What is the test for admitting expert opinion testimony in a federal district court?
The following excerpt is from Wold v. Red Lion Inn, 105 F.3d 668 (9th Cir. 1997):
A district court's decision to admit expert opinion testimony is reviewed for abuse of discretion. United States v. Von Willie, 59 F.3d 922, 928 (9th Cir.1995).
Federal Rule of Evidence 702 provides: "If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in he form of an opinion or otherwise." FRE 702; United States v. Hoac, 990 F.2d 1099, 1103 (9th Cir.1993), cert. denied, 114 S.Ct. 1075 (1994).
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