In a professional malpractice case, a plaintiff seeks to use a published treatise as reliability support. The defendant questions the reliability of the treatise, and the plaintiff asks the jury to examine the book themselves. Should the jury be allowed to examine the book?

In a professional malpractice case, a plaintiff seeks to use a published treatise as reliability support. The defendant questions the reliability of the treatise, and the plaintiff asks the jury to examine the book themselves. Should the jury be allowed to examine the book?

• A. Yes, the jury may read the treatise in the jury room.
• B. No, the jury may consider only passages read to it by counsel or witness.
• C. Yes, the treatise may be admitted as an exhibit.
• D. No, because learned treatises are never admissible.

Answer: (B)