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Expert Toolkit (Federal)
Practical Law Toolkit 5-590-5665 (Approx. 9 pages)
Expert Toolkit (Federal)
by Practical Law Litigation
| Maintained • USA (National/Federal) |
Resources to assist counsel with the use of experts in federal civil litigation. Specifically, this Toolkit offers resources related to locating and retaining an expert, expert depositions, expert reports, and drafting a Daubert motion.
Expert testimony frequently is a crucial part of establishing a claim or defense. An expert's input, opinion, report, or testimony can not only be invaluable, it can be case determinative. Given the high stakes in cases involving expert opinions, counsel need to be prepared to:
- Locate and work with their own experts.
- Understand the privilege rules relating to communications with experts.
- Engage in expert discovery.
- Ensure that their expert's testimony is admissible.
- Make motions to exclude opposing expert opinions.