Oral argument Tuesday at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals centered on a pharmacology expert witness who contends the acne drug Accutane causes inflammatory bowel disease. DailyReportOnline.com writes: Three trials over an alleged link between the acne drug Accutane and serious gastrointestinal problems have resulted in verdicts of more…
On August 15, attorneys for the Detroit City Council submitted a witness list to Governor Jennifer Granholm for the removal proceedings against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. A supplemental witness list includes Wayne State Law School professor Peter Hammer who will serve as a contracts expert witness. WXYZ.com reports: Most of…
The Texas Forensic Science Commission is investigating negligence and misconduct complaints against forensic labs and has agreed to look into allegations that Cameron Willingham was convicted and sentenced to die on fire officials’ faulty testimony. Willingham was executed four years ago for the 1991 murder of his 1-year-old twins and…
Michael Stephen Gorbey, 38, was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia following his conviction on multiple weapons charges, including possession of explosives and the attempted manufacture or possession of a weapon of mass destruction near the U.S. Capitol in January…
This week a jury found that a forklift manufacturer was not liable for a 1999 tip-over accident in which the operator was thrown from a forklift resulting in catastrophic injuries. The injured party lived seven years as a quadriplegic. Massachusetts U.S. District Court Judge Reginald C. Lindsay presided over the…
Properly preparing the medical expert witness is vital to a successful deposition. The expert witness will then be able to perform with little assistance from the attorney in the case. This preparation is particularly important when the deposition is recorded on video. Since a common use for video depositions by…
Your Witness: Lessons On Cross-Examination and Life From Great Chicago Trial Lawyers includes a chapter by Cook County criminal lawyer Sam Adam entitled Eight Lessons From a Lifetime at 26th Street. Lesson #1: Look at the trial itself as an entity rather than as a collection of witnesses. Remember that…
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.” The order in which witnesses are called at trial can make or break a case. The process of preparing a witness list, including…
In Your Witness: Lessons On Cross-Examination and Life From Great Chicago Trial Lawyers leading trial lawyers illustrate essential rules including: *Never ask a question to which you do not know the answer – unless it doesn’t matter, or you have nowhere else to go. * Always listen to a witness’s…
When working with an inexperienced expert witness, they will need to be prepared for deposition the same as a lay witness. For example, the equipment and machinery expert witness working on your case will be conversant in their field but will need to know that: They are under oath. They…