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For cases like this where the judgement depends heavily on currently-unknown science, I think courts should be able to order scientific studies be done (and pai
by londons_explore 3y ago
For cases like this where the judgement depends heavily on currently-unknown science, I think courts should be able to order scientific studies be done (and paid for the same as other court costs).
The study would then be commissioned by, and report to, the judge - rather than the prosecution or defence, who both obviously want to hire experts who will see everything from their point of view.
- phrz 3y agoFederal Rule of Evidence 706 already provides for court-appointed experts which report to the court and the parties and for whom the costs are shared. But a battle of the parties' experts can allow the jury to weigh the credibility of the opposing opinions after the court has vetted them. J&J can afford the right experts, and the collective resources of plaintiffs (and the investment of their counsel) can easily match this.