Jury instructions regarding expert witnesses in Missouri are not outlined in Missouri’s jury instructions. Instead, case law provides a basis for how the jury should be instructed regarding expert witnesses. The jury should be instructed that it is not bound to the testimony of any or all experts, and the jury should determine what [...]
Jury instructions regarding expert witnesses in Minnesota are outlined in Minnesota’s Jury Instruction Guides, Civil rule 12.30. MINN. PRACTICE JURY INSTR. GUIDES CIVIL RULE 12.30 (2017). This rule explains to the jury that experts are permitted to testify to their opinions on the matter at hand because of their expertise. Id. The rule instructs [...]
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 instructions regarding expert witnesses in Indiana are outlined in Indiana’s Model Civil Jury Instructions, Rule 307. IND. MODEL CIVIL JURY INSTR. 307 (2016). These rules instruct the jury that expert witnesses are permitted to testify to opinions relating to the case at hand based on the expert’s “knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education.” [...]
Jury instructions regarding expert witnesses in Colorado are outlined in Colorado’s Jury Instructions, Rule 3:15. Colo. Jury Instr., Civil Rule 3:15 (2017). This rules explains that expert witnesses are qualified to be experts because of their “education, training, or experience.” Id. The jury is told to evaluate expert testimony the same way it evaluates [...]
Jury instructions in Michigan are outlined in Michigan’s Model Civil Jury Instructions, Rule 4.01. MICH. MODEL CIVIL JURY INSTR. 4.01 (1993). This rule applies to all witnesses, including experts. Id. The rule instructs the jury that it has the authority to determine what witnesses to believe and how much weight to afford each expert [...]
Jury instructions regarding witnesses in Massachusetts are outlined in Massachusetts’s Superior Court Civil Practice Jury Instructions, §1.2.8. MASS. SUP. CT. CIVIL PRACTICE JURY INSTR. § 1.2.8 (2016). There is not a separate rule for expert witnesses, but §1.2.8 applies to all witnesses. Id. This rule instructs the jury to decide what witnesses to believe [...]
Jury instructions regarding expert witnesses in Arizona are outlined in Arizona’s Pattern Jury Instructions for Civil cases. ARIZ. PATTERN JURY INSTR. CIVIL (2017). This rule instructs the jury that expert witnesses are permitted to state their opinions as long as it is within the expert’s area of expertise, and the expert can also explain [...]
Jury instructions regarding expert witness testimony are outlined in Illinois’s Pattern Jury Instructions, Rules 3.08 and 4.08. Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. Civ. 3.08, 4.08 (2017). Rule 3.08 provides instructions for all opinion witnesses and states that the jury need not accept all testimony presented by witnesses during the trial. Id. The rule also provides [...]
Jury instructions regarding expert witness testimony are outlined in Georgia’s Suggested Civil Pattern Jury Instructions. GA. SUGGESTED PATTERN JURY INSTR. CIV. 02.120 (2017). These instructions remind the jury that expert witnesses are permitted to give opinions as part of their testimony, but the jury is not required to accept those opinions and testimony. Id. [...]