Daubert contests can consume as much time, money and energy as the trial itself, challenging the skills of lawyers, the patience of judges and the pocketbooks of litigants.

• 针对道伯特案例的争论，可以花去如同诉讼案本身一样多的时间、金钱与力气，对律师的技巧、法官的耐心以及诉讼当事人的钱包来说，也都是项挑战。