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The Legal Intelligencer

Impeaching the Invisible Witness: Making Use of Rule 806

Lawyers fight tooth and nail over whether a particular statement is admissible hearsay—is it an assertion; if so, is it offered for its truth; and if both conditions are met, is there a hearsay exception that permits it to be heard or seen
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Common Evidence Issues in Family Part Trials: Yes, the Rules Apply

An overview of evidence issues and the accompanying rules that are frequently encountered in Family Part litigation, including real-world examples to reinforce that you must be able to navigate the rules; after all, your adversary may know them well.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Irell and Wilmer Go Door to Door in Waco Patent Trial

Once Intel's attorneys opened the door to an expert witness' previous work with Irell & Manella, it led to fireworks over their $250 million successes and a Federal Circuit failure.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Fallibility of Expertise: A Call for Judicial Skepticism

In his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins uses the so-called "expertise" that we've seen almost daily during the pandemic to illustrate the point that expert utterances need to be assessed with a massive measure of skepticism. Specifically, forensic testimony in custody trials is one that is truly ripe for intense and skeptical judicial scrutiny.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Can Do Better Than Offer Uniquely Unequal Expert Evidence Standards

"A civil defendant's money is protected against unreliable science, but a criminal defendant's life is not."
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

How 1 Photo Salvaged Insurance Suit Over NFL Player's Water Pipe Disaster

When a crucial piece of pipe from a major water loss at an NFL player's South Florida home mysteriously disappeared, these Broward lawyers were in a bind — suddenly unable to prove to an insurer how the damage actually happened.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Getting Attorneys and Public Mental Health Therapists to Trust Each Other

Attorneys and therapists need each other to effectively advocate for their client, say Daniel Pollack, an attorney and professor at Yeshiva University's School of Social Work in New York, and Sue Radcliffe, a mental health therapist with the Dorchester County Health Department in Cambridge, Maryland.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Alleged Lapse in Expert Reports Doesn't Derail Lawsuit Over Snow Tubing Injury, Pa. Justices Rule

Justice Sallie Mundy, who wrote the court's 35-page opinion, reasoned that the Superior Court failed to view the report in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Sullivan & Cromwell Defense Lawyers Who've Kept Truckin' in the 'Clean Diesel' MDL

S&C's Bob Giuffra, Bill Monahan and Tom White did some nifty lawyering to knock out a $325 million damages threat from VW and Audi drivers who sold their vehicles before the "defeat device" scandal went public.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Courts and Expert Witnesses: New Decisions, Important Guidelines

A quartet of decisions regarding expert testimony, two from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and two from the Superior Court, limit the role of the judge and the types of questions a witness may be asked.
6 minute read

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