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Olin Conference
(Open to UVa Law Faculty)

All events are in Slaughter Hall, Room 366, unless indicated otherwise.

Friday, February 23, 2001

Introductory Remarks
9:00 a.m. -

George Cohen
University of Virginia
School of Law

"Naturalized Epistemology and the Law of Evidence"
9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Speakers:
Ronald Allen
Northwestern University
School of Law

Brian Leiter
University of Texas
School of Law
Commentator:
Dale Nance
Chicago-Kent
College of Law

Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

"The Economics of Evidence Law: Common Sense on Stilts"
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Speaker:
Richard Lempert
University of Michigan
Law School
Commentator:
Richard Posner
Chief Judge
US Court of Appeals
7th Circuit

Lunch (prior reservation required)
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Location: Caplin Pavilion

"Admissibility, Expert Evidence and the Problems of Reliability"
1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Speaker:
Jennifer Mnookin
University of Virginia
School of Law
Commentator:
Samuel Gross
University of Michigan
Law School

Reception and Dinner (prior reservation required)
7:00 p.m.
Location: Boar's Head Inn Pub Room

Saturday, February 24, 2001

"Jury Room Ruminations on a Forbidden Topic"
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Speakers:
Shari Diamond
Northwestern University
School of Law

Neil Vidmar
Duke University
School of Law
Commentator:
Valerie Hans
University of Delaware
Department of Psychology

Break
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

"Statistics and the Dynamics of Daubert"
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Speaker:
David Kaye
Arizona State University
College of Law
Commentator:
Kevin Kordana
University of Virginia
School of Law

Buffet Lunch (No reservation necessary)
12:15 p.m.
Location: Alumni Lounge, Slaughter 3rd Floor

Conference Commentary
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Speakers:
Richard Friedman
University of Michigan
Law School

Roger Park
University of California
Hastings College of Law
Discussants:
Craig Callen
Mississippi College School of Law

David Bernstein
George Mason University School of Law

Mark Notturno
Boston University Center for Philosophy
& History of Science

Joseph Sanders
University of Houston Law Center