Rule 702 permits qualification by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education. The qualification must relate to the specific opinions offered rather than to the general field.
Formal credentials are not required where experience suffices.
Alternative Names:
Qualification of Expert, Expert Credentials
Why it Matters?
The requirement that qualification match the specific opinion is the productive challenge, since a physician board-certified in one specialty offering opinions in another, or an engineer qualified in a different discipline, may be excluded on that basis even with impressive general credentials. Framing the motion around the specific opinions rather than attacking credentials generally is what makes it succeed.
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Must an expert have formal credentials?
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