There is a practice in several North Jersey counties that precludes a hearing on the admissibility of an expert witness opinion until trial. However unworthy the expert opinion, the opposing party must incur the heavy expense of trial preparation, an expense that could be obviated by an earlier ruling.
Certainly there are expert opinions whose efficacy cannot be ruled upon pretrial because trial testimony is needed for context. However, there are also expert opinions not grounded in science nor advanced by an appropriately qualified expert that are wholly unworthy of a jury’s attention.
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