Expert witnesses may be litigation’s best example of a necessary evil: You can’t make a case without them, but they can blow holes in budgets. Despite the devastating recession, expert witnesses still ...

The author proposes a rule amendment to preclude a "redo" of expert testimony. Simply stated: If a witness is unavailable, and a de bene esse deposition is completed, that witness cannot become ...

When an expert witness takes the stand to testify, he is a courtroom performer with an important privilege. Other witnesses are allowed to deal only with facts they have observed; the expert is often ...

THE RANGE OF ACCOUNTING ISSUES involved in court disputes today covers so many aspects of finance that CPAs of all types may be qualified to offer expert witness services in one or more areas. BEING ...

It's a slogan we all know: Customer satisfaction is priority number one. No different than a customer-salesperson relationship, a client embroiled in a domestic violence case who hires an attorney is ...

Auto accidents can upend the lives of motorists and their families in the blink of an eye, often through the carelessness and negligence of others. Seeking legal restitution is an important step in ...

Corporate defendants are frequently faced with a quandary—is the company’s highly sophisticated professional employee simply a fact witness or does their anticipated testimony propel them into the ...

Expert witnesses in trials can charge fees of more than $1,000 per hour, offering their knowledge in fields such as science, medicine, policing or even about an obscure car part. Their expertise can ...

What should we do when an expert witness provides incorrect or biased information in court? When people review exonerations of falsely convicted innocent people, bad forensic evidence and misleading ...

After my malpractice initiation, I was a bit jaded about the legal system. I felt I had been shortchanged by a medical education that didn't address malpractice at all, and that all lawyers were, ...

Starkly different testimony from two experts marked Thursday’s proceedings in the special hearing for a convicted mass ...

A new bill passed by the Florida legislature, and expected to be signed by Republican Gov. Rick Scott, would place significant guidelines on the use of expert witnesses in malpractice cases in the ...