ABSTRACT
The Expert Process ............................................................................................. 354 Daubert and the Goal of Liberalising Proof ......................................... 354 The Underlying Problem ......................................................................... 360 Judges as Junk Scientists .......................................................................... 360 Judges as Managers .................................................................................. 362 Understanding the Cases......................................................................... 364
Legal Background .............................................................................................. 364 Overview .................................................................................................... 364 Private Environmental Law .................................................................... 364
Toxic Torts .................................................................................... 364 Strict Liability .............................................................................. 364 Nuisance and Trespass ............................................................... 365 Emotional Distress ...................................................................... 367 Medical Monitoring .................................................................... 368
Public Environmental Law ...................................................................... 368 Common Law Public Trust Doctrine ....................................... 368 Common Law Public Nuisance Doctrine ................................ 369 Citizen Suits ................................................................................. 370 Natural Resources ....................................................................... 370 Future Trends in Natural Resource Damages ......................... 371
Environmental Justice ....................................................................................... 376 Conclusions ......................................................................................................... 376 References ............................................................................................................ 377
In order to fully appreciate the complexity of issues associated with the judicial recognition of an environmental forensic expert, a bit of background is needed.
Daubert and the Goal of Liberalising Proof
