Expert Witness, Summary Judgment, Discovery

When $180 Million Rides on an Expert's Supplementation Decision

McGinnis Lochridge on 7/28/2025

$180M oil case lost when Apollo refused to fix expert's flawed damages model. Without expert testimony meant no damages recovery in technical fields. In Apollo Exploration, LLC v. Apache Corporation, No. 11-19-00183-CV, 2025...more

Can a Treating Physician Opine on Causation? Eleventh Circuit Says It’s About Intent, not Content

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 8/18/2023

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2) outlines two different sets of pretrial disclosure requirements, imposing more onerous requirements on “retained” than “non-retained” experts. Relatedly, when non-retained expert...more

Court Finds Ship Has Sailed for Seaman to Disclose Expert’s Opinions, Resulting in Summary Judgment

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/18/2023

Discovery deadlines exist for a reason. Although there are exceptions to every rule – and often a rule dictating how to handle such exceptions – litigants in federal court are expected to show their evidentiary cards in a...more

Dispositive Motions Should Proceed Only After Expert Discovery Completed: Hinshaw's Annual Guide to Key Illinois Medical...

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care on 12/29/2020

What is the appropriate time for filing a dispositive motion in medical malpractice actions? Schicheng Guo, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Shinqian Bao, deceased v. International Teleradiology, LLC, Swedish...more

Rhode Island Supreme Court Decision Serves As A Reminder To Engage Necessary Experts Early In The Case

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 10/23/2015

A recent Rhode Island Supreme Court decision serves as an important reminder of the need to engage essential expert witnesses early in a case and, at a minimum, before discovery responses are due....more

Experts In Patent Cases: Getting The Most Out Of Your Star Witness

Perkins Coie on 8/1/2013

In This Issue: - Introduction - Selecting the Right Expert(s) ..The Testifying Expert ..Non-Testifying “Supporting” Experts - Fed. R. Civ. 26 Rules Governing Interactions Between Counsel and Experts ...more