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On August 1, 2018 the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its opinion in In re Accutane Litigation, 2018 WL3636867 wherein the Court abandoned Frye’s “General Acceptance” requirement for admission ofscientific evidence under Rule 702. In doing so, it extended the gatekeeping function of the trial courtand obligated it to ensure that an expert’s testimony was both reliable and relevant before admitting itto the jury.When considering admissibility of scientific evidence the Court adopted the Daubert s

Chicago -- Every year, NALFA, a non-profit group, announces the nation's top attorney fee experts. Attorney fee experts are judicially qualified experts who provide expert testimony and reports on the reasonableness of attorney fees and expenses in underlying cases. Attorney fee experts are increasingly retained by fee-seeking or fee-challenging parties in litigation to independently prove reasonable attorney fees and expenses.Our attorney fee experts also include court adjuncts such as bankru