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Practice Tip: The Scope of Daubert in Product Liability Class Actions
If district courts must rule conclusively whether expert testimony will be admissible at trial before making a Rule 23 determination, parties may have to engage in considerable discovery before class certifications can be made.
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Federal Jurisdiction Reform
Whether a case is litigated in federal court rather than state court can have a huge impact on both litigation costs and the end result. Some proposals for federal jurisdiction reform.
Cognitive Encapsulation: Thinking Inside the Box
An in-depth look at how forensic psychologists conduct child custody evaluations
Litigating a Custody Case Without Mental Health Records
Almost every family law attorney has had a custody case where either his/her client or the opposing party has suffered from some kind of mental health condition. In those cases, the big question is when, if ever, a litigant's mental health records are discoverable.
Special Needs Children and Divorce
Family lawyers must take into account the added complexities involved when their clients are co-parenting a special needs child. Here's why.
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Verdicts
In-depth analysis of a recent key case.
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Drug & Device News
News of importance for you and your practice.
The Lawyer in the Examination Room
Last month, we began discussion of the question: "When the court orders a litigant to undergo a psychological examination, is it proper, or permissible, for that party's attorney to attend the session?" The discussion concludes herein.
Why Lawyers Need to Write Less Like Marshall and More Like MapQuest
Writing in many parts of the legal and business worlds have probably changed more in the last decade than in any comparable period over the last five centuries.
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