Hutchison v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.

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• holding that if witness has threshold qualifications to testify as an expert, any inquiry concerning the extent of his qualifications goes to the weight of his testimony and not to its admissibility
• recognizing that those who fail to meet the standards of rule 5.702 should not be allowed to testify even if they profess expertise on a subject
• reasoning that lack of board certification in neuropsychology goes to weight of testimony, not admissibility
• recognizing if a person is qualified by learning and experience, the lack of board certification or licensure goes to the weight of the expert’s testimony, not its admissibility
• recognizing expertise acquired through experience is every bit as good as expertise acquired academically
• declining to adopt Pennsylvania’s approach requiring psychologist to establish that his methods expose the cause of the injury and not merely its existence

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