Expert Evidence Report Index-Summary

DAMAGES

– Antitrust

– – Artificial tooth manufacturer, leeway allowed in hypothetical (M.D. Pa.), 260
– – Fed. R. Evid. 803(3) exception use, analysis, 70

– Antitrust, automotive price-fixing, failure to show link between violations and dealership financial difficulties (U.S., rev den), 513
– Asbestos, failure to prove economic damages not bar to noneconomic damages (Miss.), 60
– Auto accident injuries, course of medical treatment may not be challenged (Ind.), 133
– Employment lost wages formula, degree of future earnings impairment testimony necessary (N.H.), 361
– National origin discrimination, tax implications of award, expert proof allowed (E.D. Pa.), 143
– Patents

– – Hypothetical negotiations-based calculations

– – – Allowed (Fed. Cir.), 311
– – – Reasonableness, Daubert analysis of expert testimony, 608

– – Royalties, failure to link licensing to infringement (Fed. Cir.), 118
– – Trial judge proper gatekeeper of testimony (Fed. Cir.), 9

– Plutonium contaminated property, mere exposure insufficient to establish damages (10th Cir.), 469

DAUBERT GUIDELINES AND ANALYSIS

– Arizona, legislation moving to Frye standard signed, 267
– Bendectin to vaccine-caused autism, evolving judicial scrutiny, practitioner analysis, 237
– Benzene exposure, summary judgment reversed for failure to conduct Daubert hearing (Tex. App.), 488
– Bernzomatic torch explosion, expert testimony required (9th Cir.), 255; Daubert application in diversity suits upheld (U.S., rev den), 530
– Bone screw defect, reliance on medical journal articles not based on epidemiological data (11th Cir.), 435
– Class action certification stage, analysis, 540
– Differential diagnosis based on experience and review of medical literature sufficient (E.D. Va.), 312
– Drunk driving

– – Field sobriety test, Frye standards applicability to opinion of police officer (Kan.), 387
– – Horizontal gaze nystagmus test, reliability of field sobriety test needs to be established (Neb.), 254

– Elbow implant, rigid application of Daubert to exclude expert overturned (9th Cir.), 129; rehearing denied, 231
– EPA greenhouse rules, application of Daubert analysis, 120
– Expert opinion not generally accepted barred (Miss.), 79
– Fosamax-caused jaw bone disorder, causation expert testimony allowed (S.D.N.Y.), 83
– Gadolinium-caused Nephrogenic Systematic Fibrosis, expert testimony admissible (N.D. Ohio), 257
– Hip implants, metal ejection theory not subject to testing or peer review fails Daubert (M.D. Ga.), 581
– Hormone theraphy-caused breast cancer, causation testimony rejected (E.D. Ark., D. Minn.), 466
– Ladders, microscopic exam producing micro-crack theory reliable (4th Cir.), 35
– Manganese welding rod fume-caused Parkinson's disease, speculative causation rejected (6th Cir.), 461
– Medical malpractice

– – Coronary stents, nickel allergic reaction, novel theory lacking general acceptance fails Frye (Wash. Ct App.), 115
– – Open-heart surgery, circulatory arrest induced pleural effusion, rejection of testimony for lack of experience or literature (3d Cir.), 555

– Motor vehicle design defects, rollover claims, Jordan Rollover System crush test unreliable (W.D. Okla.), 203
– Motorcycle circuit breaker defect, molten metal analogy to spattered blood fails Frye (Wash. Ct. App.), 577
– Narcotic intoxication-caused death, analytical gaps in physician testimony go to weight (5th Cir.), 174
– Pain pump-caused chondrolysis, expert testimony passes Daubert test (S.D. Ohio), 172
– Patents, hypothetical negotiations-based calculations reasonableness, analysis, 608
– Pharmaceuticals

– – Phenylpropanolamine based cold medicine-caused neurological illness, bare analogy from reported cases insufficient (Iowa), 105
– – Trial court failure to perform analysis, drugmakers seek review (U.S., rev sought), 279; (rev den), 343

– Sex discrimination, class certification, Daubert does not require analysis of persuasiveness (9th Cir.), 219; role of experts at certification stage, analysis, 423; antitrust implications, analysis, 501

DEFAMATION

– Ethics standards testimony admissible in prosecutor's claims against ex-employer to establish malice (Wash. Ct. App.), 92

DEFENSES

– Hydraulic lift platform failure, expert need not address product misuse (Ill. Ct. App.), 315
– Tax evasion, accountant failure to detect underreporting not defense (1st Cir.), 169

DELAWARE

– Medical causation, testimony of expert unaware of pre-motor vehicle accident treatment excluded (Del.), 249
– Medical malpractice

– – Biopsy of wrong organ (Del.), 367
– – Qualifications, testimony of hospital former chief surgeon improperly excluded (Del.), 466

– Motor vehicle accident, testimony by expert not visiting scene barred (Del.), 440
– Slip-and-fall injuries, duty to keep floors clear of spills, expert not required (Del. Super. Ct.), 114

DEMONSTRATIVE EVIDENCE

– Ship unseaworthiness, photograph of unsafe practices to support injury claim (1st Cir.), 515

DEPOSITIONS

– Expert report barred unless author available (Tenn.), 55
– Non-testifying accident investigator deposition may not be queried by expert (Tenn. Ct. App.), 118

DESIGN DEFECTS

See also PRODUCT SAFETY AND LIABILITY
– Cars

See MOTOR VEHICLES

– Coffee cup burn injury, testimony rejected for lack of intellectual rigor and analytical basis (2d Cir.), 529
– Lye cleaner caused injuries, inadequate warning claims dismissed (N.Y. App. Div), 37
– Medical devices

See MEDICAL DEVICES

– Motorcycles

See MOTOR VEHICLES

– SUVs

See MOTOR VEHICLES

– Timex watch straps, hexavalent chromium-caused dermatitis, conclusory report not stating relevant standards rejected (W.D. La.), 62
– Vending machine fire, causation, theory based on speculation improper (E.D. Pa.), 66

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

See METHODOLOGY

DISABILITY BENEFITS

– Bias, medical evaluator required to answer interrogatories (S.D. Ind.), 280
– Vocational rehabilitation expert opinion of fitness for work rejected in favor of treating physician (5th Cir.), 231

DISCLOSURE

– Bank of Am. proxy failure to disclose Merrill Lynch year-end bonuses, media report-based opinion inadmissible (S.D.N.Y.), 39
– Product liability, FDA proposed expansion of information of applications and clinical findings, misuse potential, 451
– Supreme Ct. expert witness disclosure rule changes approved, 266; rule takes effect, 588

DISCOVERY

– Arbitration restriction unconscionable (N.D. Cal.), 483
– Computer files

See FORENSIC ANALYSIS

– Criminal procedure, right to speedy trial, state delay in funding for indigents' experts not violation (Ga.), 196
– Deposition use as proof (Neb.), 336
– Design defects, ObTape Transobdurator sling, substantial equivalence review, competitor ordered to produce data (M.D. Ga.), 56
– Disability benefits, medical evaluator required to answer questions on bias (S.D. Ind.), 280
– Disclosure of report 18 days after deadline insufficient to exclude (Fed. Cl.), 357
– Drug-dogs, uncertainty of dog's capabilities required to allow expert (6th Cir.), 493
– E-discovery

– – Collection process and issues, 589
– – Computer search of victim and family member computers (Colo.), 358
– – Defense expert right to hard drive copy (Wash.), 337
– – Federal litigation, use boosts plaintiff's costs, survey, 176
– – Forensic proof of file deletion of laptop files results in dismissal of harassment claims (Mich. App.), 57
– – Metadata preservation, Analysis & Perspective, 43
– – Spoilation of evidence, failure to show bad faith thwarts summary judgment (D.D.C.), 485; analysis, 520

– E-mails, privileged communications inadvertently sent to expert required to be disclosed (S.D. Ohio), 108
– Electronic data loss, adverse interference instruction issued (D.N.H.), 512
– Emotional distress, mental exam by defense expert ordered (E.D. Cal.), 163
– Finances and litigation history order unfairly burdened expert (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 579
– Health benefit denial, additional discovery of conflict of interest of independent expert allowed (D. Neb.), 165
– Interrogatories, psychiatric examination by opposing counsel, monitoring by counsel in another room requires exceptional circumstances (Cal. Ct. App.), 598
– Medicare fraud, expert referral to DOJ memos requires production of documents (D. Idaho), 80
– MTBE contamination, industry-funded toxicity study, access raw data (S.D.N.Y.), 438
– NIH peer-review data, privilege recognized (D. Del.), 281
– Physician license disciplinary proceeding, investigative records ordered disclosed (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 487
– Sanctions, water heater gas control, reports from nontestifying experts in settled cases not basis (Ind. App. Ct.), 225
– Securities fraud, internal accounting documents to prove loss causation not accessible (S.D. Tex.), 199
– Speculation as to value of additional data insufficient to compel (N.D. Cal.), 196
– Work product doctrine yields to discovery of expert communications (Pa. Super. Ct.), 486
– Wrongful death, arbitration of negligence claims, detailed expert interrogatory deemed waiver of arbitration right (N.C. Ct. App.), 530
– Zyprexa litigation, confidential documents, permanent injunction bars disclosure (2d Cir.), 437

DISCRIMINATION

– Age discrimination, RIFs, statistical link between age and likelihood of termination (D. Me.), 251
– Employment discrimination, emotional distress claim, mental exam by defense expert ordered (E.D. Cal.), 163
– Gender discrimination, significant statistical disparity testimony allowed (S.D.N.Y.), 137
– National origin discrimination, tax implications of award, expert proof allowed (E.D. Pa.), 143
– Race

See RACE DISCRIMINATION

– Sex

See SEX DISCRIMINATION

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

– Medical malpractice, trimester abortion, national standard of care (D.C.), 339

DIVORCE

– Legal malpractice, expert required (Me.), 562

DNA TESTING

– Autopsy results, nonperforming expert testimony restricted to personal conclusions (Okla. Crim. App.), 314
– Confrontation clause not applicable to proving match (Ill.), 416
– Nonexclusion of defendant testimony requires testimony on statistical significance (Mass.), 86
– Rape, misstatement of match probability insufficient to exclude (U.S., rvs), 33

DRUGS

See also PHARMACEUTICALS
– Controlled substances

– – Criminal procedure

See CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

– – Drug-dog, expert only allowed to challenge dog's capabilities (6th Cir.), 493
– – Hearsay, dealer ledgers, testimony on why kept fails business records exception (5th Cir.), 558
– – NarTest Machine, failure to demonstrate reliability bars evidence (N.C. Ct. App.), 36
– – Over prescribing, admission of video showing proper patient exams harmless error (6th Cir.), 10
– – Police officer visual identification insufficient (N.C. Ct. App.), 534
– – Profiling of courier mental state, ADEA agent testimony linking defendant to characteristics inadmissible (5th Cir.), 491
– – Visual identification unreliable (N.C.), 341
– – Workers' compensation impairment exception, ignoring proof of difficulty of identifying individual high on marijuana results in set aside of award (Kan. Ct. App.), 320

– Over-the-counter, Motrin-caused blindness, exclusion of label with expert's handwritten warning suggestions proper (Cal. App. Ct.), 533

DRUNK DRIVING

See MOTOR VEHICLES