PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Summary Judgment & Summary Adjudication
......Declarations & Affidavits
.........Experts
............Questions of Law
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • Trial ct. properly excluded expert declarations attached to plaintiffs' opposition to defendant's motion for summary judgment where declarations only provided ultimate conclusions of law.
  • Determination of duty is legal issue for trial ct. to decide; experts may not give opinions on matters in province of court.
  • Experts may not express opinion re legal question, i.e., probable cause.