Robert Glassman and Joe O’Hanlon of Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP examine the practical impact of California Evidence Code § 801.1, which now requires defense experts to support alternative medical causation opinions to a reasonable medical probability. The program explores how this change reshapes expert strategy from deposition through trial, including how to lock in opinions early and limit last-minute causation pivots. It also addresses how courts are applying the statute in real cases and how attorneys can use § 801.1 to streamline issues, narrow evidence, and reduce juror confusion around speculative medical theories.

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