Legal Challenges to Expert Testimony of the Exercise Physiologist

Authors

Margaret E. Ciccolella, University of the PacificFollow
J. Mark Van Ness, University of the PacificFollow

ORCID

Margaret Ciccolella - 0000-0001-9853-4649; J. Mark Van Ness: 0000-0001-5902-8735

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Professionalization of Exercise Physiology

Department

Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences Department

ISSN

1099-5862

Volume

22

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

10

Publication Date

2-1-2019

Abstract

The expert testimony of an exercise physiologist may be valuable support in legal cases involving physical work capacity. Case law review indicate three common challenges for an exercise physiologist; qualification of the expert, methodology used to reach conclusions, and inconsistencies between an agency’s prior findings and the testimony of the expert. This paper provides examples of these legal challenges to clarify the role for expert testimony from an exercise physiologist.

Recommended Citation

Ciccolella, M. E., & Van Ness, J. M. (2019). Legal Challenges to Expert Testimony of the Exercise Physiologist. Professionalization of Exercise Physiology, 22(1), 1–10.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cop-facarticles/912