Florida Federal Judge Limits Police Expert’s Testimony In Excessive Force Suit

( September 22, 2026, 8:33 AM EDT) -- ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida federal judge largely allowed a law enforcement expert to testify in an excessive force suit against a former police officer who fatally shot a man during a foot pursuit, rejecting challenges under Federal Rule of Evidence 702 to the expert’s methodology and several of his opinions about the use of deadly force....