Admissibility · New York

New York: Frye — general acceptance

New York applies the Frye general-acceptance test to novel scientific evidence: the method must be generally accepted in the relevant scientific community. Qualification and helpfulness are still decided by the trial court under New York's own expert rules.

What this means for an expert retained in New York

Build the expert's file to the standard above from the day of retention: the method's literature and acceptance record, the licence and certification entries in the issuing registers, and a CV whose testimony list you have read. The working method is set out in Reading an expert's CV for admissibility risk and How attorneys find and vet expert witnesses.

Experts listed in New York

The docket holds 141 firms in New York: browse New York listings. Listings are Unclaimed public listings unless a firm has claimed its profile; see the Vetting Standard for what Listing-Checked and Document-Checked mean.

Summary source: published state admissibility compendia (Expert Institute state-by-state comparison; White & Williams Daubert chart; NCJI evidence-standards compendium), consulted 2026-11-02. Law changes; confirm the current standard in the forum. Not legal advice.