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HB 807 Testimony; admissibility of opinion by experts.

Introduced by: William H. Fralin, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Civil cases; expert opinion testimony. Incorporates the current version of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 into the Code of Virginia for civil cases. In 2000, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 was amended in response to the United States Supreme Court decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993), which directed the court to analyze the importance of expert testimony based on specified factors and gave rise to the "Daubert" pre-trial hearing used to judge the admissibility of expert testimony outside the presence of a jury. Additionally, the bill adds a relevance requirement to the admissibility of opinion testimony by experts. 

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064608840  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/06  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064608840
• 01/10/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/18/06  House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Civil Law
• 02/15/06  House: Left in Courts of Justice