Shannon Proctor will speak at the 2024 DRI Drug and Medical Device Seminar, May 20-22, in Washington, DC. Shannon will present during the Young Lawyers Breakout sessions on the panel...
This Strafford CLE webinar on May 22nd will discuss how defense counsel can mitigate or diffuse “safetyism” in personal injury cases, which is especially prevalent in transportation, products liability, medical...
At the Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) Spring Member Meeting, Eric Lasker will be one of three panelists discussing the new FRE Rule 702. LCJ is focusing on implementation of...
Firm partner Eric Lasker participated in a Baylor University Law School webinar, presenting on “Expert Witness Management: Rule 702 Amendments.” Eric is a long-time proponent of amending Rule 702. Since...
At DRI’s recent Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Seminar, firm partner Robert Johnston spoke on a panel addressing litigation and compliance impacts of proposed ethylene oxide regulations based on flawed...
With the shift in Americans’ perception of risk, from a calculation of the benefits compared to the potential harms, to a feeling and how much of that feeling one is...
Eric Lasker spoke at the Seventeenth Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School on the panel, Admissibility of Expert Testimony: A View...
Elyse Shimada took part in a presentation at the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence (NFJE) in Washington, DC on the forthcoming amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 702. The presentation...
Firm partner Eric Lasker was featured in the Defense Research Institute’s webinar, “Upcoming Amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 – What Changes Are Coming and How You Can Use...
Firm partners Robert Johnston and Matt Malinowski spoke at the 69th annual meeting of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel (NARTC) in Boulder, CO. They presented on replication errors...
Long lasting chemicals with components that break down very slowly over time, many widely used, fall under the category known as PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. PFAS chemicals have...
Firm associate Shannon Proctor joined an ABA roundtable educating attendees about the science behind the “grit and growth mindset,” providing self-assessment tools and sharing practical advice to incorporate these concepts...
The webinar, Preemption in Drug Product Liability: The Latest on “Changes Being Effected” and the Impact of Albrecht, was hosted by Washington Legal Foundation. As noted by WLF, [t]he Supreme...
Firm partner Ann Marie Duffy participated on a panel addressing women in e-discovery, “Managing Document Reviews: Top Tips From the Trenches”. She discussed how outside counsel should run a successful...
Firm partner Eric Lasker spoke on the panel “The Proper Role of the Judge in Evaluating Expert Testimony” at George Mason University Law School’s Symposium on the Law & Economics...
