Download This PaperCh. 1: Henny Penny vs. The King: On Seeking Damages Caused by the Falling Sky Epidemiology for the Mathematically Challenged & Arithmetically Averse
34 Pages Posted: 8 Jan 2016 Last revised: 18 Jan 2016
Date Written: July 6, 2004
Abstract
A primer on use of epidemiology, expert witnesses, and the scientific method to prove a legal case according to Daubert and the Federal Rules of Evidence. An introduction to key epidemiological and scientific concepts including types of epidemiological studies, reliability and validity of evidence - in story form.
Keywords: Daubert, FRCP 702, expert witness, epidemiology, Daubert Hearing, scientific method, judicial education
JEL Classification: C11, C12, C25, C20, C44, C51, C90, C93, I18, I00, I19, I29, K13, K32, K41
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Billauer, Barbara P., Ch. 1: Henny Penny vs. The King: On Seeking Damages Caused by the Falling Sky Epidemiology for the Mathematically Challenged & Arithmetically Averse (July 6, 2004). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2711900 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2711900
Register to save articles to
your library
Feedback
Feedback to SSRN
If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday.
