Admissibility of evidence dominates the menu of New Carissa appeal

Expert testimony into what caused the destruction at the Oregon oyster farms is called into question, writes Sandra Speares - Wednesday 20 August 2003

ADMISSIBILITY of evidence was the issue before the US appeal court this week in a case pitting the owners of the woodchip carrier New Carissa against oyster-bed owners Max and Lilli Clausen.
The case has been heard to determine the admissibility of expert testimony on the issue of causation, with the plaintiffs alleging that the destruction of oyst...

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