In cases involving compensable physical injuries, it may be tempting to call the physician who treated the injured person as an expert witness. After all, the treating physician saw the injuries or illness soon after they initially happened and responded…
Whether you are a mechanical engineer, a pediatric gastroenterologist, an accident reconstructionist, or another highly experienced professional, expert witness opportunities are waiting for you. Finding them, however, is another matter. Many experts new to the field spend a ton of…
A Maryland plaintiff was stripped of a medical malpractice damages award of nearly $1 million after her expert witness was disqualified for failing to meet the requirements of Maryland Code 3-2A-04(b)(4). In an unreported opinion for Brenda Brown v. Falik…
For starters, an attorney isn’t going to hire an expert they’ve never spoken to before. But more importantly, they need to ensure an expert is knowledgeable, reliable, and on the same page regarding how to attack the case. These brief…
In the media, the phrase “forensic linguistics” is usually narrowly applied to document interpretation and author identification. This is probably because of the high-profile criminal cases that have involved writing, including Son of Sam, Zodiac killer, JonBenet Ramsey, and Unabomber.…
Litigators often face a tough choice when selecting expert witnesses for a case. Should you work with a first-time expert—that is, someone with the right qualifications but no litigation experience? Or do you go with an experienced expert who has…
It’s not unethical for treating physicians to testify as expert witnesses in legal proceedings. However, physicians offering expert testimony for their own patients are increasingly coming under scrutiny. Such testimony tends to bring about sensitive concerns and issues. For these…
Expert witnesses provide specific subject-matter insight that a case’s attorneys, parties, and jury may lack. This support is indispensable in many cases. But when it comes to contextualizing an expert’s publications, legal teams may find it challenging to locate and…