Expert Witnesses

Laboratory reports used in criminal cases may not be used at trial unless scientific experts testify to the validity of the reports, according to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision. The ruling centered on a defendant’s right to confront his or her accuser under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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A man whose coworkers locked him in a lavatory for approximately 25 minutes may not pursue his false imprisonment case against his employer. The man was locked inside the lavatory on a ship during a corporate event by his coworkers as a prank. A jury found that the man’s confinement was “brief or fleeting” and did not rise to the level of false imprisonment.

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