ABOUT

Don’t Say Daubert” (DSD) is a joint project of Lawyers for Civil Justice, DRI, International Association of Defense Counsel, and Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel dedicated to reforming federal and state civil rules governing the admission of expert evidence in civil courts.

We support correct interpretations of Amended Federal Rule of Evidence 702, which took effect in December of 2023 and encourage states to update their analog evidentiary standards to ensure only reliable science reaches juries.

Adhering to clear admissibility standards is key to the administration of justice, consistent with the law

Ensuring that lawyers don’t present unreliable science to juries is important because fewer than four in ten Americans are classified as having “high science knowledge,” according to Pew Research.
This problem has real-world consequences that can result in unjustified high-dollar verdicts when millions – or even billions – of dollars are on the line.