Dedication; Acknowledgments; The Author; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 Science in American Litigation: India Rubber to Bioinformatics; 2 Science, Products Liability, and the Courts; 3 Science and Peer Review; 4 Science and Legal Causation: A Primer on Proximate Cause; 5 Science and Pretrial Research; 6 Science and Expert Witnesses; 7 Science and Business Documentation; 8 Science and Pretrial Discovery; Appendix: Researching the Science Case; Index
Summary
Written for attorneys and expert witnesses, this guide to products liability litigation outlines each step of the process, from research to court hearings. It discusses the admissibility of scientific ideas, and explains how to prepare science-based cases in civil trials. Landmark cases, the scientific-peer review process, legal theory, and differi
