Court-appointed expert isn’t immune from suit 
Published: April 15, 2013
Tags: breach of contract, expert witnesses, judicial immunity, professional liability
A court-appointed expert was not immune from liability for allegedly failing to provide contracted-for services in a divorce case, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Turning expert witnesses’ data into meaningful testimony
By:
Richard Gabriel
Published: November 5, 2012
Tags: expert testimony, expert witnesses, jury trial
Lawyers care about an expert’s credentials, how the expert’s opinions support their case, and the expert’s ability to withstand cross-examination. Experts care about their reputation and how to balance objectivity with assisting their client’s case. Jurors just want to figure out what the heck is going on.
Seatbelt expert couldn’t testify in Ford rollover case
Published: August 22, 2012
Tags: Daubert, design defect, expert witnesses, Ford, product liability, rollover, seatbelt litigation
An expert in a product liability case was not qualified to testify that the plaintiff’s injuries were caused by a defective seatbelt buckle in a Ford automobile, the 10th Circuit has ruled in reversing a $4.5 million judgment.
Redefining expert witness credibility for juries
By:
Richard Gabriel
Published: April 9, 2012
Tags: expert witness, expert witnesses, jury
Juries routinely dismiss expert testimony due to credibility problems, incomprehensibility, or simply because it is cancelled out by another expert’s testimony.
This leads to a number of important questions for the attorney and the expert in presenting testimony at trial. What exactly is credibility? Is an expert an advocate? How objective is an expert supposed to be?
Md. bill would limit number of experts at med-mal trials
By:
Steve Lash
Published: March 6, 2012
Tags: expert witnesses, Maryland, medical expert, medical malpractice
Advocates for patients and doctors in Maryland battled last week over legislation that would limit to two the number of medical experts each side would be permitted to have testify at medical malpractice trials.
Successful use of expert witnesses
Published: November 14, 2011
Tags: 20 Things Lawyers Need to Know in 2012, expert witnesses
At best, expert testimony can be the viewfinder that brings blurry evidence into focus for the jury. At worst, an expert can confuse, bore or offend jurors. Here are some tips for making the most of expert witnesses.
Ford rollover plaintiffs need expert testimony to proceed
Published: September 21, 2011
Tags: consumer expectation, design defect, expert witnesses, Ford Explorer, product liability, rollover
Plaintiffs who sustained injuries in the rollover of a Ford Explorer could not proceed without expert witnesses, even though they sued under a consumer expectation theory of product liability, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
TASA report reveals challenges to expert testimony
Published: June 22, 2011
Tags: Daubert, expert witnesses, TASA Group
The TASA Group has released the second iteration of The Challenge History Report™.
Expert report may be required for treating physicians
Published: May 6, 2011
Tags: expert witnesses, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, negligence
A plaintiff in a personal injury case may be required to file witness reports for treating physicians who are prepared to render expert opinions, the 9th Circuit has ruled.
Expert witness preparation after the 2010 amendments
By:
W. William Hodes
Published: April 29, 2011
Tags: Discovery, ethics, expert witness preparation, expert witnesses, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 26
Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which broadly addresses the scope of permissible discovery and the basic rules of the road, has been thoroughly overhauled several times and tweaked almost continuously since its original inclusion in the Rules in 1938.
