Wash. Federal Judge: Expert Can Opine On Claims Handling In Suit Against Insurer

( October 11, 2024, 10:19 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge ruled that a woman’s claims handling expert can testify in her suit against her insurer after finding that he meets the admissibility standards under Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Federal Rule of Evidence 702 but cautioned that testimony that offers legal conclusions is prohibited....