D.C. Circuit’s Exploratory Data Ruling Is A Win For Transparency

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When scientists employed by universities, nonprofit institutes, or corporations publish scientific studies, they routinely make their underlying research data available to peer reviewers and anyone else who is interested. A recent D.C. Circuit decision¸ Pavement Coatings Technology Council v. United States Geological Survey, 995 F.3d 1014 (D.C. Cir. 2021), confirms that federal government scientists should […]

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Keep Junk Science Away From Juries

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Law360 has published my Expert Analysis/Opinion, Keep Junk Science Away From Juries. The article explains that juries are being called upon to assess an increasingly broad range of scientific issues—ranging from medical causation in class-action/mass-action product liability litigation to the alleged effects of fossil-fuel emissions in climate-change damages suits. For this reason, trial judges’ “gatekeeper”

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Representing Amici Curiae In High-Profile Appeals

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In its March/April 2021 online and print editions, the Corporate Counsel Business Journal (CCBJ) has published an interview with Capital Appellate Advocacy founder and Atlantic Legal Foundation Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Larry Ebner. In the interview, titled Representing Amici Curiae In High Profile Appeals, Larry discusses the important functions that amicus briefs serve in appellate

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Op-Ed: Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs

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The following Op-Ed, published in Law360 on October 9, 2020, was written by Atlantic Legal Foundation Senior Vice President & General Counsel and Capital Appellate Advocacy founder Larry Ebner. Amicus curiae, or friend of the court, briefs have become a routine part of federal appellate practice. Hundreds of them are filed every year in the

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California Court’s Preemption Ruling Clashes with EPA No-Cancer-Warning Determination for Roundup® Labeling

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The following case analysis was published in the Washington Legal Foundation’s Legal Pulse blog on August 4, 2020. In the WLF Legal Pulse post EPA Finally Flexes Some Preemption Muscle, I explained that last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repudiated California’s attempt, under the State’s Proposition 65 right-to-know law, to require manufacturers of glyphosate weed-control products

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The United States as Amicus Curiae: Making Uncle Sam Your New Best Friend

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The United States can be a party’s best friend—or worst foe—when it enters an appeal as amicus curiae. This article provides attorneys with some practical guidance about interacting with the U.S. Department of Justice when it is engaged in the process of deciding whether to participate in an appeal and/or what position to advocate on

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Flynn Case “Friend” Cannot Act As 11th-Hour Prosecutorial Intermeddler

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LAW 360 PUBLISHED THE FOLLOWING OP-ED ON MAY 20, 2020 UNDER THE TITLE “FLYNN JUDGE SHOULD NOT CHANGE ROLE OF AMICUS CURIAE,” AND IS POSTED HERE WITH PERMISSION Law360 (May 20, 2020, 5:50 PM EDT) — As I wrote last week [Law360, May 15, 2020], U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan’s May 13 appointment of

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The Flynn Case Doesn’t Need “Friends” Like These

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Law 360 published the following Expert Analysis on May 15, 2020 under the title “With Friends Like These: The Amicus Questions In Flynn Case,” and is posted here with permission. Law360 (May 15, 2020, 6:36 PM EDT) — Most Law360 readers are familiar with amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” briefs, especially at the

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Email Do’s & Don’ts for Lawyers

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DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, published this article under the title “Email Do’s & Don’ts for Lawyers” in the April 29, 2020 edition of  The Voice newsletter. Now that most of us are working from home, communicating effectively via email with clients, colleagues, and other attorneys has become more important than ever. When my former law firm

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Flat-Fee Legal Billing Can Liberate Attorneys

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My op-ed on the joy of handling appellate work on a set-fee basis, reproduced below and downloadable above, was published by Law360 on November 4, 2019. It was Law360’s most-viewed Expert Analysis during that week. The op-ed was republished in the February 2020 edition of DRI’s For The Defense magazine. Have you discovered the joy of

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