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Inconsistency in Evidentiary Standards for Medical Testimony: Disorder in the Courts

Jerome P. Kassirer, Joe S. Cecil

September 18, 2002

The Supreme Court, based on three decisions over the past decade, now requires judges to examine the underlying basis of all testimony to ensure that only expert testimony supported by valid methods if inquiry is introduced as evidence in litigation.

Judge and Attorney Experiences, Practices, and Concerns Regarding Expert Testimony in Federal Civil Trials

Carol L. Krafka, D. Dean P. Miletich, Joe S. Cecil, Meghan A. Dunn, Molly Johnson

January 1, 2002

This is an expanded version of Expert Testimony in Federal Civil Trials: A Preliminary Analysis (2000).

Neutral Science Panels: Two Examples of Panels of Court-Appointed Experts in the Breast Implants Product Liability Litigation

Laural L. Hooper, Joe S. Cecil, Thomas E. Willging

June 15, 2001

This report to the Judicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management describes two different types of independent panels used in the silicone gel breast implants litigation.

How Science Works [Superseded]

David Goodstein

January 1, 2000

Reference Guide on Medical Testimony [Superseded]

Howard M. Kipen, Mary Sue Henifin, Susan R. Poulter

January 1, 2000

Reference Guide on Survey Research [Superseded]

Shari Seidman Diamond

January 1, 2000

Expert Testimony in Federal Civil Trials: A Preliminary Analysis

Carol L. Krafka, Joe S. Cecil, Molly Johnson

January 1, 2000

In 1998, the Federal Judicial Center surveyed federal judges about their experiences with expert testimony in civil cases.

Title page, Table of contents, and Preface [Superseded]

January 1, 2000

Reference Guide on Epidemiology [Superseded]

D. Michal Freedman, Leon Gordis, Michael D. Green

January 1, 2000

Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Second Edition [Superseded]

Fern M. Smith, Stephen G. Breyer, Margaret A. Berger, William W Schwarzer, Joe S. Cecil, David Goodstein, David H. Kaye, David A. Freedman, Daniel L. Rubinfeld, Shari Seidman Diamond, Victoria A. Lazear, Michael D. Green, D. Michal Freedman, Leon Gordis, Bernard D. Goldstein, Mary Sue Henifin, Howard M. Kipen, Susan R. Poulter, George F. Sensabaugh, Henry Petroski

January 1, 2000

A reference to assist judges in managing expert evidence in cases involving issues of science or technology.

Other editions:

Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Third Edition (2011)

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Scientific Evidence

Inconsistency in Evidentiary Standards for Medical Testimony: Disorder in the Courts

Judge and Attorney Experiences, Practices, and Concerns Regarding Expert Testimony in Federal Civil Trials

Neutral Science Panels: Two Examples of Panels of Court-Appointed Experts in the Breast Implants Product Liability Litigation

How Science Works [Superseded]

Reference Guide on Medical Testimony [Superseded]

Reference Guide on Survey Research [Superseded]

Expert Testimony in Federal Civil Trials: A Preliminary Analysis

Title page, Table of contents, and Preface [Superseded]

Reference Guide on Epidemiology [Superseded]

Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Second Edition [Superseded]

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