ABSTRACT

B. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1993 1. Rule 702 in the Federal Rules of Evidence 2. e U.S. Supreme Court held that the “general acceptance”

clause in Frye v. United States was not absolute. 3. is case states that judges may use their discretion to admit

expert testimony to “understand the evidence” and to “determine a fact in issue.”