What is the test for having a "specialist expert" witness?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Foss v. San Antonio Cmty. Hosp., E057236 (Cal. App. 2015):
[because] . . . . [] . . . the other parties must prepare to cope with witnesses possessed of specialized knowledge in some scientific or technical field. They must gear up to cross-examine them effectively, and they must marshal the evidence to rebut their opinions.' [Citation.]" (Bonds v. Roy (1999) 20 Cal.4th 140, 147.)
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