Opinion ID: 2399207
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: The Plaintiff Attempted to Introduce Peer Publications to Support Dr. Johnson's Testimony

Text: One factor for the trial justice to assess in determining the validity of an expert's proffered testimony is whether the substance of that testimony has been published in peer-reviewed journals or other publications. DiPetrillo, 729 A.2d at 689 (citing Daubert, 509 U.S. at 593-94). The plaintiff presented the trial justice with two written texts and an article published in a peer-reviewed journal to support Dr. Johnson's proposed opinions. [11] Although these sources may not be the last word on the applicable standard of care or the specific cause of the injuries in this case, they demonstrated support for Dr. Johnson's opinions from other experts in the field of anesthesiology. As such, they should have been considered by the trial justice in his admissibility ruling.