3 Reasons You Should Never Lead Your Witness (and What to Do Instead)
See if this sounds familiar: You’re in court. Your opposing counsel calls an expert witness to the stand. Presumably this witness has been carefully selected and thoroughly vetted for very precise...
View ArticleThe Great Talc Debate, Part 2: Beyond Location, Location, Location
In an October post on this blog, we explored why “Location, Location, Location” is critical to your case by examining a set of recent rulings around Johnson & Johnson’s use of talc in their...
View ArticleThe Power of Expertise: How to Be Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser in 2017
This time of year, we often reflect on what’s happened in the past 12 months and what’s next in the year to come. Some of us make resolutions: we will be more present with our families, take that big...
View Article8 Steps to Becoming an Expert Witness
In our last post of 2016, we talked about why you should become an expert. In a nutshell, curating expertise makes you healthier, wealthier, and wiser – and brings the added bonus of opening up new...
View ArticleThe Science of Being Stoned: Who’s an Expert?
My home state of Colorado has lately become known for a different kind of “Rocky Mountain high.” Since 2013, marijuana has been available commercially, first for medical use and now for recreational...
View ArticleInterpreting Daubert: Does Experience Qualify as Expertise?
A medical negligence case out of Wisconsin last week provides an interesting look at the varying and subjective ways to determine the admissibility of expert witness testimony. Seifert v. Balink, M.D....
View ArticleThe Expert Witness Process: When to Submit a Supplemental Report
If we are to believe our favorite TV shows, the expert witness process is a rather impromptu affair. Counsel selects an expert witness (often with little to no assistance or research – heresy!) and...
View ArticleThe Expert Witness Process, Part 2: What If You Don’t Submit a Supplemental...
Last week, we looked at a key aspect of the expert witness process: when to submit a supplemental report. But let’s be honest: sometimes it simply is not possible or realistic to submit a supplemental...
View ArticleAnother Nice Mess You’ve Gotten Me Into
How Expert Witnesses Degrade Your Case through Good Intentions A White Paper from The Colorado Center for Clinical Excellence This month’s blog post was written by Max Wachtel. Max is an expert in...
View ArticleWhat do a koi fish pond and a port-a-potty have in common?
…Search4Experts!!! I get asked all the time “what types of experts do you provide?” I don’t like to compartmentalize our services so I say we can provide just about ANY type of expert out there! From...
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