Groundwater Models in the Courtroom (Details) part of SERC Media Collection
Article written by E.S. Bair about the use of models in the courtroom using the Woburn Trial as an example. : a 4MB Acrobat (PDF) file

Subpoena served on Riley tanner (Details) part of SERC Media Collection
Deposition subpoena served on John J. Riley Co. to appear at SC&C : a 166kB Unknown Binary file

Clients, cogency and candor: the complications of consulting in court part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Keenly insightful article written U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes as an address at the Geoscientists in the Legal System, Pardee Keynote Symposium, Geological Society of America National Meeting, ...

Science and law: uneasy partners in the courtroom part of SERC Print Resource Collection
News article from a trade magazine about the difficulties presented when scientists and engineers testify in a court of law.

Improving expert testimony part of SERC Print Resource Collection
A professional article describing ways that experts can improve upon the manner in which they present testimony and ways in which the court can improve in receiving expert testimony

Trial courts and practice part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Professional article describing the purpose and philosophy of jury trials (as opposed to bench trials). Very good background material for a term paper.

Groundwater modeling and litigation part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Insightful book chapter dealing with the presentation of expert testimony dealing with computer models and some of the weaknesses present in all models and exploited in cross examination.

Verification, validation, and confirmation of numerical models in earth sciences part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Philosophic discussion of the use, misuse, and misunderstanding of modeling terms that lend credibility to models and results. Very interesting article with wonderful insight and suggestions.

A view from the bench: practical perspectives on juries part of SERC Print Resource Collection
A professional article written by a judge about the advantages and disadvantages of jury trials, the attributes that a jury brings to their task, and the reasons why a bench trial may not be a better ...