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Navigating the Rule 26 Expert Disclosure Rules

Even a qualified expert with an opinion based on reliable methodology may never reach the jury if counsel fails to be mindful of the highly technical expert disclosure requirements that the federal rules require and courts enforce with little empathy. .

30 minute read March 29, 2013 at 12:25 AM
By
Ricardo Woods And Taylor Barr
Navigating the Rule 26 Expert Disclosure Rules

While expert testimony is key in many types of cases, in no area of the law is this more true than in product liability cases, which often turn on highly technical concepts such as product design “defect” and the availability of a reasonable alternative design.

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