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Mitchell Hamline School of LawMitchell Hamline Open AccessFaculty Scholarship2002The Other Shoe Drops: Minnesota RejectsDaubertPeter B. KnappMitchell Hamline School of Law, peter.knapp@mitchellhamline.eduPublication Information27 William Mitchell Law Review 997 (2000)This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Mitchell HamlineOpen Access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Scholarship byan authorized administrator of Mitchell Hamline Open Access. For moreinformation, please contact sean.felhofer@mitchellhamline.edu.Recommended Citation27 William Mitchell Law Review 997 (2000)The Other Shoe Drops: Minnesota Rejects DaubertAbstractIn 1991, the United States Supreme Court handed decided Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,rejecting the long-standing federal test for the admissibility of scientific testimony articulated in Frye v. UnitedStates. Unlike many states, however, which embraced Daubert within years--or even months--of the federaldecision, Minnesota declined to make Daubert the law of the jurisdiction. In a pair of cases decided in 2000,Goeb v. Tharaldson and Sentinel Mgmt. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety, the court held that Minnesota wouldretain the general acceptance test. The court's rejection of Daubert can be read as an attempt to give theMinnesota trial bench and bar the best of both worlds: Frye-Mack consistency coupled with Daubert-stylegatekeeping. This article examines the successes and failures of the Minnesota approach.KeywordsExperts, expert witnesses, evidence, Minnesota law, expert testimony, novel science, Rule 702DisciplinesEvidenceThis article is available at Mitchell Hamline Open Access: http://open.mitchellhamline.edu/facsch/4HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 997 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 998 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 999 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1000 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1001 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1002 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1003 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1004 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1005 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1006 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1007 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1008 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1009 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1010 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1011 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1012 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1013 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1014 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1015 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1016 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1017 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1018 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1019 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1020 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1021 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1022 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1023 2000-2001HeinOnline -- 27 Wm. Mitchell L. Rev. 1024 2000-2001

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