Johnson & Johnson has moved to revive its lawsuit against a leading plaintiffs expert in dozens of cases tying its baby powder to mesothelioma. In a Tuesday motion […]
Constitutional Law Expert Warns Expanding Presidential Power Threatens U.S. Democracy
The United States’ democracy is at risk, according to constitutional law expert Erwin Chemerinsky. Chemerinsky said Monday night at the University of Houston Law School that presidential power […]
Expert Cleared to Testify in Defective Design Suit Against SharkNinja’s Food Processor
A federal judge in Chicago denied SharkNinja’s motion to exclude testimony from the plaintiff’s expert witness regarding whether a food processor’s circular lid was defectively designed, which led […]
State Appeals Court Says Barring Plaintiff’s Expert Witness Went Too Far
In a wrongful death suit against health care providers accused of causing fatal bleeding into a woman’s brain tissue, a lower court’s decision to exclude a plaintiff’s expert […]
The Role of the Expert Witness in Workplace Investigation Cases
I am often asked whether we serve as expert witnesses related to workplace investigation lawsuits. The lawyerly answer I give is, “It depends.” Our office, Oppenheimer Investigations Group, […]
Idaho Court Mulls Underlying Med-Mal Expert Issue in Legal Malpractice Case
The Idaho Supreme Court is weighing whether a legal malpractice suit can be reinstated after a lower court took issue with a key expert’s standard of care qualifications […]
Zantac Defendants: Delaware Could See Mass Tort Surge If Expert Testimony Decision Holds
Defendants in Delaware’s Zantac litigation have asked the state Supreme Court to review a Superior Court ruling that allowed testimony from plaintiffs’ experts, by claiming that the decision placed […]
‘Very Close to Turning Off the Jury’: Menendez Takes Risk by Pointing Finger at Wife, White-Collar Expert Says
The Paul Hastings attorneys representing U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, in his bribery and extortion trial have begun to argue that Menendez was unaware of his wife’s […]