Electronic Evidence, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence

LAW 308-01 Electronic Evidence, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence 3 credits
Using a unified evidentiary and practical perspective, this course will address the use and admission of electronic evidence and expert testimony in civil and criminal cases under both the Federal Rules of Evidence and major state common law alternatives. The course will include the application of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals; practical considerations dealing with the admission and use of expert testimony; pretrial preparation of experts; and the evolving law and practice dealing with the admission of electronic evidence, especially in the context of expert testimony.

 

Foundational:

Evidence
Federal Courts
Trial Advocacy
Virginia Civil Procedure

Supporting:

Administrative Law
Advanced Brief Writing
Advanced Family Law Advocacy
Advanced Research I
Advanced Research II
Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey
American Jury
Conflicts
Constitutional Tort Litigation
Depositions
Discovery-Pretrial
Domestic Violence Clinic
Electronic Discovery and Data Seizures
Electronic Evidence, Expert Testimony, Scientific Evidence*
Entertainment Law Litigation*
General Mediation
Legal Aid Clinic
Legal Technology
Litigation in Civil Law Systems*
Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation & Settlement Advocacy
Objections       
Remedies
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
Technology-Augmented Trial Advocacy
Transnational Litigation*
Trial Strategy and Persuasion
Virginia Criminal Procedure

*courses not offered every year