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Closing Arguments in Talc Trial Pit What Johnson & Johnson Knew Against 'Junk Science'

Plaintiffs lawyers argued that Johnson & Johnson knew decades ago that its baby powder posed a health risk, while the company's lawyers said there has never been any evidence linking talc to ovarian cancer.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Techniques for Cross-Examining an Expert Witness

In their Trial Advocacy column, Ben Rubinowitz and Evan Torgan review certain time-tested trial techniques that can be used by attorneys to cross-examine an expert regardless of his field of expertise and regardless of his experience.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Speculation' Gets Expert Testimony Scrapped in Burlington Coat Factory Overtime Suit

A judge has stricken the conclusion of an expert report favoring Burlington Coat Factory in its yearslong battle with assistant store managers over their eligibility for overtime pay.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Daubert' Standard in Fla. Construction Litigation Requires Deft Implementation

Earlier this year, the Florida Supreme Court reinstated the Daubert standard for evaluating and admitting expert testimony, after having abandoned it in favor of the Frye standard.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fla. Adopts 'Daubert' Standard: What Does That Mean and How Do We Apply It?

On May 23, the Florida Supreme Court, bucking decades of jurisprudence, announced that Florida courts would utilize the Daubert standard when evaluating the admissibility of expert testimony. With this ruling, Florida joins the majority of states and the federal judiciary in utilizing the Daubert standard.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

How a Big Law Corporate Lawyer Won a New Trial for a Man Convicted of Murder

Attorney John Cordani Jr. scored a major win as he handled his 19th pro bono case: The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 6-0 Aug. 7 to order a new trial for a convicted murderer.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Trial Ordered in 'Unimaginable Nightmare' Car Crash

In a concurrence, Judge Cory Ciklin wrote that a new trial was required because it could not be shown that critical testimony from the highway patrol officer meet the expert-witness standard.
5 minute read

Law.com

Judge Tosses 5,000+ Lawsuits Over 3M's Bair Hugger Surgical Blankets

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen of Minnesota granted 3M’s motion to exclude the plaintiffs’ general causation experts, effectively ending an MDL over Bair Hugger surgical blankets.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Watchdogs' at Defendants' Physical Examinations

In their Trial Practice column, Robert S. Kelner and Gail S. Kelner discuss a spate of decisions arising out of the use of nonlegal observers at defense physical examinations, which culminated with a recent decision of first impression on this issue by the Appellate Decision, First Department, in 'Markel v. Pure Power Boot Camp'.
12 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

MDL Judge Reviews Expert Evidence Over Talc's Ties to Ovarian Cancer

In addressing the reliability of plaintiffs' experts, lawyers on both sides of the multidistrict litigation in New Jersey have cited rulings in prior cases over Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products.
7 minute read

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