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Practice Tip: 'Quintessential Expert for Hire' -- Sixth Circuit Upholds Greater Rigor in Evaluation

While it is too early to determine the long-term impact of the Sixth Circuits ruling in <i>Johnson v. Manitowoc Boom Trucks, Inc.,</i> it does suggest that courts are increasingly willing to assert their gatekeeping role when considering the growing number of experts who are willing to testify regarding a broad range of unrelated products.

12 minute read March 26, 2008 at 11:10 AM
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Victoria Lockard And Josh Becker
Practice Tip: 'Quintessential Expert for Hire' -- Sixth Circuit Upholds Greater Rigor in Evaluation

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