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Daubert in the States: Diffusion of a New Approach to Expert Evidence in the Courts
Author(s) -
Kritzer Herbert M.,
Beckstrom Darryn C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of empirical legal studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.529
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1740-1461
pISSN - 1740-1453
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-1461.2007.00112.x
Subject(s) - legislature , tort reform , state (computer science) , tort , politics , supreme court , political science , federal rules of evidence , law and economics , law , economics , liability , algorithm , computer science
This article applies a diffusion analysis to the adoption of Daubert principles by state supreme courts. We examine political, institutional, and legal factors. Applying event history analysis, we find little that systematically accounts for the adoption of Daubert in the states. We do find an unexpected relationship between adoption and the amount of tort reform a state's legislature has passed (adoption of Daubert is less likely in states that have adopted substantial numbers of tort reform measures); we speculate on what might account for this unexpected relationship.