Science and Litigation: Products Liability in Theory and Practice: Kiely; Terrence F.: 9780849300257: Book: History: eCampus.com

Explains how to prepare science-based cases in civil trials. Details key investigative categories involved in pre-trial research, including publicly accessible scientific information resources and identifying product defect types. Provides an overview of available scientific information sources.

Introduction

xvii

Part I SCIENCE AND LEGAL THEORY

(204)

Science in American Litigation: India Rubber to Bioinformatics

(32)

Science and the Legal Process

(7)

Science, Products Liability, and Commerce

(1)

Historical Notes on Science and Technology

(7)

Nineteeth-Century Science and Patent Litigation

(17)

Science, Products Liability, and the Courts

(42)

Science and Products Liability

(4)

Science and the Civil Law

(3)

Forensic Evidence and the Criminal Law

(2)

Science and the United States Supreme Court

(10)

Kumho Tire and Beyond

(23)

Science and Peer Review

(54)

Introduction

(4)

Peer Review of Peer Review

(4)

Peer Review and the Supreme Court

(20)

Appendix: The Peer Reviewers Review Peer Review

105

(26)

Science and Legal Causation: A Primer on Proximate Cause

131

(74)

Introduction: A Primer on Proximate Cause

131

(2)

The Varieties of Cause: The Case of Dennis D.

133

(8)

The Language of Cause

141

(3)

Working Theories of Cause

144

(1)

Differential Diagnosis

145

(14)

Bellwether Cases and Inferential Statistics

159

(7)

Extrapolation Theory

166

(11)

The Parlodel Controversy

177

(28)

Part II SCIENCE AND LITIGATION PRACTICE

205

(224)

Science and Pretrial Research

207

(54)

Introduction

207

(6)

Research Focal Points

213

(4)

Research Topical Checklist

217

(12)

Research In Depth

229

(7)

Research Points of Reference

236

(5)

Introduction to Detailed Research

241

(3)

Focal Points for State-of-the-Art Research

244

(7)

Information Sources

251

(10)

Science and Expert Witnesses

261

(26)

Introduction

261

(1)

Determining Expert Witness Needs

262

(3)

Prioritizing Expert Witness Needs

265

(1)

Choosing the Expert: General Considerations

265

(2)

Choosing the Expert: Organizational Factors

267

(3)

Choosing the Expert: Individual Factors

270

(6)

Categories of Experts

276

(5)

Initial Utilization of the Expert

281

(6)

Science and Business Documentation

287

(52)

Introduction

287

(1)

The Generation of Corporate Documents

288

(5)

Design Documentation

293

(14)

Testing Documentation

307

(11)

Production Documentation

318

(2)

Marketing Documentation

320

(6)

Regulatory Documentation

326

(6)

Organizational Documentation

332

(4)

Operational Documentation

336

(3)

Science and Pretrial Discovery

339

(90)

Introduction

339

(1)

Discovery Planning

340

(8)

Interrogatories

348

(8)

Requests for the Production of Documents

356

(6)

Depositions

362

(6)

Focal Points for Organization and Analysis

368

(14)

Specialized Indexing and Cross-Referencing

382

(9)

Defense Objections to Discovery

391

(7)

The Motion to Compel Discovery

398

(31)

Appendix: Researching the Science Case

429

(12)

Index

441


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