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5 Tips for Med Mal Expert Testimony from a Hot Seat Veteran

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As a presentation technology consultant, I have been sitting in the hot seat for almost 25 years. I average one trial a month with about 75% being medical malpractice (med mal) cases. I work with both plaintiff and defense...more

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The Evolving Title IX Landscape: U.S. Department of Education Releases New Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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On the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education proposed several noteworthy changes that provide additional protections against pregnancy discrimination, gender identity discrimination...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Higher Education Title IX Advisor Training - November 29th, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm EST

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This standalone training includes components necessary to be an institution-appointed advisor in a Title IX hearing. Institution-appointed advisors will learn Title IX fundamentals, how to identify credibility disputes, the...more

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[Ongoing Program] Higher education Title IX advisor training - February 18th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler’s higher ed team is pleased to announce a full series of Title IX trainings, all available via online webcast. All training events use discussions of hypothetical situations to encourage engagement with the...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Witnesses: Answer Both the Language of the Question and Its Implication

When preparing a witness, there can sometimes be a strong impulse to say, “Just answer the question.” That impulse comes from an appropriate desire to keep things simple, and to keep the witness from wandering or waffling....more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Don’t Hedge

The habit of sort of just filling in your speech with expressions of uncertainty, when you’re not really that uncertain, is probably a bad habit. I mean, I am fairly sure that these hedges cut down on your perceived...more

Sands Anderson PC

Affirmed: Think Twice Before Retaining An Expert Who Has Been Subject To Disciplinary Proceedings

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If you decide to retain an expert with a past disciplinary history, be prepared for that information to be used at trial to attack your expert’s credibility! In Gross v. Stuart the Supreme Court of Virginia held that it was...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Examining Attorneys, Keep Your Cool

So you’re conducting the cross-examination, and the witness is fighting like a three hundred pound marlin at the end of your fishing line. And they’re not fighting by legitimately drawing distinctions or by using their own...more

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Witness for the prosecution – the problem of expert witnesses in criminal trials

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Many will be aware of Agatha Christie's popular and much-adapted tale involving a witness for the prosecution whose evidence is undermined. But, in the real world, last month we saw the latest discrediting of an expert...more

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