In Case You Hadn’t Heard… There are Two Sides to Every Story

April 17, 2013 by Keith Hock

While the 2013 Masters ended with a dramatic playoff on Sunday, one of the bigger stories of the weekend happened off of the golf course.  During Friday’s 2nd round, Tiger Woods’ shot to the 15th hole caromed off the flagstick [...]

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In Case You Hadn’t Heard… Daubert Challenges Were Down in 2011

May 24, 2012 by Rebekah Smith

PwC just issued their annual Daubert Challenges to Financial Experts: A yearly study of trends and outcomes.  Always an interesting study to read, here are a few excerpts from the report, which you can download for free if you follow the [...]

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In Case You Hadn’t Heard…Ohio Supreme Court upholds tort reform provision

February 17, 2012 by Rebekah Smith

On Wednesday, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a state law that requires the courts to bifurcate tort lawsuits into separate proceedings, at the request of the defendant.  The proceeding is divided into two stages.  In the first stage, the defendant’s [...]

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In Case You Hadn’t Heard…PwC’s Study on Daubert Challenges

June 22, 2011 by Rebekah Smith

PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PwC) recently issued “Daubert Challenges to Financial Experts: An 11-year study of trends and outcomes.”  The study analyzes post-Khumo Tire challenges to financial expert witnesses under the Daubert standard and identifies observable trends in the frequency and outcome [...]

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Case Update: The Use of a Financial Expert

March 24, 2011 by Rebekah Smith

The Defense in a lost profits/economic damages case usually has a difficult decision to make: whether or not to hire a financial expert. This decision can be an integral part of the overall strategy. On one hand, the Defense generally [...]

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Case Procedure Changes: Import Changes to the 2010 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

December 1, 2010 by Rebekah Smith

Starting December 1, 2010, experts subject to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure will see some changes.  Rule 26 has been updated by several important amendments that impact the expert-attorney interaction. The goal behind the changes is [...]

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