In Preparing an Expert Witness for Direct Examination: Time for a Pep Talk, medical expert witness Dr. Burton Bentley of Elite Medical Experts LLC writes: From the perspective of the expert witness, direct examination is not a particularly enjoyable process. The adversarial environment, intensity of focus, and technical nature of…
In A Look Inside Hosted e-Discovery Pricing: Secrets your service provider may not want you to know, Megan Miller of Gallivan Gallivan & O’Melia writes for The Organization of Legal Professionals: Lawyers and litigation support teams researching alternatives for e-discovery have a daunting task, complicated by the fact that information…
In As expert witnesses, industry experts play key roles in litigation cases, Rick Arnett writes that complex litigation requires “the powerful testimony of expert witnesses.” Read more: djcoregon.com.
In More effective use of experts in slip-and-fall cases – The right expert will help you to better prepare the case and win it at trial, attorney David Reinard writes: There is a second reason (besides trial) to retain an expert. A good expert can help you prepare the case.…
In Attempting to Exclude Expert Testimony, construction site expert witness William Gulya, Jr., President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes: The right to conduct voir dire examination is at the discretion of the court and may be accepted or rejected. It is important to note that the voir dire examination…
In Litigating Competence-Five Central Questions, psychology expert witness Philip J. Kinsler, Ph.D., writes: 1. What general issues should a competency evaluation address? 1.1. In general an examination of competence should make reference to: 1.1.1. The test for competency; 1.1.2. The condition or conditions causing incompetence (if any); 1.1.3. Treatment alternatives…
In Finding the Cure: Experts That Can Help You Win Your Case, trial attorney and internal medicine physician Russell Kussman writes that finding the right expert and knowing how to utilize them is a necessary skill in medical malpractice cases. Read more: https://www.caala.org/index.cfm?pg=semwebCatalog&panel=showSWTL&titleID=3332.
In Attempting to Exclude Expert Testimony, construction site expert witness William Gulya, Jr., President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes: Because the use of expert witnesses at trial is increasing, it comes as no surprise that attempts to exclude expert testimony are also increasing. The first and most common is…
In Making Your Screen Shot Count – How to Defensibly Collect Web Pages and Social Media Posts When Risk of Spoliation is High or it is Infeasible to Collect from the Web Host, Paul Easton and Tom Klaff discuss electronic discovery and web based documents. They cite Arteria Property Pty…
In More effective use of experts in slip-and-fall cases – The right expert will help you to better prepare the case and win it at trial, attorney David Reinard writes: Unfortunately, juror common sense in a slip-and-fall can be boiled down to this: “Anyone who falls wasn’t paying attention.” The…