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Tillers on Evidence and Inference
Tillers on Evidence and Inference
The evidence blog of Professor Peter Tillers of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.
http://tillerstillers.blogspot.com/
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May 17
Those Blinking (Messy) Declarations!
Those Blinking (Messy) Declarations!Ah, real-world evidence problems are so messy! Consider the case in which the victim of a homicide - before his death - allegedly identified his killer by blinking his eyes three times. See Lisa Cornwell (AP reporter), Ohioan to appeal… -
May 16
Proposed new standards for expert witnesses in family court cases in England and Wale
Proposed new standards for expert witnesses in family court cases in England and WaleNew standards for expert evidence in family courts announced, Consultation launched on exclusion of ‘so-called experts who are not up to scratch’ Fanily Law Week (May 16, 2013?): The Ministry of Justice has proposed… -
May 15
Dan Kahan on Some Factors Affecting "Objectivity" (and the lack thereof)
Dan Kahan on Some Factors Affecting "Objectivity" (and the lack thereof)Dan Kahan, Motivated reasoning & its cognates (blog post), Cultural Cognition Project (May 15, 2013): 1. Generally. Motivated reasoning refers to the unconscious tendency of individuals to process…
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Innocence Blog
Innocence Blog
The legal blog of theInnocence Project founded in 1992 by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University to assist prisoners who could be proven innocent through DNA testing.
http://www.innocenceproject.org/news/Blog.php
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May 21
Washington Post Op-Ed Highlights Racial Inequality in America's Justice System
Washington Post Op-Ed Highlights Racial Inequality in America's Justice SystemA recent Washington Post op-ed authored by civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis of the 5th Congressional District of Georgia and Bryan Stevenson, executive director and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative highlights the case of Louis… -
May 20
Colorado Exoneree to Receive Compensation
Colorado Exoneree to Receive CompensationIn the year since his exoneration through DNA testing, Robert Dewey has been living hand to mouth without the compensation that could help him rebuild his life. That is about to change this week, when the governor signs a compensation bill… -
May 17
Two Years After Being Freed, A Montana Man is Back in Custody For Same Crime
Two Years After Being Freed, A Montana Man is Back in Custody For Same CrimeA Montana man was taken back into custody for a 1979 murder earlier this week following a state Supreme Court ruling that could send him to prison for the rest of his life, reported the Associated Press. After new evidence pointed to a false…
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Expert Witness Guru's Blog
Expert Witness Guru's Blog
Covers rulings, news and marketing strategies for expert witnesses.
http://expertwitnessguru.com/blog/
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May 6
Expert Witness Encyclopedia – Bringing All Information About Experts Under One Portal
Expert Witness Encyclopedia – Bringing All Information About Experts Under One PortalTwo months ago, we were looking at a long list of gatekeeping issues and it was a pain to find some of the decisions which defined the gatekeeping standard for several states. This is when we thought that there needs to be a single place… -
Apr 28
Florida Legislature Adopts Daubert Standard for Expert Testimony
Florida Legislature Adopts Daubert Standard for Expert TestimonyThe Florida House and Senate have passed a Daubert bill, which now apparently awaits only the governor’s signature. After years of trying, Florida has, at least legislatively, become the country’s 27th (or 21st or 31st, depending… -
Feb 27
Experience-Based Expert Testimony Need Not Meet Daubert’s Requirements: Alaska Supreme Court
Experience-Based Expert Testimony Need Not Meet Daubert’s Requirements: Alaska Supreme CourtIn a recent decision (Thompson v. Cooper), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that admissibility of expert testimony based on experience does not need to be subjected to the Daubert Test. While the Court did a great job of explaining why…
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Nebraska Litigation & Trial…
Nebraska Litigation & Trial Advisor
Covers trials and appeals, depositions, and discovery. By Lamson, Dugan and Murray, LLP.
http://www.nebraskalitigationadvisor.com/
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Apr 11
Werner v. Platte County (Part II): Don’t Get Too Excited About the Excited Utterance Hearsay Exception
Werner v. Platte County (Part II): Don’t Get Too Excited About the Excited Utterance Hearsay ExceptionLDM Partner Cathy Trent-Vilim continues her discussion of her recent case in this post. You read in Part I of Werner v. Platte County how the Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s ruling that statements by Mr.… -
Apr 9
Werner v. Platte County (Part I): Get Excited About the Excited Utterance Hearsay Exception
Werner v. Platte County (Part I): Get Excited About the Excited Utterance Hearsay ExceptionLDM attorneys Cathy Trent-Vilim and Bill Lamson recently received a decision from the Nebraska Supreme Court affirming a $1 million judgment they obtained on behalf of their client, Brian Werner, in a suit against Platte County, Nebraska,… -
Jan 24
Lance Armstrong, Oprah and the False Claims Act
Lance Armstrong, Oprah and the False Claims ActThis post is authored by Stacy Morris, a partner in LDM’s litigation department. By Stacy Morris Recently, we had written several blog posts about the expanding reach of the False Claims Act, and, in particular, of the whistleblower…
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