Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 23, 2021
Ruling clarifies precedent on expert reliance on hearsay
What exactly can an expert rely on for his or her opinion to be admissible? This debate has been raging since the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in People v. Sanchez in 2016.
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What exactly can an expert rely on for his or her opinion to be admissible? This debate has been raging since the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in People v. Sanchez, 63 Cal. 4th 655 (2016), where the court held that case-specific hearsay statements cannot be relied on by an expert "unless they are independently proven by competent evidence or are covered by...
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