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11th Circuit Affirms Exclusion Of Plaintiff Expert In First Seroquel Bellwether
Posted on 7 Apr 2010 by Tom Moylan

ATLANTA — (Mealey’s) The sole causation expert for the first bellwether plaintiff in the Seroquel multidistrict litigation failed to rule out other causes of weight gain and diabetes, a panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said... Read More

Tags: Linda Guinn v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP , Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals , emerging drugs & devices , expert admissibility , 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals , Litigation , Liknda Guinn , AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals , Daubert , torts , Seroquel

Expert Witness Resources
Posted on 10 Mar 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

LexisNexis offers a full portfolio of products, content and services to help attorneys identify the strengths and weaknesses of an expert and enhance favorable outcomes. Expert Witness Resources From LexisNexis® The outcome of a case often rides... Read More

Tags: expert admissibility , LexisNexis , Litigation , Daubert , expert witnesses

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.: Supreme Court Further Refines Proof Standards For Class Certification And Ups The Ante For Antitrust Plaintiffs
Posted on 12 Apr 2013 by Norton Rose Fulbright

On March 27, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend (lexis.com subscribers may access Supreme Court briefs and the opinion for this case) , addressing the quality of proof needed to satisfy Federal Rule... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , Inc. v. Dukes , Comcast Corp. v. Behrend , Antitrust , Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. , General Electric Co. v. Joiner , class certification , expert admissibility , Litigation , class actions , Wal-Mart Stores , Daubert

11th Circuit Affirms Expert Exclusion In Shoulder Pain Pump Case
Posted on 12 Aug 2010 by Tom Moylan

ATLANTA - (Mealey's) A panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 12 affirmed the exclusion of a plaintiff expert in a case against the manufacturer of a drug infusion pump ( Douglas C. Kilpatrick v. Breg, Inc. , No. 09-13813, 11th Cir... Read More

Tags: personal injury , drug infusion pump , expert admissibility , should pain pump , Litigation , Breg Inc. , lawsuit , Daubert , torts , Douglas C. Kilpatrick , expert