Vicki Colvin, executive director of the International Council on Nanotechnology, told the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology Wednesday that nanotechnology holds great promise for the future of cancer therapy and water treatment. Colvin, also director of Rice University’s Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, said however, that concerns…
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Expert Witnesses’ Crucial Role in Litigation #5
In Utilizing Experts In An Expert Way, Kelli Hinson and Tesa Hinkley describe the crucial role expert witnesses have at trial and give advice on how best to use them. In this excerpt, Hinson and Hinkley give tips on how to control costs. Include expert costs in your budget. Consulting…
Expert Witnesses’ Crucial Role in Litigation #4
In Utilizing Experts In An Expert Way, Kelli Hinson and Tesa Hinkley describe the crucial role expert witnesses have at trial and give advice on how best to use them. In this excerpt, Hinson and Hinkley give tips on how deal with the timing of expert witness reports. Because clients…
Criminal Law Expert Witness On Bali Nine
Three of the six Australians charged with the Bali Nine heroin smuggling ring challenged the constitutional validity of the death penalty and lost on Tuesday. Indonesia’s Constitutional Court rejected the challenge, saying the right to life could be limited by Indonesian laws. Expert witnesses argued that executions breach Indonesia’s constitution…
Expert Witnesses’ Crucial Role in Litigation #3
In Utilizing Experts In An Expert Way, Kelli Hinson and Tesa Hinkley describe the crucial role expert witnesses have at trial and give advice on how best to use them. In this excerpt, Hinson and Hinkley give tips on how to set a reasonable schedule. Whenever possible, work with the…
Expert Witnesses’ Crucial Role in Litigation #2
In Utilizing Experts In An Expert Way, Kelli Hinson and Tesa Hinkley describe the crucial role expert witnesses have at trial and give advice on how best to use them. Here they give useful tips on scheduling academic experts to fit the time table for your case. Most academic experts…
Expert Witnesses’ Crucial Role in Litigation
In Utilizing Experts In An Expert Way, Kelli Hinson and Tesa Hinkley describe the crucial role expert witnesses have at trial and give advice on how best to use them. Plan ahead when considering experts. Some cases may benefit from muliple testifying experts. Start by considering anticipated phases of the…
Media Expert Witness Will Speak At Public Inquiry
Media expert witness Dr. Mary Lynn Young will be heard on Oct. 29 and 30 at the Cornwall Ontario Public Inquiry. Young is the acting director and an associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. The expert witness will speak on the impact media coverage…
Polygraph Expert Witness Testimony Is Primary Piece of Evidence
A polygraph test was admitted into evidence at a criminal trial in Ohio last week for the first time in more than thirty years. As a result, Sahil Sharma was found not guilty of sexual battery. The main witness for the defense was Dr. Louis Rovner of Los Angeles, California,…
Forensic Psychiatry Expert Witness Convincing in Montgomery Trial
A Kansas City jury this week convicted Lisa Montgomery of killing Bobbie Jo Stinnett to kidnap Stinnett’s unborn daughter. The defense expert witnesses had testified that Montgomery suffered pseudocyesis, a delusional belief that she was pregnant, and post-traumatic stress disorder. The prosecution’s forensic psychiatriy expert witness Park Dietz dismissed the…