Dani Alexis Ryskamp, J.D.

Professionals in a number of fields may find themselves asked to serve as an expert witness in a civil or criminal trial. Some professionals even build their expert witness services into their careers, finding that they enjoy providing the benefit…

Searching for anyone or anything in the digital era often depends not on who you seek or where you look, but on how you ask. Specifically, finding what you are looking for depends on how well you phrase your request.…

Since 2015, 25 states, cities, and counties have filed civil lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors in an attempt to combat what some are calling the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history. Additional states are interviewing law firms in an…

When your case demands an expert witness, your results will likely depend in large part on what your witness says and how your witness behaves during deposition and trial. Choosing the right expert is key, and so is preparing your…

The more complex your case, the more likely it is that you will need one or more expert witnesses to explain its intricacies to the judge and jury. Expert testimony helps to address specific questions or facts on which liability…

“In this case, we are called upon to determine the standard for admitting expert scientific testimony in a federal trial.” So begins Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Supreme Court case that changed the landscape of expert witness testimony…

Increasingly, civil lawsuits have come to rely on the assistance of expert witnesses. Experts occupy a special position in the witness world: unlike eyewitnesses, experts are permitted not only to answer questions about the facts of a case, but also…

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is a digital database of information about adverse medical events, the practitioners involved in the event, and payments for medical malpractice that may have resulted. Created in 1986, the purpose of the NPDB is…

“Cryptocurrencies” like Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum, which store value digitally and are used to purchase real-life goods and services, have gained attention in recent years. Often controversial due to their digital nature and lack of centralized controlling authorities, cryptocurrency now…

Smokers who won a class action lawsuit against tobacco companies may file individual lawsuits against tobacco companies as well. That’s the ruling from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which held in favor of the plaintiffs in Theresa Graham v.…