Introduction

In today’s legal landscape, expert testimony is often crucial in litigation, arbitration, and mediation. However, courts apply rigorous standards to determine whether expert testimony is admissible. Lawyers and experts all over the U.S. must understand the standards for admissibility at the Federal and applicable state levels, to prevent valuable expert contributions from being excluded. For those practicing in California, the CA Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Sanchez redefined the standards, significantly impacting how expert testimony is evaluated.

Our panel of experienced professionals will review the basics of the admissibility of expert work, describe strategies for ensuring admissibility, discuss real world examples through case studies, help the audience understand California's Supreme Court Case People v. Sanchez, and learn how the case impacted the law on hearsay. Through these insights, attorneys and claims professionals will gain a clearer understanding of the expert’s role, the adversarial process, and ethical considerations in expert testimony.

This 60-minute webinar will equip participants with essential knowledge of the legal framework around expert testimony, along with practical strategies to enhance credibility, anticipate objections, and strengthen their cases through expert contributions.

Program Outline

1. Introduction

2. Legal Standards for Expert Testimony in the U.S.

3. California-Specific Standards and Sanchez Implications

4. Challenges and Strategies in Expert Testimony Admissibility

5. Case Studies and Practical Applications

6. Ethics and Best Practices for Expert Witnesses

7. Conclusion

Learning Objectives

• Review the basics of the admissibility of expert work.

• Understand California's landmark Supreme Court Case, People v. Sanchez.

• Learn how People v. Sanchez impacted the law on hearsay.

• Describe strategies for ensuring the admissibility of expert work.

• Discuss real world examples through case studies.

Our Panel

Continuing Education Credit

A disclaimer that this webinar requires you to answer all polling questions to receive continuing education credit. Credit will not be given to those who miss a polling question, or to those that are determined to be inattentive by On24's software. The entire program must be attended live to receive credit, and continuing education certificates will be sent out within ten business days of the webinar.

This webinar is either approved or is pending approval for 1.0 hour of ethics continuing education credit in the following states:

• CE (Insurance)

  • California - Ethics Credit Approved (NOTE: This course does not include the California Department of Insurance's required one-hour Agents and Brokers Anti-Fraud Training. As such, the one hour of study of insurance fraud requirement will not be met upon completing this course.

  • Texas - Ethics Credit Approved (NOTE: Many states acknowledge reciprocal credit for courses certified through the Texas Department of Insurance. Be sure to review the guidelines specific to your state, and verify the process for obtaining credit for a course approved with the state of Texas.)

• MCLE (Legal)

  • California - Ethics Credit Pending Approval

  • Nevada - Ethics Credit Pending Approval

  • Florida - Ethics Credit Approved

  • Texas - Ethics Credit Pending Approval