{"id":6139,"date":"2021-05-20T10:59:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T14:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/?p=6139"},"modified":"2021-07-06T13:26:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T17:26:44","slug":"legal-intelligencer-expert-witnesses-in-pa-what-materials-matter-in-forming-an-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-expert-witnesses-in-pa-what-materials-matter-in-forming-an-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Intelligencer: Expert Witnesses in Pa.\u2014What Materials Matter in Forming an Opinion?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Expert-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Woman on laptop sitting atop large book.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Expert-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Expert-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Expert-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Expert-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Expert-1000x562.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Expert-213x120.png 213w, https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Expert.png 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>Over both of counsel\u2019s objections, the judge allowed the witness to continue with his testimony, in accordance with Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence 702 and 703 and the general acceptance test. This scenario raises the question: what materials can an expert witness rely on in Pennsylvania courts, which follows the Frye standard? And has this changed in recent years?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the May 20, 2021 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\">The Legal Intelligencer<\/a> Edward T. Kang, managing member of Kang Haggerty wrote &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/thelegalintelligencer\/2021\/05\/20\/expert-witnesses-in-pa-what-materials-matter-in-forming-an-opinion\/\">Expert Witnesses in Pa.\u2014What Materials Matter in Forming an Opinion?<\/a>&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khflaw.com\/news\/legal-intelligencer-expert-witnesses-in-pa-what-materials-matter-in-forming-an-opinion\/#more-6139\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over both of counsel\u2019s objections, the judge allowed the witness to continue with his testimony, in accordance with Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence 702 and 703 and the general acceptance test. This scenario raises the question: what materials can an expert witness rely on in Pennsylvania courts, which follows the Frye standard? 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