Shannon Proctor to Speak at 20th Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues
Shannon will speak on the Session II panel “Judicial Gatekeeping of Expert Testimony."
Shannon will speak on the Session II panel “Judicial Gatekeeping of Expert Testimony."
The panel will discuss legal theories that protect defendants against improper plaintiff counsel litigation tactics.
The article breaks down recent case law, ethical obligations, and what litigators must do to protect their cases.
Read the amicus brief and Atlantic Legal Foundation's news release.
The case involves a Clariant product used in offshore oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico to promote safe oil extraction and suitability for refining.
The Alameda County Superior Court in California granted summary judgment as to all claims in Dole v. Bayer Consumer Care Holdings LLC, No. 25CV123904.
Learn to attack causation with dose, route, and threshold-dose science, deploy Rule 12 and preemption motions, challenge plaintiffs' experts under Rule 702, and carry a science-driven defense theme through trial.
The presentation included strategies to prepare company witnesses for serial mass tort litigation and steps counsel can take to support witnesses who testify in multiple cases over a period of years.
The article examines how J&J's rigorous application of Rule 702's reliability requirements, combined with a show-cause strategy modeled on a Lone Pine order, helped resolve approximately 70,000 claims, and offers considerations for companies and defense counsel on building an early record around expert admissibility in mass tort matters.
Hollingsworth LLP remains dedicated to emphasizing the crucial role federal courts play in screening out speculative science and ensuring that junk science does not reach a jury.
The article explores adding safeguards to protective orders to ensure that confidential materials remain secure in a rapidly evolving discovery landscape.
Among the topics addressed were improper labeling, insufficient instructions, inadequate warnings, and the role and potential liability related to social media influencers.