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Seagulls on the Water?¹ Has California Supreme Court Indicated A Major Change in Direction for the Admissibility of Expert Opinion...

by Thomas LoSavio | Low, Ball & Lynch on 2/18/2013

California courts have generally granted qualified experts wide latitude in permitting their opinion testimony to be heard by a jury. In the recent case of Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v University of Southern California (2012)...more

EEOC Suit Against Employer Screening Applicants Based on Credit History Information Dismissed

by Rod Fliegel, Jennifer Mora, William Simmons | Littler on 2/5/2013

In April 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its updated enforcement guidance concerning how, in its view, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) restricts an employer's discretion...more

"Every Breath" Theory: On Its Last Breaths?

by Sharon Caffrey, Erin Carter, Alyson Lotman | Duane Morris LLP on 1/23/2013

The "every breath," or cumulative exposure opinion, has been proffered by plaintiffs' experts in asbestos cases to prove specific causation, regardless of the type of product or amount of exposure. The U.S. District Court for...more

Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update: January 2013 - Ninth Circuit Vacates $10 Million Asbestos Verdict, Citing Trial Court’s...

by Eliot Harris | Sedgwick LLP on 1/7/2013

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated a $10 million jury verdict and remanded Barabin v. AstenJohnson, Inc, et. al. back to Washington federal district court for a new trial after concluding that the district...more

Product Liability Advisory - December 2012: 10th Circuit Reaffirms the Importance of Similarity in Testing Methodology for...

by Heather Weeter | Sedgwick LLP on 12/24/2012

In a decision released on August 16, 2012, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the trial court’s Daubert ruling on an expert who was allowed to testify about an alleged seat belt defect in a rollover crash. The 10th...more

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Seagulls on the Water?¹ Has California Supreme Court Indicated A Major Change in Direction for the Admissibility of Expert Opinion...

EEOC Suit Against Employer Screening Applicants Based on Credit History Information Dismissed

"Every Breath" Theory: On Its Last Breaths?

Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Update: January 2013 - Ninth Circuit Vacates $10 Million Asbestos Verdict, Citing Trial Court’s...

Product Liability Advisory - December 2012: 10th Circuit Reaffirms the Importance of Similarity in Testing Methodology for...

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