Expert Witnesses News & Reports
Expert Witness News, Articles, Reports and Reference Documents
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“Fatal shortcomings” of Economist’s Expert Report Demolish Kentucky’s Case
Sep 18 ’20 — “Fatal shortcomings” in a report prepared by an economics expert witness, the plaintiff’s only expert witness, led to the report being excluded and summary judgment being granted to the defendants.
Expert’s Supplemental Report Doomed By New Opinions
Sep 9 ’20 — A second expert witness report submitted by defendants was not, a timely, supplemental report as the they claimed, but a new report, as the plaintiff argued, because the second report contained new opinions that contradicted the original opinions.
Maryland Officially Adopts Daubert
Sep 2 ’20 — The Maryland Court of Appeals officially adopted Daubert in its August 28th landmark Rochkind v. Stevenson opinion, providing more clarity than substantive change as Maryland courts were already supposed to consider Daubert.
Are Handshake Retainers a Sign of Shaky Attorneys, Experts or Both?
Jul 31 ’20 — Being suspect of handshake agreements is a perspective reinforced by the recent case of a hurricane damages expert who sued the attorney that retained him for $44,000 in unpaid fees from a verbal agreement, and the case continues some five years later.
Expert Witnesses Affect Jury Awards in Trucking Injury Cases, Study Finds
Jul 15 ’20 — Expert witnesses in trucking accident cases, especially those for the defense, substantially affect the size of verdict awards, a recent study by a US trucking industry association has found.
Fed. Circuit Reverses Exclusion of Expert Who Failed to Supplement His Report
Jun 22 ’20 — Failure to supplement an expert witness report after depositions in which experts unveil new opinions or substantially expand on the opinions in their reports can result in substantial sanctions, including exclusion of the expert and case dismissal.
Expert Witness Beats Malpractice Claim in $30M Suit, But Not Fraud Claims
Jun 11 ’20 — A Delaware federal judge has dismissed a claim of professional negligence against an expert witness in a $30 million suit, finding that it would be a precedent-setting new cause of action. The expert witness is not, however, immune from claims of fraud.
Convictions May Be Challenged Over Expert’s Allegedly False Degree Claim
May 26 ’20 — Attorneys are reviewing cases where domestic abuse expert witness Tara Reade testified after finding that she allegedly did not have the degree she claimed. Reade has previously accused presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her.
Remote Testimony Preferable to Delayed Trials: U.S. District Court
May 12 ’20 — Pushing ahead with remote expert witness testimony due to COVID-19, judges are finding that the benefits outweigh the objections of attorneys who believe videoconferencing and other remote technologies cannot fully replicate a live trial.
Claiming “Possible,” Not “Probable” Product Defect, Expert Witness Opinion Excluded
May 8 ’20 — “[P]ossibilities are irrelevant, because anything is possible, ” an LA County Superior Court justice wrote in her decision excluding testimony of an expert witness who repeatedly refused to opine that a product a was “probably” defective.