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• CAFC: Infringement Not Proven in Marketing Materials ( July 2007 )
  Robert J Ambrogi of

  Expert testimony based largely on the opponents' marketing and advertising materials provided no proof of infringement of stem-cell patents and should have been excluded from trial, a divided three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled June 9th. The stem-cell biologist's testimony – which consisted almost entirely of quotations from the defendants' promotional and investment materials – was neither appropriate for an expert, nor helpful to the jury, the court concluded in affirming the trial court's post-trial order striking the testimony.

• In an Expert, Knowledge May Not Equal Power ( May 2007 )
  Robert J Ambrogi of

  Just because an expert strikes you as the brightest guy on the planet, that doesn't mean he is the best witness for your case, says Roderick B. Williams, an intellectual property partner with Vinson & Elkins in Austin, Texas.

• In an Expert, Passion Equals Credibility ( March 2007 )
  Robert J Ambrogi of

  Credibility is a key attribute in an expert witness, every trial lawyer would agree. But how do you gauge a potential expert's credibility? What attributes provide the best predictors of how the expert will measure up in the eyes of a jury?

• Supreme Court Watch -- Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. V. Carmichael : Bolstering Safeguards against Non-Scientific Experts. ( August 1999 )
  Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

  When the United States Supreme Court rendered its decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U..

• The Expansion of the Daubert Expert Evidence Doctrine Continues…Recent Decisions in Federal and Louisiana Courts ( June 1999 )
  Michael G. Durand of Onebane Law Firm

  Few areas of law depend to a greater degree on expert testimony and evidence than litigation involving environmenta.

• U.S. Supreme Court Expands Daubert ( April 1999 )
  Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, L.L.P.

  Federal Rule of Evidence 702 reads "if scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier o.

• Supreme Court Rules on Testimony by Experts ( April 1998 )
  Nancy L. Newman of Knapp, Petersen & Clarke

  The U. S. Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous ruling in a case which defendants in product liability cases ar.

• Bad Faith Experts After Kumho ( January 1998 )
  Alan E. Untereiner, Eileen  Penner and Evan M. Tager of Mayer Brown, LLP

  This article reviews the Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael's decision which discussed the scope of testimony for bad faith experts in insurance coverage matters. In Kumho, the Supreme Court narrowed the scope of what an expert can testify to during trial.

• Experts: When to Hold 'Em, When to Fold 'Em ( November 1992 )
  John C. Cabaniss of Cabaniss Law Office

  One of the most difficult tasks litigators face today is deciding when-and when not-to use experts. In deciding w.