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Practice Tip: Experts and the Morass of Mass Tort Litigation

An expert retained in mass tort litigation may be required to focus on multiple cases consolidated for discovery and trial, involving thousands of pages of medical records, deposition transcripts, and other discovery material. Expert opinions in mass tort litigation must address both case-specific and generic issues. A statement that is innocuous in one case may be harmful when applied to another. Taken together with the technical sophistication of the issues involved in each case, these issues necessitate a measured approach for dealing with experts.

18 minute read July 28, 2005 at 10:52 AM
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Christopher P. DePhillips and David William Tyler
Practice Tip: Experts and the Morass of Mass Tort Litigation

An expert retained in mass tort litigation may be required to focus on multiple cases consolidated for discovery and trial, involving thousands of pages of medical records, deposition transcripts, and other discovery material.

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