In Expert Witnesses and Reports, Manuel Lopez and David Chaumette of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. write on when the expert testimony does not fit the case: The expert testimony must also “fit” the facts of the case. That is, the expert must testify about scientific theories that have a…
In Expert Witnesses and Reports, Manuel Lopez and David Chaumette of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. write on when the expert’s facts are wrong: An expert’s opinion is unreliable if his or her facts are wrong. As the Supreme Court explained, if “the foundational data underlying the opinion is unreliable,…
Advertising expert witness Paul Wright, is a principal of SignValue. This SignValue survey includes bad news for print media: 1) Contrary to previously published survey results, 24.7% of all respondents here indicated that their 2009 media expenditures will remain flat to potentially increase approximately 10% over 2008. 2) As a…
In Expert Witnesses and Reports, Manuel Lopez and David Chaumette of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. write: The Admissibility of Expert Testimony in Texas after Daubert and Robinson. Rule 702 governs the admissibility of expert testimony in Texas: If scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist the trier of…
In Expert Witnesses and Reports, Manuel Lopez and David Chaumette of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. write: The practical effect of Robinson in Texas has been an increase in the scrutiny of expert testimony. Even popular media coverage has identified the 1993 Daubert decision as a severe restriction on expert…
Roger A. Lenneberg of Constructive Solutions, LLC can tell you that the best experts know more than just their field-they know how to be a witness. His seminar Law, Evidence & Testimony For Building Forensics Experts – What to Say, When to Say It, and How to Say It is…
In Expert Witnesses and Reports, Manuel Lopez and David Chaumette of Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.write: The Texas appellate courts have a deep interest in experts. Since 1995, few topics have consistently generated as many opinions from the Texas appellate courts as has the topic of expert testimony. The Texas…
Tobacco control expert witness Dr. Michael Siegel has served as an expert witness in several major tobacco litigation cases. The associate chairman and a professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at Boston University writes on the electronic cigarette issue: Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal recently announced plans to…
Petrochemical expert witness Douglas Buchan testified for the plaintiff in the U.S. District Court in Green Bay and describes how the lawsuit led to the State of Wisconsin changing the law to cover and protect the public with the installation of propane systems. The Higdon family filed a complaint against…
No one can pinpoint why Diane Schuler, 36, drove the wrong way on a familiar suburban New York parkway for nearly 2 miles before slamming head-on into another vehicle, killing herself and seven others. A medical examiner is digging deeper for answers after ruling that Schuler didn’t have a heart…