Jury instructions regarding expert witnesses in Maryland are outlined in Maryland’s Civil Pattern Jury Instructions, Rule 1:4. MD. CIVIL PATTERN JURY INSTR. 1:4 (2017). This rule instructs the jury that when evaluating all evidence presented, it should “give expert testimony the weight and value” the jury feels it should be given. Id. Additionally, the jury can choose to reject an expert’s opinion if, in the scheme of all evidence combined, the jury finds the expert’s testimony should be rejected. Id.
