From Kaufman's bio: "He has qualified as an expert witness in local, state, and federal courts."
Gotta' love Daubert.
Gotta' love Daubert.
September 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
From Kaufman's bio: "He has qualified as an expert witness in local, state, and federal courts."
Gotta' love Daubert.
Gotta' love Daubert.
Yeah I think I will skip this Daubert hearing thanks
November 8, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Yeah I think I will skip this Daubert hearing thanks
getting replaced by attorneys who think daubert was something drawn by the guy that died today
More resignations in the DOJ--these from career officials in Minnesota office objecting to DOJ's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and reluctance to investigate the shooter, Ross. A seismic scandal - This is the biggest politicized mess of a case in memory and it's not going away.
January 13, 2026 at 6:46 PM
getting replaced by attorneys who think daubert was something drawn by the guy that died today
There are two standards for admissibility of expert testimony, Frye and Daubert (named after the cases that established them: 1923's Frye v United States and 1993's Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals). Brief explanation: www.expertinstitute.com/resources/in...
May 21, 2024 at 7:30 AM
There are two standards for admissibility of expert testimony, Frye and Daubert (named after the cases that established them: 1923's Frye v United States and 1993's Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals). Brief explanation: www.expertinstitute.com/resources/in...
autistic people should automatically qualify as expert witnesses under daubert for any topic within their special interests
April 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
autistic people should automatically qualify as expert witnesses under daubert for any topic within their special interests
That's why God invented cross-examination. And why the Daubert standard was established.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daubert....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daubert....
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August 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
That's why God invented cross-examination. And why the Daubert standard was established.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daubert....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daubert....
opposition to daubert challenges! very annoying to have to write at all!
September 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
opposition to daubert challenges! very annoying to have to write at all!
Is there something like Daubert we can apply to RFK Jr bc that that man is walking junk science
May 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Is there something like Daubert we can apply to RFK Jr bc that that man is walking junk science
The "fun" part about US criminal law and our Daubert standard on admissibility is that nearly everything is admissible if you can find an expert a judge is willing to accept
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Is handwriting analysis being phased out at all as admissible evidence? I can't even remember the last time my signature looked the same twice in a row.
December 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The "fun" part about US criminal law and our Daubert standard on admissibility is that nearly everything is admissible if you can find an expert a judge is willing to accept
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I hate y’all so much because why the hell am I reading through a depo transcript going THIS AINT UP TO DAUBERT STANDARD FOR AN EXPERT?! Why do I even KNOW what Daubert is? I hate y’all so much lmfaooooo (complimentary)
December 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I hate y’all so much because why the hell am I reading through a depo transcript going THIS AINT UP TO DAUBERT STANDARD FOR AN EXPERT?! Why do I even KNOW what Daubert is? I hate y’all so much lmfaooooo (complimentary)
For two decades I have spent fair a bit of time working with state supreme court and federal appeals court judges to help them understand how to make decisions, particularly in large civil trials against corporations, based on science evidence.
There, something called the Daubert standard applies.
There, something called the Daubert standard applies.
June 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
For two decades I have spent fair a bit of time working with state supreme court and federal appeals court judges to help them understand how to make decisions, particularly in large civil trials against corporations, based on science evidence.
There, something called the Daubert standard applies.
There, something called the Daubert standard applies.
The Daubert motion must be 🔥
New: An "expert witness" in a $61 million lawsuit over an industrial explosion that killed three people and destroyed 200 homes used ChatGPT to write his report for the court.
He prompted ChatGPT to "show how 3M is 0% at fault for the explosion at Watson Grinding"
www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...
He prompted ChatGPT to "show how 3M is 0% at fault for the explosion at Watson Grinding"
www.404media.co/show-how-3m-...
August 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The Daubert motion must be 🔥
I can’t wait for the Daubert hearings on “chatbot phrenology justified our search”
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 PM
I can’t wait for the Daubert hearings on “chatbot phrenology justified our search”
Anyway, this is a solid decision joining the many other courts holding that these laws are subject to strict scrutiny but fail even intermediate scrutiny. I also appreciate the repeated Daubert shade at the state's alleged expert witness (because she's a fucking unscientific hack).
December 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Anyway, this is a solid decision joining the many other courts holding that these laws are subject to strict scrutiny but fail even intermediate scrutiny. I also appreciate the repeated Daubert shade at the state's alleged expert witness (because she's a fucking unscientific hack).
Would you believe it wouldn’t be the first Daubert hearing where I’ve mentioned bukkake?
November 8, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Would you believe it wouldn’t be the first Daubert hearing where I’ve mentioned bukkake?
1982 Princeton Day School graduation party. That’s Pete Cottone, owner of the drums to the right. Trey and I were not in that band, just there for the party. He was at Taft - Pete and I graduated PDS. Marc Daubert far right, Mike Rurro left. Photo by Anne Desmond.
June 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
1982 Princeton Day School graduation party. That’s Pete Cottone, owner of the drums to the right. Trey and I were not in that band, just there for the party. He was at Taft - Pete and I graduated PDS. Marc Daubert far right, Mike Rurro left. Photo by Anne Desmond.
5. If as a community we confuse what is desirable for what is obtainable or if we suggest one might do well to throw out the environmental chemistry baby with the social psychology bathwater, it’s going to be very hard to for good science to withstand Daubert challenges.
That empowers corporations.
That empowers corporations.
June 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
5. If as a community we confuse what is desirable for what is obtainable or if we suggest one might do well to throw out the environmental chemistry baby with the social psychology bathwater, it’s going to be very hard to for good science to withstand Daubert challenges.
That empowers corporations.
That empowers corporations.
First Daubert hearing where the court observers have plastic sheeting like they're at a Gallagher show.
November 8, 2024 at 12:17 AM
First Daubert hearing where the court observers have plastic sheeting like they're at a Gallagher show.
1927 NYG Hornsby, Edd Roush
1924-26 DET Harry Heilmann, Ty Cobb
1920-24 CIN Roush, Jake Daubert
1892 CIN Pete Browning, Tip O'Neill
1924-26 DET Harry Heilmann, Ty Cobb
1920-24 CIN Roush, Jake Daubert
1892 CIN Pete Browning, Tip O'Neill
August 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
1927 NYG Hornsby, Edd Roush
1924-26 DET Harry Heilmann, Ty Cobb
1920-24 CIN Roush, Jake Daubert
1892 CIN Pete Browning, Tip O'Neill
1924-26 DET Harry Heilmann, Ty Cobb
1920-24 CIN Roush, Jake Daubert
1892 CIN Pete Browning, Tip O'Neill
A more nuanced view might look at e.g. the Daubert standard—which I fear is going to become a prominent battleground under this administration—and note that peer review is only one of several criteria, because even the courts even in 1993 knew that peer review was a filter, not a stamp of authority.
February 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A more nuanced view might look at e.g. the Daubert standard—which I fear is going to become a prominent battleground under this administration—and note that peer review is only one of several criteria, because even the courts even in 1993 knew that peer review was a filter, not a stamp of authority.
Some rando guy is now going to move to intervene and file a Daubert motion to get this testimony stricken.
actual exchange from a federal court case: a US Attorney asking where the clitoris is
May 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Some rando guy is now going to move to intervene and file a Daubert motion to get this testimony stricken.
3. The basic idea is to look at reliability of methodology to determine what constitutes expert testimony.
The first wave of attack on Daubert tried to *weaken* the standard so that any crackpot would qualify. A law scholar might wish to correct me, but I believe these were largely defeated.
The first wave of attack on Daubert tried to *weaken* the standard so that any crackpot would qualify. A law scholar might wish to correct me, but I believe these were largely defeated.
June 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
3. The basic idea is to look at reliability of methodology to determine what constitutes expert testimony.
The first wave of attack on Daubert tried to *weaken* the standard so that any crackpot would qualify. A law scholar might wish to correct me, but I believe these were largely defeated.
The first wave of attack on Daubert tried to *weaken* the standard so that any crackpot would qualify. A law scholar might wish to correct me, but I believe these were largely defeated.
Failing a daubert challenge as a dean of public health at harvard is genuinely impressive
September 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Failing a daubert challenge as a dean of public health at harvard is genuinely impressive
Okay but people really should watch My Cousin Vinny because it’s the best explanation I’ve ever seen in anything about the role of Daubert motions in trial procedure. What do you mean, “What the hell is a Daubert motion & why the hell would I care?” I’m not here to educate you, that’s Vinny’s job.
Every industry loves stories about itself. (He paused, and reflected on many people he had told to watch 'Broadcast News' and 'the Lehman Trilogy')
August 27, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Okay but people really should watch My Cousin Vinny because it’s the best explanation I’ve ever seen in anything about the role of Daubert motions in trial procedure. What do you mean, “What the hell is a Daubert motion & why the hell would I care?” I’m not here to educate you, that’s Vinny’s job.
Too many all-caps so I'll just politely say my legal hot take:
The main pillars of civil procedure in federal court (motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, Daubert) are all unambiguously, indisputably unconstitutional.
Good ideas? Sure, fine. Still plainly violate the 7th Amendment.
The main pillars of civil procedure in federal court (motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, Daubert) are all unambiguously, indisputably unconstitutional.
Good ideas? Sure, fine. Still plainly violate the 7th Amendment.
September 27, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Too many all-caps so I'll just politely say my legal hot take:
The main pillars of civil procedure in federal court (motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, Daubert) are all unambiguously, indisputably unconstitutional.
Good ideas? Sure, fine. Still plainly violate the 7th Amendment.
The main pillars of civil procedure in federal court (motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, Daubert) are all unambiguously, indisputably unconstitutional.
Good ideas? Sure, fine. Still plainly violate the 7th Amendment.