In Cross-Examination of Experts On “Underlying Facts or Data,” Carl Robin Teague writes that cases involving complex questions of medical causation often turn on the “battle of the experts.” Whether the testifying expert witness is a “primary” expert (i.e. published or participated in the study upon which his opinions are…
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The Order of Expert Witnesses At Trial – Part 4
In Anatomy of a Witness List, Hon. Michael L. Stern writes that “each witness should tell the next part of your story and move your case forward… By the time any expert takes the stand, the foundational facts for his or her opinion should have been presented through other witnesses.”…
Cross Examination of Medical Expert Witnesses Part 1
In Cross-Examination of Experts On “Underlying Facts or Data,” Carl Robin Teague writes that products liability cases involving complex questions of medical causation often turn on the “battle of the experts.” As this battle takes on heightened importance, more and more litigants – citing Daubert’s focus on the expert’s methodology…
The Order of Expert Witnesses At Trial – Part 3
In Anatomy of a Witness List, Hon. Michael L. Stern writes that “each witness should tell the next part of your story and move your case forward… By the time any expert takes the stand, the foundational facts for his or her opinion should have been presented through other witnesses.”…
Fraud Expert Witness Testifies In Credit Card Scheme
Fraud investigation expert witness Brian Johnson testified Tuesday in Ottawa at the trial of four people accused of participating in a credit and debit card fraud scheme. OttawaCitizen.com writes: Johnson, a fraud investigator with TD Canada Trust, testified that an RBC Royal Bank Visa card seized during a police search…
Hiring The Right Medical Expert Witness Part 3
In Tips For Selecting The Right Expert Witness Service (Skynewswire.com), Rosie Fletcher writes that there is always a possibility that attorneys will need the services of an expert witness. Hiring the right medical expert witness, for example, will provide proof and testimony in court to support your case. Even if…
Expert Witnesses in Short Supply?
TimesOnline.com UK edition reports: The surge in credit-crunch related litigation means that expert witnesses are in increasingly short supply, according to Sweet & Maxwell, the legal information publisher. A survey found that 28 per cent of law firms say that they are finding it “extremely difficult” or “difficult” to find…
Hiring The Right Medical Expert Witness Part 2
Hiring the right medical expert witness will provide proof and testimony in court to support your case. In Tips For Selecting The Right Expert Witness Service (Skynewswire.com), Rosie Fletcher writes: Even if you don’t need to hire the right expert witness service now, you could need one later so its…
Terrorism Expert Witness On Planned Fort Dix Attack
Jury selection begins today in the trial of five foreign-born Muslims from the Philadelphia area charged with planning a jihad-inspired attack on the Fort Dix military base. Trading Markets.com reports: The government’s case is built primarily around secretly recorded conversations made by two cooperating witnesses who befriended the defendants. Those…
Hiring the Right Medical Expert Witness
Hiring the right medical expert witness will provide proof and testimony in court to support your case. In Tips For Selecting The Right Expert Witness Service (Skynewswire.com), Rosie Fletcher writes: Living in a litigious society has made many of us think of court settlement as our first rather than the…