In addition to the precedent-setting cases governing expert admissibility, Lone Pine ought to be on the list of cases experts know about, since failure to meet admissibility requirem...
Have you ever been retained on a case only to find out that your opinions would be reliant on another expert’s work? Were you concerned but too shy to ask the retaining attorne...
The dust has settled: a motion to exclude your testimony was filed, your opinions were defended to the best of your ability and the retaining attorney’s ability, and the court ...
The motion to exclude your expert testimony has arrived. Take a deep breath, and read the document. You may feel the need to shake your fists, yell real loud or stomp your feet. It i...
After many attorney communications, and hours of writing, editing and refining, your expert report has been filed. You are proud of your work product and are ready to take a break. N...
Whew! You reached your conclusions, and you are ready to draft the expert report.
In the Daubert decision, the Supreme Court expressly stated that the focus of the inquiry into relevance and reliability “must be solely on principles and methodology, not on t...
Before getting into the nuts and bolts of an expert’s methodology and conclusion, the opposing party likely will challenge an expert’s qualifications. Therefore, when att...
The D.C. Circuit Court’s decision in Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 1923) isalso important in considering admissibility of expert testimony.