Owens v. Silvia

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• noting that under Rule 702 of the Rhode Island Rules of Evidence, the scientific foundation for an expert’s theory may be so common and well understood that the proponent of the testimony can lay the foundation while qualifying the witness
• \Absent extraordinary circumstances ... a non-party expert cannot be compelled to give opinion testimony against his or her will.\
• \Absent extraordinary circumstances ... a non-party expert cannot be compelled to give opinion testimony against his or her will.\
• “Absent extraordinary circumstances . . . , a non-party expert cannot be compelled to give opinion testimony against his or her will.”
• \Four non-exclusive factors can be helpful in determining if expert testimony about novel or technically complex theories or procedures possesses scientific validity.\ (emphasis added)
• \Four non-exclusive factors can be helpful in determining if expert testimony about novel or technically complex theories or procedures possesses scientific validity.\ (emphasis added)

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