Wanda P. Hines v. Brandon Steel Decks, Inc.

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• “While the inability to cross-examine the investigator cannot per se invalidate the report . . . it is nonetheless a proper factor to take into consideration when deciding trustworthiness.”
• where the Court held that legal conclusions in OSHA reports fell outside the purview of Rule 803(8)(C) because the jury had no way of knowing whether preparer of report was cognizant of legal requirements supporting the conclusion
• applying abuse of discretion standard to hearsay admissibility determination

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