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Northern District of Illinois Holds that Seventh Circuit Precedent is Incompatible with Rule 702 as Amended

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In explaining the December 2023 amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 702, the Advisory Committee called out several ways in which “many courts” had “incorrectly” applied Rule 702 and failed to adequately discharge their...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Judges, Be the Gatekeepers 702 Needs you to Be

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The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of Federal Judicial Conference recently approved several amendments to Fed. R. Evid. 702 intended to quash lackadaisical and flaccid Daubert gatekeeping....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Proposed Amended FRE 702 Confirms Court as Gatekeeper of Expert Testimony

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New changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 will clarify the courts’ responsibility to determine the admissibility of expert testimony. Forthcoming amendments to FRE 702 will promote uniformity in application of the Rule...more

Butler Snow LLP

Solving the Problem of Daubert’s “Shaky but Admissible Evidence”: An Amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 May Be Forthcoming

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In the face of extraordinary challenges, 2020 has yielded profound developments within the scientific community: from the accelerated development and approval of highly effective and safe vaccines normally years in the making...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Science Should Lead the Law: Amending FRE 702 to Let Science Guide Legal Outcomes

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The Advisory Committee on Evidence Rules will continue this fall its ongoing discussions on amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 702. The two possible amendments being considered for FRE 702 include...more

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