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Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Amendment of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 & Impact on Asbestos/Talc Litigation

Federal Rule of Evidence 702 - The admission of expert testimony in federal courts is governed by Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Effective December 1, 2023, Rule 702 was amended to clarify the “preponderance of...more

Goldberg Segalla

Joint Compound Supplier’s Motion for Summary Judgment Denied; Corporate Representative’s Testimony Inadmissible

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Supreme Court of New York, New York County, June 15, 2022 - In this asbestos action, decedent Anastasios Katechis alleged exposure to asbestos from joint compound he used as a painter for Mamais Construction from 1967 to...more

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Defendants Successful on Motion to Strike Plaintiff’s Expert’s Specific Causation Opinion

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United States District Court for the Northern District of California, July 11, 2022 Plaintiff, Frank Shelton, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit alleging his exposure to asbestos from various defendants’ products while he...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Not All’s Well That Ends Well: The Seventh Circuit Misapplies Daubert, but Still Delivers a Victory

The nature of advocacy makes it hard sometimes for lawyers to focus solely on the outcome and the bottom line result. How a court gets there may not matter much to the prevailing party in the dispute as they celebrate the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Failure to Fully Disclose Expert Opinions Results in Summary Judgment

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) requires retained expert witnesses to provide an expert report which gives “a complete statement of all opinions the witness will express and the basis and reasons for them.” Fed. R....more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Toxic Tort & Product Liability Quarterly Vol. 9, No. 4, December 2016

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DC High Court Adopts Daubert Approach to Expert Testimony - In a direct victory for mobile phone manufacturers and service providers, and with implications for any other case involving expert testimony in the District of...more

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