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By Michael N. Rader and Jason W. Balich | July 3, 2017
Michael N. Rader and Jason W. Balich write that while fact witnesses lay foundation, establish case themes, and can generate sympathy for one side or the other, it is usually the experts who give the jurors the raw material they need to reach an ultimate decision on liability and damages. The credibility and thoroughness of an expert's testimony can thus have a significant impact on the outcome of a patent case that makes it to trial. A few best practices can help parties find the right experts and prepare them to deliver a standout performance.
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By Michael Booth | June 9, 2017
A New Jersey appeals court has ordered a new trial for a former Rutgers University professor now serving prison time for having a sexual relationship with a mentally disabled man related to one of her students.
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By therecorder | The Recorder | June 2, 2017
9th Cir.; 14-16321 The court of appeals reversed a judgment. The court held that the district court erred in excluding plaintiffs’ expert medical…
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 2, 2017
The state Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal from a lower court's ruling allowing a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a podiatric surgeon to introduce expert testimony from an orthopedic surgeon, despite the expert's different subspecialty and the fact that he has not performed any surgery in over eight years.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 18, 2017
Accused of not disclosing payments to two expert witnesses, Houston plaintiffs attorney W. Mark Lanier is throwing a similar charge at Johnson & Johnson's defense.
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By ROBERT STORACE | May 18, 2017
The key issue was whether cocaine allegedly used by the victim the night before was a factor in the fatal traffic accident.
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By Max Mitchell | May 12, 2017
So-called independent medical exams are "far from independent," and so attorneys or their associates should be allowed to accompany their injured clients during those exams, a plaintiffs attorney argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 9.
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By Max Mitchell | May 11, 2017
A proposed federal class action lawsuit against Allstate over its policy mandating that claimants undergo medical exams by a doctor of the carrier's choosing before they can receive benefits has gotten the green light in a ruling that predicts how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court may handle the situation, which has started percolating through state courts.
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By Charles Toutant | May 8, 2017
A restaurant is not liable to a patron whose left leg was amputated after she contracted a flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw shellfish there, a federal judge in Camden ruled.
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By Amanda Bronstad | May 4, 2017
Hoping to reverse a $502 million loss, lawyers for Johnson & Johnson are attacking Houston attorney W. Mark Lanier. But he says the campaign "fails to tell the whole story."
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