Florida Statute 90.702 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title VII
EVIDENCE

Chapter 90
EVIDENCE CODE

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F.S. 90.702

90.702 Testimony by experts.—If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of fact in understanding the evidence or in determining a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education may testify about it in the form of an opinion or otherwise, if:

(1) The testimony is based upon sufficient facts or data;

(2) The testimony is the product of reliable principles and methods; and

(3) The witness has applied the principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 1, ch. 2013-107.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 90.702

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Cases Citing Statute 90.702

Total Results: 20

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Ramon Arias

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: not satisfy any of the three prongs of section 90.702 of the Florida Statutes.6 The trial court granted

Citizens of the State of Florida, etc. v. Andrew Giles Fay, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-14

Snippet: constitutes an opinion on such a question of law. See § 90.702, Fla. Stat. (2021) (permitting expert testimony

James Walsh, Attorney Ad Litem, on Behalf of A.K.P., a Minor Child, and Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office v. Department of Children and Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-04

Snippet: it did not satisfy the requirements of section 90.702, Florida Statutes (2023), which is a codification

James Herard v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-03

Snippet: admission of expert testimony is governed by section 90.702, Florida Statutes (2014). Among other requirements

Verna D. Tillman v. Mahlon O. Sweat

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-12

Snippet: evidence or in determining a fact in issue.” See § 90.702, Fla. Stat. (2022). Testimony presented by a treating

Sharnika Lashay Moore-Bryant v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-15

Snippet: experience or training within the scope of section 90.702.” Charles W. Ehrhardt, 1 Fla. Prac., Evidence §

Everett G. Miller v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-02-29

Snippet: 2013-107, Laws of Fla. (“WHEREAS, by amending s. 90.702, Florida Statutes, the Florida Legislature intends

Bertha Fertil v. University of Miami, etc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-13

Snippet: Florida Legislature codified Daubert in section 90.702 of Florida’s Evidence Code. For an expert witness’s

J.A.R., a Child v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-11-08

Snippet: admitting the testimony under Daubert and section 90.702. As to the other issues raised by appellant, we

JEFF COLE, ASHLEY DAVIS, MARIO CALDAROLA v. PLANTATION PALMS HOMEOWNWERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-09-27

Snippet: observations are appropriate"). See also § 90.702, Fla. Stat. (2022) ("If scientific, technical

JUSTICE MICHAEL GURROLA vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-09-08

Snippet: otherwise,” if certain requirements are met. § 90.702, Fla. Stat. (2021).

MARIA MESA v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-03-01

Snippet: Stat. (2021) (“Except as otherwise provided in s. 90.702, a witness may not testify to a matter unless

HECTOR ENRIQUE MOJICAPHIPPS vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-12-22

Snippet: Stat. (2021) (“Except as otherwise provided in s. 90.702, a witness may not testify to a matter unless

ASHI MENDELSON v. HARRIS S. HOWARD

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-10-26

Snippet: methods reliably to the facts of the case.” § 90.702, Fla. Stat. (2020) (incorporating the standard

CHEN PENG AND XINGZHI CHEN v. CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-04-13

Snippet: methods reliably to the facts of the case. § 90.702, Fla. Stat. (2020).

PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. v. JAMES NAUGLE, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF LUCINDA NAUGLE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-03-02

Snippet: attorney’s fees, as the plain language of section 90.702, Florida Statutes (2019), does not offer any basis

ROBERTO ISAAC v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-02-23

Snippet: 11 qualifications under Daubert or section 90.702 of the Florida Statutes; therefore, the issue

NIMER ABDALLAH v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-12-22

Snippet: 23 drug. See § 90.702, Fla. Stat. (2021). Specifically, the State sought

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. NOB HILL FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC a/k/a MICHAEL J. COHEN, D.C., P.A. a/a/o KENRICK GRANT

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-09-29

Snippet: language of the relevant Daubert statute, section 90.702, Florida Statutes. The only specific factual findings

STATE FARM AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. THE IMAGING CENTER OF WEST PALM BEACH, LLC a/a/o JOSE GRACIA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-09-15

Snippet: not meet the Daubert test as codified in section 90.702, Florida Statutes. Recently, the Third District