Most
expert witnesses will have a curriculum vitae that sets this out in (sometimes excruciating) detail.
Expert witness work can be a rewarding adjunct, both intellectually and financially, to an existing professional workload.
During last month's cross-examination of
expert witness Gary Platt -- another covert cellular networks specialist -- defense counselor Vincent Courcelle-Labrousse similarly found that Platt could not confirm the accuracy of cellular coverage maps.
Because trials are often adjudicated by a jury composed of individuals with little financial expertise, a potential
expert witness should possesses the communication skills necessary to present difficult and complex issues in a manner that can be easily understood by laypersons.
SB 1792 limits the pool of
expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases and gives defendants earlier access to the plaintiff's health-care providers.
Two books--one on being a witness, one on how to develop an
expert witness practice--that I would specifically recommend are:
Despite Barbara's contention that she could not afford to retain and pay for the medical experts who might have been able to allow her to avoid summary judgment and possibly prevail on her claim, if warranted by the evidence and testimony of her
expert witnesses, vis a vis the expert medical witnesses who were prepared to testify, for JCL.
Before deposing an
expert witness, learn what you can about the expert's business relationships and history of serving as an
expert witness.
ISSUE:
Expert witnesses are often called upon in medical negligence cases to provide testimony as to a defendant-physician's breach of the standard of care, and the WVSMA believes that all
expert witness testimony should be fair and accurate.
The expert must now, with the risk of a negligence suit, be able to account for his experience and expertise, field cross examination questions from counsel and, with the recent development of hot tubbing, also contend with live exchanges with the opposing
expert witness, spurred on by counsel or the presiding judges or tribunal members.
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The
Expert Witness in Islamic Courts: Medicine and Crafts in the Service of Law.
