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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 04:39:06
Document Index: 625284850

Matched Legal Cases: ['§451', '§451', '§3', '§3', '§3', '§4', '§5', '§7', '§8']

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a. Acceptable "Matter" on Which to Base Opinion 1.29
C. Adverse Party's Rights 1.42
2. Evidence of Witness's Impairment 2.6
3. Expert Testimony on Witness's Ability to Perceive Events 2.7
B. Expert's Qualifications
I. EXTENT OF PLAINTIFF'S TESTIMONY
II. PLAINTIFF'S PERSONAL BACKGROUND
B. Plaintiff's Condition and Appearance Before Accident 3.9
1. Plaintiff's and Defendant's Conduct Before Impact 3.13
G. Defendant's Admissions; Insurance 3.16
I. Plaintiff's Other Accidents 3.18
C. Plaintiff's Testimony on Loss of Earnings 3.34
D. Plaintiff's Testimony as Expert 3.35
E. Officer's Deposition 4.10
A. Evaluating Officer's Ability to Testify Regarding Accident Report 4.19
IV. OFFICER'S ACTIVITIES AND OBSERVATIONS AT ACCIDENT SCENE
2. Party's Admissions 4.41
4. Driver's Statement to Show Liability of Employer or Owner 4.43
E. Subjects of Officer's Expert Testimony
2. Vehicle's Mechanical Condition 4.53
B. Testing Expert's Hypothesis 5.33
2. To Gain Jurors' Confidence 5.36
C. Checklist: Expert's Particular Qualifications 5.38
3. Expert's Perceptions; Tests; Analyses
a. Expert's Personal Perception and Tests 5.61
b. Distinguishing Expert Opinion and Scientific Evidence in Presenting Expert's Analyses
4. Expert's Special Qualifications 5.64
A. Experts' Qualifications Usually Are Shown 6.6
VIII. PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY
1. To Show Basis of Referring Doctor's Opinions 6.57
2. Witness's Reliance 6.63
a. Nature and Extent of Injuries More Important Than "Capsule Diagnosis" 6.69
I. TERMINOLOGY: "EXHIBIT" AND "DEMONSTRATION" 8.1
2. Witness's Writing 8.31
3. Another Person's Writing
a. When Another Person's Writing May Be Used 8.32
b. Declarant's Testimony 8.33
c. Writer's Testimony 8.34
E. Adverse Parties' Rights 8.36
A. Form: Attorney's Request and Declaration to Obtain Police Report 9.16
C. By Subpoenaed Copy Delivered With Custodian's Affidavit
5. Custodian's Declaration; Form
a. Custodian's Declaration 11.16
D. By Custodian's Testimony
2. Using Clause Requiring Custodian's Personal Attendance With Original Records 11.20
C. By Custodian's Affidavit as Business Record 12.3
A. Laying Foundation for Plaintiff's Public School Records 12.6
III. OBTAINING COPY OF CLIENT'S RECORD BEFORE SUIT
b. Form: Attorney's Supporting Declaration for Subpoena Duces Tecum 13.15
A. Role of Medical Witness's Testimony in Explaining Entries 13.20
5. Patient's Past History and Family History 13.27
10. Doctors' Orders; Medication Sheet 13.32
11. Doctors' Progress Notes 13.33
12. Nurses' Notes 13.34
1. Patient's Statements That Conflict With Trial Testimony 13.42
1. Identifying Bills; Plaintiff's Testimony 14.4
B. Plaintiff's Testimony That Bills Were Paid 14.10
C. Defendant's Testimony That Bills Were Paid by Defendant or Related Source 14.11
D. When Payment by Workers' Compensation Carrier May Be Shown 14.12
A. Court's Discretion in Admitting Audiovisual Evidence 17.5
1. Matters Outside Evid C §§451—452 20.6
2. Matters Within Evid C §§451—452 20.7
A summary of the developments since publication of the 2016 update follows.
New §3.7A discusses social media evidence and provides commentary on how to prepare for discovery and use of social media evidence in personal injury litigation.
Event Data Recorder (EDR) Evidence
See the new Practice Tip in §3.13 on how to handle event data recorder (EDR) evidence. EDRs are available in many motor vehicles on the road today. The Practice Tip includes a checklist of steps to follow when seeking to access EDR data to avoid spoliation of evidence claims.
Wearable Technology Evidence
See §3.19 for a new Practice Tip that discusses evidence garnered from wearable technology.
The recent case of People v Landrau (2016) 246 CA4th 850, cited in §4.52, is a reminder that although an expert may use a party's medical records to form an opinion about that party's medical condition, the expert may not testify as to what he saw in those records as a way to get that information admitted into evidence.
In People v Garlinger (2016) 247 CA4th 1185, the appellate court held that Kelly is not applicable to new devices, such as cell phones, that implement already established scientific methods. See §5.62.
Two recent cases on excessive force are discussed in §7.1. In People v Brown (2016) 245 CA4th 140, the court summarized civil cases that held expert testimony is not required to support a finding of excessive force, while in People v Sibrian (2016) 3 CA5th 127, the court held that allowing expert testimony on excessive force when necessary is not an abuse of discretion.
See new §§8.3A—8.3B for two checklists, one on pretrial preparation for exhibits and another on offering exhibits into evidence.