High court tackles Daubert standards in 2017’s first decision
Earlier this month the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a lengthy decision in the case of Seifert v. Balink, handing down the court’s first decision on the recently amended Wis. Stat. § 907.02 and, specifically, whether a medical expert’s opinions are reliable under Daubert.
BENCH BLOG: Daubert standard weighs on medical witness
A medical-malpractice case — an area of litigation replete with expert testimony — recently spurred the Court of Appeals to examine how Daubert principles should be applied to medical experts.
Judging the experts: Daubert standards resolve some skepticism, but not all
Jim Leatzow has heard the names.
BENCH BLOG: Judges show Daubert isn’t all that complicated
In the first Wisconsin case applying the Daubert standard on admissibility of expert witness testimony, the court of appeals explains “what the Daubert rule is and what it is not.”
Stop mispronouncing these words
The language of law is rich and varied. Anyone who goes to law school learns a whole new vocabulary. And words, especially in statutes, are open to different meanings and interpretations. But are they open to different pronunciations?
FAMILY LAW: Appeals decision could alter post-judgment modification cases
A recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals case in a mental commitment action may have significant implications for post-judgment modification cases in family law in this state.
Trial lawyers double as entertainers
As jurors demand slicker, speedier, sound bite-like presentations of trial evidence, lawyers are hiring visual artists, computer graphic designers and illustrators to transform piles of documents into light, sound and images.
TORT REPORT: Is Wisconsin now just like everybody else?
The first two months of 2011 brought Wisconsin a new Legislature, a new governor and a wave of tort reform.
BLAWG LOG: DiMotto on Daubert; Cicchini on verdict forms
It has been a little over four months since Daubert became the "law of the land" in Wisconsin with respect to the introduction of expert testimony.
FAMILY LAW: New statute adds extra hurdle to admit expert testimony
One of Gov. Scott Walker’s first accomplishments in office was to sign 2011 Wis. Act 2, adopting the Daubert rule for admission of expert testimony.
ON APPEAL: Challenge evidence that doesn’t meet Daubert test
On Jan. 31, 2011, the Legislature did something that the Wisconsin courts have resisted for years. It made Wisconsin a Daubert state for the purposes of admitting expert testimony.
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