Civil Litigation,
Law Practice
Feb. 17, 2017
Experts and hearsay rules: cross versus direct
Review the basics involving hearsay and experts. The key points: (1) The rules are different on direct vs. cross; and (2) the rules on direct have changed in a big way.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Lawrence P. Riff
Supervising Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Hypothetical: It is a toxic exposure personal injury trial and plaintiff's causation expert is testifying. She opines that plaintiff's exposure to defendant's chemical product caused plaintiff's injury. The next question: "And doctor, in your work in this case, you read the report of the blue ribbon expert panel of the World Health Organization, and they agree with you: The chemical can cause plaintiff's injury, correct?"
An attorney barks, "objection, hearsay!"
The correct rul...
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