Federal Magistrate Judge Recommends Limiting Expert Testimony On Use Of Force

( July 28, 2026, 8:24 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A federal magistrate judge in Florida recommended that dueling experts retained in an excessive force case against officers from the Lakeland, Fla., Police Department be allowed to testify but with certain limitations in accordance with Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc....