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US federal judges skeptical of 'hired gun' experts in antitrust cases, judge in Epic-Apple case says

By Michael Acton ( April 6, 2022, 22:35 GMT | Insight) -- US federal judges are more skeptical than juries about expert testimony and they ask themselves whether such academics are “hired guns or independent,” the California judge who ruled that Apple didn’t break federal antitrust law said today. “I find experts to be much more credible when they will work for both sides,” US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers told a conference, while adding that she finds it hard to throw out expert testimony from individuals with strong academic qualifications. US federal judges are more skeptical than juries about expert testimony and they ask themselves whether such academics are “hired guns or independent,” the California judge who ruled that Apple didn’t break federal antitrust law said today....

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