Expert Witness Encyclopedia – Bringing All Information About Experts Under One Portal

Two months ago, we were looking at a long list of gatekeeping issues and it was a pain to find some of the decisions which defined the gatekeeping standard for several states. This is when we thought that there needs to be a single place where all information about expert witnesses should be available to anyone [...]

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Experience-Based Expert Testimony Need Not Meet Daubert’s Requirements: Alaska Supreme Court

In a recent decision (Thompson v. Cooper), the Supreme Court of Alaska held that admissibility of expert testimony based on experience does not need to be subjected to the Daubert Test. While the Court did a great job of explaining why it doesn’t, Expert Witness Guru’s Research Attorney, Sanandita Chakraverty, takes a look at the case and the [...]

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Guest Blogging As A Marketing Tool

Every time there is a discussion on expert witness marketing, the dichotomy between the ones who believe expert should market and the rest who believe they should not always manifests. Being a firm believer in expert witness marketing (and that does not mean only online), I will look at the practice of guess blogging as [...]

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Testimony Prepared Solely For Litigation: Assessing The Fifth Prong Of The Daubert Standard

A district court can analyze more rigorously the admissibility of an expert’s testimony if the expert’s opinion was prepared solely for litigation as opposed to testimony flowing naturally from an expert’s line of scientific research or technical work. Brave New World The year was 1995. The Ninth Circuit had to rule upon Daubert vs. Merrel [...]

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Mastering the Web – Expert Witness Chronicle Takes A Quick Look Into How Google Webmaster Tools Can Help Expert Witnesses Improve Their Online Visibility

There are several avenues for an attorney to find an expert witness. While some would turn to a colleague who would know an expert, others would call the big referral agency to provide them with an expert. However, with the internet totally rocking our worlds in all possible ways, there is no reason to doubt that [...]

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2nd Circuit Burns Daubert in Social Security Proceedings

In accepting or rejecting the testimony of an expert witness, does the ALJ owe an explanation? The Second Circuit does not think so. If an objection is raised against an expert’s methodologies or his foundation, the ALJ is not even required to conduct an inquiry into the issue. The Case of Brault Vs. SSA George [...]

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