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A Daubert ChecklistCourts of appeal historically affirm more than 85% of all trial court Daubert decisions. Trial courts will get it right the first time if you follow this tried-and-true checklist.
Practice Tip: The Medicare Second Payer StatuteOn Jan. 1, 2010, extensive new Medicare reporting obligations took effect. They apply to insurance companies and other businesses, including product liability and toxic tort defendants that make payments to Medicare beneficiaries as a result of verdicts or settlements resolving liability claims.
The CPSIA : One (Difficult) Year LaterPart One of this article described the background of the CPSIA and some of the developments since its passage. The conclusion herein addresses recent activity relating to products such as electronics, bicycles, and ATVs, the challenges imposed by implementation, and the future of the CPSIA.
Hedonic DamagesDespite repeated stakes through the heart of hedonic damages testimony — studies showing that the theory is unreliable, new evidence showing that the basis for such testimony in injury cases is nonexistent, and numerous successful motions-in-limine barring such testimony — the economic hedonists are still with us.
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