Packaging Engineer Expert Witness’s Opinion On Commercial Motor Vehicles Found Not Based Upon a Reliable Methodology

US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana has ruled that a packaging engineer’s opinion based upon his claimed experiences without further explanation was not based upon a reliable methodology

Packaging Engineer Expert Witness’s Opinion On Commercial Motor Vehicles Found Not Based Upon a Reliable Methodology In Morris v. Ford Motor Company the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana has ruled that a packaging engineer’s opinion based upon his claimed experiences without further explanation was not based upon a reliable methodology.  The Court reasoned: Morris insists that

Email Statements Concerning Firearms Expert Witness Found Not to Be Defamatory

The 7th US Circuit has affirmed a summary judgment ruling against a firearms expert witness who had sued for defamation.

Email Statements Concerning Firearms Expert Witness Found Not to Be Defamatory The 7th US Circuit has affirmed a summary judgment ruling against a firearms expert witness who had sued for defamation.  The case is NIXON v. HAAG.  The Circuit Court’s reasoning from its unpublished opinion is provided below: John Nixon, a professional expert witness on firearm mechanics, appeals the grant of summary

Expert Witness Testimony

Unfortunately, few experts receive formal training on; how to better manage the business aspects of a forensic practice, dealing with difficult attorneys..

The need for expert witnesses has never been greater than it is today.  Litigants rely on expert witness testimony in the vast majority of all civil cases. Unfortunately, few experts receive formal training in such subjects as the expert’s proper role in the legal system; how to communicate opinions effectively at deposition, at trial, and in a written report; the

Forensic Experts – Writing and Publications

Upon cross-examination, the forensic expert who exaggerates about his publications can be at risk.

Forensic experts often get into trouble when listing their writings and publications on their CVs.  Care should be taken to be completely accurate in all claims.  Was the expert the “author,” a “co-author,” or one of fourteen contributors to an article, chapter, or book?  The differences may at first seem subtle and perhaps even insignificant.  Upon cross-examination, however, the forensic

Expert Witness Notes and Underlining

Experts are frequently questioned at length about notes, underlining, highlighting, and margin notes that appear in their files. Expert Witnesses generally handle notes and underlining in one of four ways:

Expert Witness Notes and Underlining Experts are frequently questioned at length about notes, underlining, highlighting, and margin notes that appear in their files.  Opposing counsel will focus like a laser beam on the expert’s notes because these may provide insight into what the expert felt was important. Expert Witnesses generally handle notes and underlining in one of four ways: 1)

How Attorneys Find Expert Witnesses

We are often asked how attorneys locate expert witnesses. By far, the number one way that attorneys find expert witnesses is...

We are often asked how attorneys locate expert witnesses.  By far, the number one way that attorneys find expert witnesses is through word of mouth.  Attorneys are well connected and readily share information as to which expert witnesses that they have encountered have performed well in the past. Other methods attorneys use to locate expert witnesses include Directories, such as the SEAK Expert

Advanced Trial Skills Workshop For Expert Witnesses – San Francisco

Advanced Trial Skills Workshop for Expert Witnesses along with How to Excel at Your Expert Witness Deposition is SEAK’s only scheduled West Coast Expert Witness Training in 2013. This is the hands-on intensive training program for expert witnesses who want to raise their trial performance to the next level. Advanced Trial Skills Workshop for Expert Witnesses utilizes numerous interactive role playing

How an Expert Witness should refer to a document at deposition

  Expert witnesses should refer to documents marked as exhibits by using their exhibit numbers. For example, exhibit 1, 4 or exhibit C. Describe the document in question, after using its exhibit number. This will help ensure that the all important deposition transcript accurately reflects your testimony.