Daubert Standards for Expert Witness Testimony
Effective Strategies for Bringing and Defending Daubert Challenges
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Recorded event now available
This CLE webinar will prepare litigators to meet the Daubert standards on admissibility of expert opinion testimony and outline effective strategies for bringing and defending Daubert motions.
Description
Daubert motions are one of the most critical pre-trial aspects of a case involving expert witness testimony because exclusion of an expert can effectively end a suit. A successful Daubert challenge can also put a party in a more favorable settlement position.
Counsel must thoroughly understand and consider Daubert standards prior to retaining any expert witness and in making strategic and tactical decisions on when and whether to bring a Daubert challenge.
Listen as our authoritative panel of experienced litigators discusses the Daubert standards and best practices for offering and defending such motions.
Outline
- Overview of Daubert standard
- Theory tested
- Peer review and publication
- Potential error rate
- Standards and control
- General acceptance
- Other reliability factors
- Bringing a Daubert challenge
- Mechanics of a challenge
- Strategic and tactical considerations
- Defending a Daubert challenge
- Critical questions when hiring expert witness
- Relevance and reliability
- Curing a successful Daubert challenge
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- How can counsel effectively challenge an expert witness' theories and whether those theories have been adequately tested?
- Under what circumstances should counsel consider not filing a Daubert motion?
- How can prior rulings involving an expert witness be used?
Faculty
Jonathan Evan Goldberg,
Partner
SNR Denton, New York
He focuses on all aspects of complex commercial litigation, employment law and litigation, and ERISA litigation. He is an experienced trial lawyer and frequent public speaker, has successfully represented numerous clients in federal and state courts throughout the United States in matters involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud, and breach of contract.
Anthony L. Cochran,
Partner
Chilivis Cochran Larkins & Bever, Atlanta
During his 33 years of practice, he has represented many individuals and businesses on a wide variety of matters. He has tried dozens of jury trials in many areas of the law (civil and criminal, federal and state), bench trials (in federal and state courts), administrative and regulatory hearings (before federal and state agencies and boards), and medical peer review hearings at hospitals.
Henry D. Fellows,
Partner
Fellows LaBriola, Atlanta
He is a founding partner and an av-rated trial lawyer. For thirty years, his practice has been devoted to complex business litigation representing businesses, corporations, partnerships and individuals.
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Deirdre J. Kamber
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba
Litigation Advisory Board
Partner
K&L Gates
Counsel
O’Melveny & Myers
Partner
SNR Denton
Shareholder
Capes Sokol Goodman & Sarachan
Partner
Baker & Hostetler
Partner
Mayer Brown
Partner
Winston & Strawn
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Robert B. (Barry) Wiggins
Director
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services
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