The Illinois Supreme Court is considering a case that's apt to determine whether out-of-state engineers can testify as expert witnesses in the state courts. While the court has previously upheld sanctions against out-of-state engineers for offering services in Illinois, it has never before ruled on the admissibility of expert testimony from an unlicensed engineer. Says law professor Steven Lubet, "It could create shockwaves if it were to extend beyond this case and this engineer."
May 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
The Illinois Supreme Court is considering a case that is likely to determine whether out-of-state engineers can testify as expert witnesses in the state courts.
The case, Thompson v. Gordon, involves a traffic accident in 1998 that killed Corinne Thompson’s husband and daughter.
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