Many cases turn on the opinion of the expert witness — the only witness, with few exceptions, permitted to render an opinion about the facts in the case. Because the outcome of your case may depend ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who has accused Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden of sexual assault, is under new ...

The Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in Van Winkle v. Rogers, No. 22-30638, 2023 WL 5994138 (5th Cir. Sept. 15, 2023), underscores the critical importance of preserving evidence while also reinforcing ...

The defense team for Rex Heuermann, the alleged Long Island serial killer, called their first expert witness to the stand on June 17 in an ongoing pre-trial hearing — but the witness’s qualifications ...

Since the amendment of Section 3101(d) in 1985, New York state has required that litigants in medical malpractice cases disclose the substance of the testimony they expect to produce through their ...

The Ohio Supreme Court has opened its second public comment period for proposed rule changes that would affect physical versus remote court appearances, expert witness qualifications, and certain ...

Being an expert witness is serious business. Anyone who takes the witness stand needs to have impeccable credentials and extensive experience in their field, as well as be objective and able to ...

Yet again, from Judge Paul Byron (M.D. Fla.) in Grayson v. No Labels, Inc., decided last week, this one rejecting an expert proposed by the defense (for two other opinions in the same case, about ...

The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld a law that sets the minimum qualifications for expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases. In order to discourage frivolous lawsuits, the Arizona law requires ...