Harvard Journal of Law & Technology

Volume 13, Number 2 Winter 2000

* This is a paraphrase of the title of the popular children's book by Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are (1992), a story about a little oy who is frightened by "scary monsters" until he gets to know them, whereupon they become friends.

** Professor of Law, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California; J.D. 1986, Harvard Law School. My thanks to Professors John Myers, Dan Capra, and Dean Michael Martin for their thoughtful comments and suggestions. Thanks to trial consultant Timothy Piganelli for sharing his expertise and practical experience on this topic with me. Also, my thanks to the very able research of my research assistant Judith Creagan. My heartfelt thanks to Christine Morse for her helpful editorial assistance and moral support and encouragement. Special thanks to Engineering Animation, Inc. for producing the computer animations and the hyperlinked CD-ROM disc, as well as their technical support and general advice. Finally, my thanks to the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology for publishing this article with hyperlinked footnotes, which I believe is how law reviews in the future will and should be published.

The computer animations and the companion CD-ROM disc for this article were donated by Engineering Animation, Inc., ("EAI"). EAI has served litigators since 1988 by providing scientific visualization tools in many high-profile cases across the country.Engineers, scientists, lawyers, and graphic artists working together with state-of-the-art technology serve to create high-quality CGEs that make complex issues easier for juries to understand. EAI is a recognized industry leader with offices all over the country and has produced animations for more than 1,000 cases involving patent infringement, products liability, environmental, construction, biotechnology, toxic torts, medical malpractice, insurance defense, accident reconstruction for aviation, and ground vehicles cases.

WHERE THE NOT SO WILD THINGS ARE:

COMPUTERS IN THE COURTROOM, THER FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE, AND THE NEED FOR INSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND MORE JUDICIAL ACCEPTANCE

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