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Use and Misuse of Insurance Experts: Surviving the Admissibility Challenge

By Stephen A. Klein
August 01, 2003

The use of expert testimony has dramatically increased over the past two decades, and insurance litigation has not been an exception. Experts have long been used in insurance cases to help the jury determine the facts surrounding the loss, such as in arson cases. But use of experts specializing in the field of insurance itself is becoming commonplace, as are challenges to the admissibility of their testimony.

The Touchstone of Admissibility: Will It Assist the Trier of Fact?

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