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Paraquat Judge Tosses Key Plaintiffs' Expert Over 'Methodological Contortions'
U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who is overseeing the paraquat multidistrict litigation, found that Dr. Martin Wells, a biostatistician and epidemiologist at Cornell University, used unreliable methodologies in concluding that exposure to the pesticide increased the risks of getting Parkinson's disease.
Patent Data Unicorn Names First GC, Hiring From Another AI-Driven Unicorn
Eric Topel joined Patsnap this month from Nevada-based Socure. The Singapore-founded company raised $300 million from an investor group that included Japan's SoftBank at a valuation topping $1 billion in 2021.
AI Patent Unicorn Patsnap Names Eric Topel as First GC
Eric Topel joined Patsnap this month from Nevada-based Socure. The Singapore-founded company raised $300 million from an investor group that included Japan's SoftBank at a valuation topping $1 billion in 2021.
Federal Judge Orders 'Full Refiling' of Daubert Motions in J&J Talc Litigation
U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, overseeing more than 50,000 talc lawsuits in multidistrict litigation, cited recent changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and new science since the first Daubert hearing in 2020.
Inside Track: Why Whirlpool's Decision to 'Re-Scope' CLO Post Doesn't Wash
Chief Legal Officer Ava Harter is leaving Whirlpool, and receiving $2.9 million in severance, in the wake of the company's decision to make her job a non-executive position.
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Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings and Related Torts in Pennsylvania, Second Edition
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New Rule 702 Raises Hurdles for Experts in Federal Court
"An amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 no doubt will raise the hurdles to be cleared by experts in the eyes of some federal judges, but the Committee Note accompanying the amendment should provide some comfort to the proponents of expert testimony," according to Quentin Brogdon of Crain Brogdon.
Understanding Rule 702 and the 'Daubert' Standard; Related Updates in the Tylenol and Paraquat MDLs
This article discusses how, for multidistrict litigation (MDL) to move forward to trials, we must understand 'Daubert', Rule 702 and the role of the judge in determining the admissibility of expert testimony. It goes on to highlight recent updates in related Tylenol and Paraquat MDL cases.
This Judge Hoped to Be Reversed: Good News for Plaintiffs in Asbestos MDL
Frank Burford worked as an aluminum smelter at an Alcoa plant in Rockdale. However, it was his wife Carolyn who died in 2015, allegedly because for 25 years she had been washing her husband's contaminated work clothes.
Judge Strikes Expert Witness Statements Regarding Alleged Racial Discrimination at Sesame Place
A judge granted SeaWorld's motion to strike expert testimony, concluding there were issues the expert could not opine on at trial.TRENDING STORIES
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