HB2492 Summary

• Adds Arizona Revised Statutes section 12-2203 to establish standards for admissibility of expert opinion testimony in civil actions.

• Requires expert witnesses to be qualified based on knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education on the subject matter.

• Establishes five mandatory criteria for admissibility: witness qualification, assistance to fact-finder, sufficient factual basis, reliable principles and methods, and reliable application to case facts.

• Directs courts to consider four factors when determining admissibility: testability of the opinion, peer review publication, known rate of error, and general acceptance in the scientific community.