Pesticides expert witnesses may write reports and testify on pesticide contamination, insects, pesticide products, and pest control. On its website, The International HCH & Pesticides Association offers the title: Obsolete (lethal) Pesticides, a ticking time bomb and why we have to act now. Authors: John Vijgen, Director of the International…
In Guidelines For The Expert Witness, Judge Timothy T. Daley, Family and Youth Court Judge Province of Nova Scotia, offers trial preparation guidelines including: Accept the unfamiliarity of testifying rules. The main objections raised by counsel to expert testimony arise because of hearsay and a proper foundation for the opinions…
Proprietary knowledge expert witnesses may testify on trade secrets, confidential information, patents, software , and related matters. On December 21, 2012, the Hewlett-Packard Company petitioned the Travis County District Court (TX), to take depositions from former HP executives Gregg Hansen and Todd MacKenzie. Grounds for the petition state: On November…
Products liability expert witnesses may consult on issues involving consumer products safety, consumer products warnings, and product design. In the news, the massive products liability case against ExxonMobil and Citgo is scheduled to go to trial on January 7, 2013 in U.S. District Court New Hampshire. The oil companies are…
In Seven Costly Mistakes Attorneys Make With Medical Negligence Cases, Dr. Burton Bentley of Elite Medical Experts LLC writes: Although the rate of negligence claims against medical providers has begun to level off, the cost of litigating these actions has risen dramatically. Vast amounts of time and money are lost…
Medical malpractice expert witnesses may consult on issues involving medical negligence, healthcare providers malpractice, and medical malpractice litigation. The American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management offers Guidelines for Expert Witness Testimony in Medical Malpractice Litigation on their website. The article includes discussion on standards of…
Patents expert witnesses may opine on patent infringement, software patents, invention patents, and more. In the news this week, Carnegie Mellon University has been awarded almost $1.17B in its patent infringement lawsuit against Marvell Technology Group Ltd. The jury found that Marvell, maker of data storage chips, infringed on Carnegie…
In Guidelines For The Expert Witness, Judge Timothy T. Daley, Family and Youth Court Judge Province of Nova Scotia, offers trial preparation guidelines including: Guideline #12 – Answer only what is asked. Be precise and do not offer gratuitous comments. Answer only what counsel or the court asks. If clarification…
In The Emotionally Labile Client; Duties – When A Client Threatens Violence, Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD, FACS, et al. and Michael Sacopulos, JD, write on what happens when a client threatens violence. See http://www.medicaljustice.com/. Published in Elon Law Review, 2012, Spring, pp55-70.
In Expert witnesses on trial, neurosurgery expert witness Dr. Jeffrey Segal writes that the ideal goal of an expert during testimony is to be “an indifferent advocate for the truth.” Dr. Segal is a board certified neurosurgeon and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Medical Justice. In 2000, he co-founded…