News, Tips and Resources for Expert Witness Cases

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 some of the most important parts of any litigation process. They usually have the power to turn a case around and completely change the course of a legal court case. However, they’re not exactly a simple topic to talk about.    For starters, witnesses come in two main varieties. You will usually use expert witnesses and fact witnesses for any given case. They both serve...

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...

Trials can be highly complex processes. Whether they’re civil cases determining the fault of two homeowners in a dispute, or criminal trials trying to prove the guilt of people suspected of heinous crimes, there are a lot of factors that come into play.   One of those factors is an expert witness.   Expert witnesses can have a major impact on just about any case, but since they're not...

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...

The privileges and responsibilities of expert witnesses, even non-testifying expert witnesses, can be complex. There are simply too many ways they differ from traditional factual witnesses, and that’s unfortunate.   Because of how integral expert witnesses are to the litigation process, not understanding exactly what they are allowed to do, and what they are not allowed to do, can create problems with your case.   Today, we’re going to...

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...

Expert witnesses are absolutely crucial to most trials. They provide valuable insight that can sway jurors, strengthen your arguments, and ultimately, win cases.   However, because these witnesses are so useful, and they aren’t actually involved in the events being disputed in court, they have some fairly complex rules that must be followed.   One of the major rules that you need to consider before hiring an expert witness,...

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...