A first time expert witness asks: how can I extricate myself from a case without getting sued? Here is an answer from attorney Edward Hoffman: Being an expert witness is tough — especially the first time. I happen to know a very renowned scientist who recently was deposed as an…
Dr. Martin Williams has twenty years experience as an expert witness on the standard of care in therapist-patient sex and other ethics matters involving psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatrists. In Therapist-Patient Sex Twenty Years Later: A View From the Courtroom, the psychology expert witness writes:…
If something unexpected happens to an expert witness what are your rights about postponing the court date? Answer by attorney Michael R. Nack: Part of the problem is that your change of heart may have come too late to correct. It may be that, if the trial date is coming…
Dr. Martin Williams has twenty years experience as an expert witness on the standard of care in therapist-patient sex and other ethics matters involving psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatrists. In Therapist-Patient Sex Twenty Years Later: A View From the Courtroom, the psychology expert witness writes:…
If something unexpected happens to an expert witness what are your rights about postponing the court date? Answer by attorney Michael R. Nack: In any given lawsuit it may become necessary or advisable to seek a postponement. Sometimes, and at some stages of the proceedings this can be achieved through…
Dr. Martin Williams has twenty years experience as an expert witness on the standard of care in therapist-patient sex and other ethics matters involving psychologists, clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, and psychiatrists. In Therapist-Patient Sex Twenty Years Later: A View From the Courtroom, the psychology expert witness writes:…
LawGuru.com poses the question “What constitutes an”expert witness”? Attorney Jonathon Moseley answers: This is an interesting question, and this is one of the biggest reasons why “pro se” plaintiffs (without an attorney ) often lose in court. A “fact witness” is someone who simply testifies to what they saw, or…
In The Michigan Law Blog, Michael J. Hamblin writes: Required Qualifications for Expert Witnesses in Michigan Business Litigation Cases In many business litigation cases, winning depends on the testimony of an expert witness who supports a party’s theory of the case or damage calculations. When testifying, the expert gives his…
In March the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a 2005 law establishing minimum qualifications for medical liability expert witnesses who testify in. The court rejected arguments from the state trial bar that it was up to the courts — not lawmakers — to set rules governing expert witness…
A federal prosecutor dropped key toxicology expert witness Christopher Weis from the case against W.R. Grace & Co. saying the move would significantly curtail the government’s case after U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy had told the parties to “move the case along.” Weis, a toxicologist for the U.S. Environmental Protection…