2010 BullsEye Expert Witness Newsletter Articles

BullsEye Articles
Top 10 Expert Rulings of 2010 The most important judicial action involving expert witnesses in 2010 came in the year’s waning days. On Dec. 6, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could decide the standard for use of expert testimony when a court is weighing whether to certify a class action.	12/10
New Federal Rule on Experts Takes Effect Dec. 1 A major revision to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure takes effect Dec. 1, bringing about a significant change in the long-standing procedure governing expert witness reports.	11/10
A 'Masterly' Opinion on Expert Testimony "Masterly" is the word one blogger used to describe the recent federal appellate opinion overturning a $21 million jury verdict in a product liability case.	10/10
Updated: An Attorney’s Code of Expert Ethics In two articles published here last year, we proposed an Attorney's Code of Expert Ethics and an Expert Witness Code of Ethics. We hoped our proposals would generate discussion among attorneys and experts alike.	9/10
Updated: Code of Ethics for Expert Witnesses In two articles we published last year, we sought to address the lack of ethical standards governing the relationship between attorneys and expert witnesses.	9/10
Lawyers Booted for Hiring Opponent's Expert Court opinions involving legal ethics and expert witnesses are few and far between. Those that come from a supreme court are even rarer.	8/10
Top Five Expert Rulings of 2010 (So Far) Halfway through, 2010 is already shaping up to be a year of significant rulings involving expert witnesses. In this edition of BullsEye, we look back over the first half of 2010 and highlight the five most important expert rulings handed down this year.	7/10
Bilski's Lesson: Avoid Abstraction Having finally issued its much-anticipated patent ruling in Bilski v. Kappos, the Supreme Court ended its term with a whimper, not a bang – at least as far as patent lawyers are concerned.	6/10
Unanswered Daubert Issue is Finally Answered Must federal courts, before deciding whether to certify a case as a class action, resolve challenges to the plaintiffs' expert witnesses?	6/10
Leaking Gulf Oil Feeds a Litigation Flood With thousands of barrels of oil a day pouring into the Gulf of Mexico, this might be the first time in history that an oil spill causes a flood. In this case, however, the flood will not be of crude, but of lawsuits.	5/10
Damages Ruling Could Spur Patent Reform It is the most red-hot issue in patent litigation these days: How should courts calculate reasonable royalties as a measure of damages for infringement?	5/10
2010 Q1 Litigation Report We've consulted with various attorneys, experts and industry surveys regarding the litigation landscape in the first quarter of 2010.	4/10
Patent Reform Bill Implications Long-debated legislation to overhaul the nation's patent system could be headed soon to a vote by the full U.S. Senate, after the Senate Judiciary Committee announced bipartisan agreement on a compromise bill.	4/10
Piercings, Tattoos, & Expert Witnesses You've found the leading expert in the field. He is an accomplished academic and the author of leading treatises.	3/10
Joint Defense Pacts Pose Pitfalls Facing increases in litigation and decreases in legal budgets, corporate defendants in patent and trademark lawsuits are more regularly employing a tactic most would not have dreamed of a decade ago.	3/10
Rule 26: Major Changes for Attorneys and Experts A major revision to the federal rules governing expert witness reports is on track to take effect in December. Lawyers and experts alike agree that the changes are long overdue.	2/10
The 2010 Expert Forecast: Surge Ahead The New Year has barely begun, but all indications suggest 2010 will bring a surge in litigation involving major corporations.	1/10

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