Author: LITILI Group

  When it comes to expert witnesses, there are a lot of grey areas that are typically left up to the judge to determine whether or not they’ll be allowed in court. This has traditionally worked both for and against legal teams depending on the judge’s personal opinions on various things and other factors.   However, there has recently been a major change proposed to the Federal Rule...

The scope of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) litigation is expanding as regulatory developments pose new potential risks for a wider range of organizations. Climate lawsuits, most notably filed against global energy companies like Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. The current legislation in the area and the demand for mandatory reporting requirements are largely to blame for these expanding risks.   Due to ESG statements in...

Witnesses are key parts of any trial. Whether they are helping determine the guilt of someone accused of heinous crimes, or they’re simply helping someone get compensation after a slip and fall accident, they often end up being one of the biggest determining factors in a case’s outcome.   However, witnesses are a lot more complicated than you might think. There are different types of witnesses, and...

As an attorney, especially an experienced one, you’ve probably developed a vast array of strategies and go-to ways to turn a trial in your client’s favor over the years. You’ve studied and applied every applicable law you can imagine, and it has hopefully worked out well for you and your clients. However, you're also more than likely aware of just how dramatically the standards you've grown...

Prepare The Court   Your expert’s testimony may be pivotal to your case, so it is necessary that you follow and understand the preliminary steps required before your witness can take the stand. Failure to follow these rules during the pretrial phase could be disastrous.   Pre-Trial Housekeeping   • Make sure that you check all mandatory deadlines in your jurisdiction for pre-trial scheduling. • Disclose your expert’s testimony according to the...

There may come a time during a trial when an expert witness becomes crucial in influencing the verdict of your case. When selecting an expert witness, Litigation Legal Insight utilizes their years of knowledge and their extensive directory of expert witnesses to select the perfect witness to add credibility to your case.   Who Is An Expert Witness?   The most common expert witnesses tend to be professionals (degreed or not)...

If you're a hybrid liability expert or an expert witness at all, there's a small likelihood that you might end up in your own malpractice suit. After all, most expert witnesses or hybrid liability expert witnesses are seasoned professionals with their own careers outside of the courts. If anything goes wrong with that career, you can easily end up in court yourself.   So, the real question...

An expert witness is a key part of most court cases; in either the plaintiff's position or the defense's position. They bring critical perspectives and informational points to the court to help determine verdicts that are fair and in accordance with the law.   However, they differ from normal witnesses in some major ways, and they have their own sets of legal rules they have to abide...

By virtue of their greater size and weight, accidents involving trucks have long had the potential to generate more damage than accidents involving cars. That is one reason why trucking accident litigation is a high stakes affair. There is, however, strong evidence that additional factors are involved that increase the exposure for trucking companies.   According to a 2020 study conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute...

When the outcome of a products liability action hinges on the opinions or testimony of expert witnesses, that’s where we come in.   The LITILI Group has curated relationships with more than 8,000 testifying and non-testifying expert witnesses. We work with leading law firms and insurance companies to provide and manage the full array of expert witnesses that are needed to defend product liability cases in state...