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Business Definition for: Admissibility
- the property of a procedure if, and only if, no other of its class exists that performs as well as it and better than it in at least one case
Wiktionary Definition for: Admissibility
- The state or quality of being admissible or allowable.
Additional Resources
- Federal law prohibiting admissibility in state court of information compiled by state agencies is unconstitutional
- Federal law prohibiting admissibility in state court of information compiled by state agencies is unconstitutional. Guillen v. Pierce County, 31 P.3d 628 (Wash. 2001). The Washington Supreme Court held that a federal statute prohibiting the admissibility in state court of information compiled by state agencies merely because that information is...
- Research articles 2001-12-01
- Grandfathering evidence: fingerprint admissibility rulings from Jennings to Llera Plaza and back again.
- ABSTRACT This Article treats post-Daubert rulings on the admissibility of forensic fingerprint identification as a "demanding test" of the courts' ability to apply Daubert consistently and coherently. The article begins with a discussion of early admissibility decisions in the United States, beginning with People v. Jennings (1911). It...
- Research articles 2004-06-22
- State variations on the Daubert theme: California
- I CALIFORNIA'S BACKGROUND ON ADMISSIBILITY OF EXPERT TESTIMONY The California Supreme Court's unanimous 1976 decision in People v. Kelly1 examined the admissibility of expert testimony when such testimony is based upon new scientific techniques. The Kelly opinion set forth various general principles of admissibility and outlined the traditional process for...
- Research articles 2000-10-01
- Admissibility of Social Security and Workers' Compensation Payments Associated with Prior Accidents
- It has been seen that many jurisdictions enforce the collateral source rule. Occasionally, the defense will encounter a plaintiff who has received social security or workers' compensation benefits due to a prior accident. Plaintiff's counsel may seek to have this evidence declared inadmissible under the collateral source rule and/ or...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Admissibility of Social Security and Workers' Compensation Payments Associated with Prior Accidents
- You are defending a typical automobile accident case. The plaintiff claims to have sustained injuries to his neck, upper back, lower back, and leg. The injuries are primarily soft tissue. Through discovery or investigation, you learn that the plaintiff sustained a back injury in a workplace accident several years before...
- Case studies 2003-07-02
- Facilitating the Speedy Payment of Oil Spill Compensation Claims Under the CLC and Fund Convention
- The prompt settlement of claims for compensation following oil spills from tankers is in everyone's interests, especially those who have incurred clean-up costs, had their property and environment contaminated or suffered economic losses. This paper mentions certain rules which claimants should adhere to published international guidelines on the admissibility of...
- White papers 2002-07-30
- Admissibility of Claims for Compensation for Environmental Damage Under the 1992 Civil Liability and Fund Conventions
- The paper in short briefs the severity of the oil spill on natural resources which will depend on number of factors, including the type and amount of oil and its behavior once spilled, the physical characteristics of the affected area, weather conditions and the season or time of the year,...
- White papers 2001-02-27
- Risk Aversion Versus Intertemporal Substitution: A Case Study of Identification Failure in the Intertemporal Consumption Capital Asset Pricing Model
- The white paper deals with the disparate estimates of the fundamental parameter not to failures of instrument admissibility as do Hall (1988) and Hansen-Singleton (1996), but rather to failures of instrument relevance. That is, the disparate estimates reflect near non-identification due to the unpredictability of asset returns and consumption growth....
- White papers 2000-03-07
- LexisNexis (Dayton, OH).(News in Brief ...)
- LexisNexis (Dayton, OH) has signed a licensing agreement with MDEX Online, Inc. (Evanston, IL) to allow access to The Daubert Tracker database to LexisNexis subscribers. The Daubert Tracker carries court decisions and documents on the admissibility o LexisNexis (Dayton, OH) has signed a licensing agreement with...
- Research articles 2005-04-30
- Bryant suffers setback as judge rules on evidence admissibility
- DENVER, United States AFP ? The Kobe Bryant defense suffered a setback when the trial judge ruled that his taped statement to detectives can be used as evidence in the rape case pending against the basketball star. Additionally, Chief District Judge Terry Ruckriegle ruled that the seizure of several...
- Research articles 2004-07-14
- State issues. (Regulatory Update).
- CONNECTICUT Product Liability--CT H. 5731 Joint Judiciary Committee prohibits the admissibility of evidence of subsequent remedial measures in a products liability claim. The bill was introduced on March 11 and referred to the Joint Committee on Judiciary. MARYLAND ...
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- Legal reguirements for computer records containing federal tax information: An update
- NOTICE: This article contains information related to sensitive and important legal issues. No section of this article should be construed as providing legal advice. All legal decisions related to records and information management should be reviewed by competent legal counsel. In previous articles, I reviewed the legal requirements related to...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
- Admissibility of evidence of other wrongful acts in insurance litigation: Application of the federal rules of evidence
- I. INTRODUCTION When an insured sues to enforce a contract of insurance, or when an insurer files a declaratory judgment action, either party may wish to introduce evidence of the other party's wrongful conduct on some previous occasion in order to prove or disprove liability in the case at bar....
- Research articles 2002-07-01
- Judge may allow jurors to hear tapes made by Henry Cisneros' ex-
- U.S. District Judge Stanley Sporkin's decision will come in a written ruling. The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The federal judge presiding over former Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros' approaching conspiracy trial indicated Friday he is likely to allow jurors to hear Cisneros' voice on tape recordings...
- Research articles 1999-07-17
- Unsigned Israeli document causes delay in Kenyan terror trial
- NAIROBI AFP — The trial of three suspects in the 2002 terrorist attacks in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa was adjourned after the defense challenged a document critical to the prosecution's case. Nairobi Chief Magistrate Aggrey Muchelule suspended proceedings after defense attorney Wandugi Karathe objected to the document...
- Research articles 2005-03-07
- Review of Maryland Law- State Courts: July 30, 2005
- Court of Appeals Evidence Admissibility of Hearsay BOTTOM LINE: Witnesses to unrecorded testimony in the district court could testify from memory to impeach a witness in a subsequent trial in the circuit court. CASE: Gregorio Isasi Gonzalez v. State of Maryland,...
- Research articles 2005-07-30
- George Michael to deny unfit to drive charge
- LONDON AFP — Pop star George Michael will plead not guilty to a charge of being unfit to drive due to drugs after being found passed out at the wheel of his car, his lawyer has said. Keima Payton told Brent Magistrates Court in northwest London that the former Wham!...
- Research articles 2007-01-10
- When the end justifies the pain.
- Byline: Deborah Hope Dec 11, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The situation regarding the admissibility in Australian courts of evidence obtained through torture is relatively...
- Research articles 2005-12-11
- Justice shackled; Guantanamo.(David Hicks)
- Hicks in happier times A flawed legal process begins THE American military tribunals set up to pass judgment on terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay lurched into life this week when David Hicks, the "Australian Taliban", unexpectedly pleaded guilty. The...
- Research articles 2007-03-31
- U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries: November 5, 2007
- Evidence Admissibility of prior indictment BOTTOM LINE: Although the court gave unsound reasons for admitting the Indictment evidence, such evidence was otherwise admissible under FRE 403 because it was more probative than prejudicial. CASE: Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Bakkebo, US4th No. 05-2175...
- Research articles 2007-11-05
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