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By Michael Hoenig
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2009 |
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Optional Safety
Equipment And the Savvy Purchaser |
May 11, 2009 |
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Negotiated
Settlements And Enforceable Contracts |
April 13, 2009 |
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Drug Warnings
Claims Not Preempted; And More |
March 9, 2009 |
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Plug Pulled On
Live Video Testimon |
February 9, 2009 |
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Multiparty Cases:
Counsel Must Keep Vigil for 'Mary Carter' Pacts |
January 29, 2009 |
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2008 |
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On 'Morgenthau'
and Service Abroad, Choice of Law, Side Pacts |
December 8, 2008 |
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On Collateral
Estoppel, Proof Standard, 'Palsgraf' Issues |
November 19, 2008 |
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Expert
'Reliability' Issues |
October 9, 2008 |
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Marital
Infidelity as Impeachment |
September 8, 2008 |
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Expert-Report
Deficiencies; Agency-Findings Admissibility |
August 11, 2008 |
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Supreme Court
Speaks Again on Punitive Damages |
July 14, 2008 |
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Expert Proofs,
Medical Monitoring, and More |
June 16, 2008 |
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Admissibility of
Test Evidence: A Fresh Approach |
May 12, 2008 |
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Issues Concerning
Depositions, Backup Audiotapes |
April 14, 2008 |
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Inadvertent
Receipt of Adversary's Privileged Materials |
March 18, 2008 |
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Judicial 'Gatekeeping':
'Frye,' 'Foundational Reliability' |
February 11, 2008 |
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The 'Sham
Affidavit'/'Feigned Issue' Doctrine |
January 14, 2008 |
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2007 |
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Privacy Interests
and Confidentiality Orders |
December 10, 2007 |
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Discovery
Protection for Nontestifying Experts |
October 10, 2007 |
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The Growing
Challenge of Internet Hearsay |
August 13, 2007 |
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Privileged
Communications and E-Mail Chains |
July 9, 2007 |
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Demonstrations at
Videotaped Depositions |
June 11, 2007 |
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Admissibility of
Electronic Information |
May 30, 2007 |
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Supreme Court
Clarifies 'Forum Non Conveniens' |
April 11, 2007 |
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'Res Ipsa' Claim
Fizzles, Lawyers Lectured |
February 13, 2007 |
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'Atkins Diet'
Alleged Harm; CAFA's Jurisdiction Demands |
January 8, 2007 |
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2006 |
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Clarifications:
Motions to Dismiss, Inconsistent Verdicts |
December 12, 2006 |
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'Parker': A New
Era for Gatekeeping Experts? |
November 13, 2006 |
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Experts,
Privileged Info; Secret 'High-Low' Agreements |
October 11, 2006 |
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Enforcing
Judgments: Improper 'Conduit Hearsay' |
September 11, 2006 |
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Destructive
Testing and the Federal 'Mirchandani' Case |
August 14, 2006 |
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Speculative,
Unfounded Expert Opinions |
July 10, 2006 |
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Notable Recent
Decisions: Clinical Guidelines, Res Ipsa Loquitur |
June 13, 2006 |
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Discovery of
Privileged Information Furnished to Experts |
May 8, 2006 |
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Extreme Fault by
Plaintiffs |
April 10, 2006 |
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'Conduit
Hearsay': A Minefield for Lawyers |
March13, 2006 |
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Extracting Gold
From Seemingly 'Unimportant' Decisions |
February 13, 2006 |
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Six Questions (and
Answers) You May Have Missed |
January 9, 2006 |
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2005 |
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Resources on
Trial Practice |
December 12, 2005 |
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Drafts of
Affidavit Protected From Disclosure |
November 15, 2005 |
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Foundation
Required for 'No-Accident' Evidence |
October 17, 2005 |
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'Gatekeeping' of
Experts and Unreliable Literature |
September 12, 2005 |
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Blaming Lawyers
When Experts Flub |
August 8, 2005 |
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'Gatekeeping'
Gems Give Guidance |
July 11, 2005 |
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'Reasonable
Fees' for Experts' Disclosure |
June 13, 2005 |
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Resources on
Motions In Limine |
May 9, 2005 |
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'Gatekeeping' Experts:
'Daubert' Boils and 'Frye' Sizzles |
Apil 11, 2005 |
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Depositions:
Voluntary Absence, Pretrial 'Slivers' of Testimony |
March 14, 2005 |
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'Abulhasan,'
'Batori': Uncertainties in Tracing Products |
February 14, 2005 |
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Unreliable
Causation Proof Dooms Claims |
January 10, 2005 |
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2004 |
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More on
Computer-Generated 'Pedagogical' Devices |
December 13, 2004 |
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Computer-Generated 'Pedagogical' Devices: Admissible or Not? |
November 8, 2004 |
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Fees for
'Treating Physician' Depositions |
October 18, 2004 |
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Report
Disputes Radiology Experts' Opinions |
September 13, 2004 |
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Evaluating
the Experts: Reliability, Qualifications, and Methodology |
August 9, 2004 |
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'Gatekeeping' of the Experts: The New 'Compurgators' |
July 12, 2004 |
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Expert
'Reliability' Issues |
June 14, 2004 |
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Complexities
in Lawsuits Involving Children |
April 12, 2004 |
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Independent Tort
of Spoliation Rejected (For Now) |
March 8, 2004 |
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'Gatekeeping' Factors Beyond 'Doubert's' 'Big Four' |
February 9, 2004 |
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Worthwhile Reading on Depositions, Trials and Persuation |
January 12, 2004 |
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2003 |
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Worthwhile
Reading on Post-Sale Duties |
December 23, 2003 |
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Investigators and
Surreptitious Recordings |
December 8, 2003 |
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More on Attorney
Work Product and Testifying Experts |
November 10, 2003 |
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Experts' Reports,
Drafts and Attorney Work Product |
September 8, 2003 |
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Supreme Court Limits Punitive Awards |
April 14, 2003 |
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Rejection of Amended Pleadings |
March 12, 2003 |
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Survey of Recent Practice Tips for Tort Litigators |
February 10, 2003 |
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The
Extraterritorial Factor in Punitive Damages |
January 13, 2003 |
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2002 |
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Supreme
Court Teaches Preemption Lessons |
December 18, 2002 |
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Experts'
Reliance on 'Unreliable' Hearsay |
November 12, 2002 |
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