What does DCO stand for?

They argued that: (1) the obstetric anesthesiologist who provided an expert report for the plaintiffs was qualified to testify as to the standard of care for urologists because the urologist in the case deviated from a standard of care common to all physicians; (2) a nurse's expert report coupled with a physician's expert report constituted a good-faith effort to fairly summarize the nursing malpractice claim; and (3) the trial court prematurely dismissed the plaintiffs' claim because the plaintiffs' docket control order modified the deadline for providing expert reports.

9, 2006, the Court filed a Docket Control Order setting forth pretrial deadlines.

Topics covered include: - Reflections of a Patent Owner and Alleged Infringer-A Week into a Patent Infringement Trial - Example of How a Patent Dispute Might Arise - The Dynamics of a Typical Patent Litigation: An Introduction - The Complaint, Answer, Initial Disclosure, and Docket Control Order - The Discovery Process-Planning the Case - The Markman Hearing: Impact of the Ruling - Is an Alternate Noninfringing Design Available to the Accused Infringer?