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Deceptive Negotiating And High-Toned Morality, Walter W. Steele, Jr.
Deceptive Negotiating And High-Toned Morality, Walter W. Steele, Jr.
Vanderbilt Law Review
Rising concern about the adequacy of the adversary system to deal with disputes quickly, fairly, and economically has led to increased interest in a broad range of alternate dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration and the use of mini-trials. Presently, however, negotiation between disputants or negotiation between counsel for disputants is the best understood and most often utilized alternative to litigation. In fact, negotiating prior to litigating is so pervasive that it might be thought of as an inherent part of the litigation process. From a lawyer's perspective, an advantage of negotiation over other forms of dispute resolution is that …
Policing The Bases Of Modern Expert Testimony, Ronald L. Carlson
Policing The Bases Of Modern Expert Testimony, Ronald L. Carlson
Vanderbilt Law Review
Technical witnesses have revolutionized the American lawsuit. Advertisements in litigation periodicals bear witness to the broad range of courtroom expert testimony available to the trial bar. A specialist in airplane pilot error places an advertisement on the same page with an advertiser who is eminently qualified to provide expert testimony in churning securities litigation."' Also included are obscenity experts for criminal cases as well as a timber products specialist with "global experience in accidents and related cases," who claims, "more than 30 years experience with wood utility poles."' Within the category of timber and woods there are other experts as …
The Development Of Professional Judgment In Law School Litigation Courses: The Concepts Of Trial Theory And Theme, Edward J. Imwinkelried
The Development Of Professional Judgment In Law School Litigation Courses: The Concepts Of Trial Theory And Theme, Edward J. Imwinkelried
Vanderbilt Law Review
I was delighted when the Vanderbilt Law Review asked me to submit a short essay on trial advocacy. This Essay allows me to discuss two concepts, the trial theory and theme, that should be highlighted in every law school litigation course. Several years ago I wrote a text on commercial litigation for practitioners. That text proposed definitions for the concepts of "theory" and "theme"and suggested that trial attorneys organize their pretrial preparation and trial presentation in terms of those concepts. Since the publication of the text, I have attempted to refine the concepts and to use the concepts to restructure …