Practice question
An expert’s report is admitted, but it rests on data the court finds inadequate and a method not reliably applied. Must the court treat the claim as proved merely because an expert authored it?
- Only the opponent’s occupation matters
- Yes; professional authorship is always conclusive
- Only the report’s cover determines weight
- No
- Admission bars methodological evaluation
Legal references
- A.M.19-08-15-SC, 2019 amended Rules on Evidence, effective May1,2020, Rules128,130,131 and133: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf
- Dela Llana v. Biong, G.R.182356, December4,2013, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/dec2013/gr_182356_2013.html
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