Working Papers

May 6, 2020

Working Papers

Gatekeeping Reorientation: Amend Rule 702 to Correct Judicial Misunderstandings about Expert Evidence

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By Lee Mickus, a Partner in the Denver, CO office of Evans Fears & Schuttert LLP.

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