| Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael | |
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| Argued December 7, 1998 Decided March 23, 1999 | |
| Full case name | Kumho Tire Company, Ltd., et al. v. Patrick Carmichael et al. |
| Citations | 526 U.S. 137 (more) 119 S. Ct. 1167; 143 L. Ed. 2d 238; 1999 U.S. LEXIS 2189; 67 U.S.L.W. 4179; 50 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1177; 50 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. (Callaghan) 1373; Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 15,470; 99 Cal. Daily Op. Service 2059; 29 ELR 20638; 1999 Colo. J. C.A.R. 1518; 12 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 141 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
| Holding | |
| In a trial in a U.S. federal court, the Daubert Standard governs the admission of expert testimony from non-scientists as well. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg |
| Concurrence | Scalia, joined by O'Connor, Thomas |
| Concur/dissent | Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| Daubert Standard, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 | |
Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael, 526 U.S. 137 (1999), is a United States Supreme Court case that applied the Daubert standard to expert testimony from non-scientists.