Completing the Admissibility Equation

Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up an evidence dispute from Georgia that promises to be one of the new term\u27s most important nuts-and-bolts cases for litigators. General Electric Co. v. Joiner, no. 96-188, is expected to determine the standard of review that federal appellate courts must give to lower court decisions on the admissibility of scientific evidence. The Court\u27s decision in Joiner promises to have an important effect on a broad range of cases in which causation often is a pivotal issue