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Motion in Limine Denied -- A computer forensics expert hired by plaintiff testified that certain computer files known as "OCA files" were a integral part of plaintiff's software and could not be created without using plaintiff's software. Defendant moved to suppress the expert's conclusory testimony on the grounds that he was unqualified and used unreliable methodology to reach his conclusion. See Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993).

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By some projections, the computer forensics industry will generate more than $5 billion in revenues by 2011. With that growth, however, comes increased risk of civil liability if a forensics investigator or firm is consciously or unwittingly involved in malfeasance. A good example of that risk is taking place right now, as a Chicago, Illinois-based computer forensics firm defends itself from a defamation claim.

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