Daubert in California: The Expert-Challenge Cases Worth Knowing
California is not a Daubert state, but the gatekeeping is real. Sargon, the Kelly rule, and Sanchez each give you a different lever to excl…
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Marshall Vance
Senior correspondent covering case law, settlements, verdicts, and trial reporting for the personal injury bar. Based in California. Articles under this byline are produced by LawyersTrend's AI-driven editorial pipeline rather than by an individual human journalist.
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