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NJ Accutane Ruling Raises Bar For Expert Witnesses

By Jeannie O'Sullivan (August 2, 2018, 5:26 PM EDT) -- The New Jersey Supreme Court's decision Wednesday to wipe out the Accutane mass tort case imposed stricter guidelines on scientific evidence used to support claims, and it could stem the tide of low-merit claims flowing into Garden State courts as litigants need to be more selective when enlisting expert witnesses, experts say....

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