Litigation
Dec. 18, 1999
Turf Battle
Although experts may testify on the ultimate issue at trial, they may not trample the role of the judge and jury.
In Summers v. A.L. Gilbert Co., 69 Cal.App.4th 1155 (1999), the 5th District Court of Appeal stood up to the excesses of experts.
In Summers, the trial court allowed a lawyer expert to opine on issues of law. Where law did not exist, th...
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