Expert Witness Testimony in Hostile Work Environment Case

[摘要] expert witnesshostile work environmentharmless errorCourt Considers Whether Lower Court Erred in Precluding Testimony of Opposition’s Retained but Non-Testifying ExpertIn Cooper v. City of St. Louis, 999 F.3d 1138 (8th Cir. 2021), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s ruling after considering an appellant’s claim that a district court had erred in not allowing him to utilize testimony and a report from the nontestifying expert psychiatrist retained by the City. The court said it would not reverse the trial court’s decision to exclude testimony absent fundamental unfairness.

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[关键词] expert witness;hostile work environment;harmless error