Expert Witness Bias

Expert Witness Bias and Prior Inconsistent Statements

Although bias attacks go to the weight, and not the admissibility, of expert opinions, bias attacks can be very effective as bias is something the jury is likely to understand

In the end, most trials boil down to one issue and only one issue—credibility. Therefore, the adverse party may try to subtly, or not so subtly, impeach or reduce the credibility of an expert witness. This is completely proper. This section is designed to teach, in a very basic way, some of the evidentiary rules dealing with an attorney’s assault against an expert’s credibility.