Expert Witness Was Free to Change his Mind, 8th Circuit Rules
When an expert has a change of mind about his or her own opinion, what does it mean to the case? A recent decision from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sheds new light on this recurring question. The issue is one that comes up with surprising regularity, sometimes with dramatic consequences.
Tips For Retaining Your Next Expert Witness
While lawyers are important in any legal action, experts also play a major role in the U.S.
Success Strategies And Tactics To Strengthen Your Machinery & Power Plant Management Expert
There are many aspects to winning a legal claim; as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe once said: "God is in the details."
Because I Said So...Credentials vs Credibility
Remember when you were a kid? Remember when Mom or Dad told you to eat the asparagus?
Know The Background Of Your Attorney
An attorney called me on a water damage case for a downtown historic building in San Francisco. His client had been damaged by water in her retail, wholesale, and storage area in this 1920 three story brick building on which seismic updates had started. His client was being sued for not paying rent on two floors
Joint Defense Pacts Pose Pitfalls
Facing increases in litigation and decreases in legal budgets, corporate defendants in patent and trademark lawsuits are more regularly employing a tactic most would not have dreamed of a decade ago. Rather than fight these cases single-handedly, they are joining together and hiring a single law firm to represent them as a group.
The 2010 Expert Forecast: Surge Ahead
The New Year has barely begun, but all indications suggest 2010 will bring a surge in litigation involving major corporations. With that surge will come increasing demand for expert witnesses across a range of business-to-business disputes
The Top 10 Expert Rulings of 2009
As 2009 drew close to its end, the Supreme Court turned down an opportunity to decide a case many lawyers believed could set new precedent regarding the admissibility of expert testimony. But earlier in the year, in a key criminal case, the court affirmed the right of a defendant to confront experts who prepare prosecution evidence
The Role of the Expert in the Courtroom
My teacher and mentor, Dr. Bernard Diamond, pondered the question about the role of the psychiatric expert and other experts in the courtroom. My first public presentation was to the American Criminology Society on this topic, and it has continued to occupy my attention to the present
What is an expert witness?
According to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 an Expert Witness is a witness who, due to their knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may give testimony in the form of an opinion
