeal set forth a new and confusing method for challenging the admissibility of expert opinions, establishing “two regimes of admissibility rules for expert testimony on scientific topics in CaliforniaThe Court of Appeal also adopted a new, heightened standard for preserving issues for appeal that needs to be reviewed by the Court.  

Court denied cert

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