DAUBERT HEARING

Daubert hearing (dah-b<<schwa>>rt or doh-behr). A hearing conducted by federal district
courts, usu. before trial, to determine whether proposed expert testimony meets the federal
requirements for relevance and reliability, as clarified by the Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell
Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786 (1993). [Cases: Evidence 508, 546, 555. C.J.S.
Evidence §§ 527, 597–601, 609–610, 624–625, 627, 634, 649, 652, 677, 680, 682–684, 687–688,
713, 729.] [Blacks Law 8th]