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77 Ohio St. L.J. Sixth Cir. Rev. 15 (2016)

handle is hein.journals/osljsxcr77 and id is 1 raw text is: OHIO STATE LAW JO URNAL FURTHERMORE SIXTH CIRCUIT REVIEW Outsourcing the Jury: Bartlett v. DuPont' and the Role of Alternative Adjudication in Preserving Jury Fairness in Complex Scientific Litigation ELIZABETH V. YOUNG* Commenting on Bartlett v. E. L du Pont de Nemours & Co., No. 2:13-CV- 0170 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 8, 2015); In re E. L du Pont de Nemours & Co. C-8 Personal Injury Litigation, No. 2:13-MD-2433 (S.D. Ohio filed Apr. 9, 2013). TABLE OF CONTENTS I. THE PROBLEM OF COMPLEX SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS IN LITIGATION ...................................... .......16 II. THE CREATION OF THE C8 SCIENCE PANEL AND ITS ROLE IN BARTLE.T..............................................17 III. A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR FAIRNESS IN ALTERNATIVE ADJUDICATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE C8 SCIENCE PANEL.................................................21 IV. THE EFFICACY OF THE C8 SCIENCE PANEL AS SEEN THROUGH A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK OF JURY FAIRNESS ...............24 A. Factors that Advance the C8 Science Panel's Ability to Preserve Fairness .................................24 B. Limitations of the C8 Science Panel's Ability to Preserve Fairness ................................ .....27 C. Summary: Determining Uhat Is Most Fair for Complex Scientific Litigation ...............................28 V. THE FUTURE OF COMPLEX SCIENTIFIC ADJUDICATION & POLICY PERSPECTIVES IN PRESERVING FAIRNESS IN LITIGATION ...........29 * J.D. Candidate 2016, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law; B.A., The Ohio University. Thanks to Professor Cinnamon Carlarne, Chelsea Freeman, Philip Krzeski, Howard Harcha, Kristen Maiorino, and the staff of the Ohio State Law Journal for their incredibly helpful comments, insight, and advice on this piece. 'Bartlett v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., No. 2:13-CV-0170 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 8, 2015). See Bartlett Verdict and Settlement Summary, JVR No. 1601150042, 2015 WL 9841769, for a selection of court filings from the case. Vol. 77] 15

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