We’re kidding ourselves if we think civil litigation is immune from the junk science expert testimony problems we have seen in the criminal justice system. If anything, the problem is likely more pervasive in the civil justice system where the standard of proof is lower.
It’s time we held an inquiry into the use of junk science in both our criminal and civil justice systems and rooted out the experts who taint cases with junk evidence.
It’s not the science that is junk; it’s the “experts” who spew misinformation.
http://www.torontosun.com/2016/01/16/courts-and-junk-science