Amended Rules Five Months Later: Early Trends in Case Law and What It Means
SEC Approves New Rules to Address Run Risks in Money Market Funds
The amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule designed to protect reproductive health care information (Amendments) are under legal challenge as the compliance date quickly approaches. As discussed in more detail in our...more
New Amendment Reiterates and Reinforces the Existing Standard for Admissibility of Expert Testimony - On December 1, 2023, the United States Supreme Court adopted the Rules Committee’s proposed Amendment to the Federal...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s holding in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has had a seismic impact on the landscape of U.S. healthcare. Among other effects, it has created new friction between states. With stark...more
In December of 2023, Federal Rule of Evidence 702 was amended. This provision is commonly known as the Daubert standard. The Advisory Comments state the amendment is only intended to clarify the standard and promote...more
Recent Amendments to the Rules Governing Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Federal Rule of Evidence 702 - In litigation, everything ultimately boils down to proof; that is, how the parties prove their claims and defenses....more
Last year, we previewed impending changes to the federal rule that governs the admissibility of expert testimony: Federal Rule of Evidence (FRE) 702. Since our last blog post on this topic, Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court...more
From the standpoint of class action practice, 2017 was as important for what did not happen as for what did. Here are some of the highlights and lowlights of the 2017 class action scorecard, with a look forward to how the...more