Quantitative Risk Assessments as Evidence in Civil Litigation

Computer-Based Discovery in Federal Civil Litigation

the pervasive use of computers. More and more cases involve e-mail, word-processed documents, spreadsheets, and records of Internet activity. In some cases, computerbased discovery can be routine and uneventful. The parties may agree simply to exchange computer disks of documents instead of paper. In many cases, however, computerbased discovery generates disputes over the scope of disclosure, f...

Civil Litigation in Twentieth Century Europe

Introduction Choosing a starting point and an end for a historiography of the civil procedural laws of twentieth century Europe from the perspective of case management is as simple as choosing these moments in the Europe of the nineteenth century. In the nineteenth century the historiography should commence with the French Code de procédure civile, that was adopted in 1806. It was this code, wi...

Constructs of Justice: Beyond Civil Litigation

Rule 11 and Civil Rights Litigation

Do you understand your risk? Liability and third-party evaluations in civil litigation.

Many psychiatrists believe that there is little or no liability associated with conducting examinations at the request of a third party or with providing testimony in civil litigation. Case law has demonstrated otherwise. Psychiatrists conducting independent medical examinations (IMEs) may be vulnerable to tort lawsuits by either the evaluee or the third party who commissions the IME. In additi...