No Expert? No Trial.

In an unfortunate case of negligence and premises liability arising out of an on-campus rape committed against one of the resident students of the Carthage College, the 7th Circuit vacated the summary judgment granted to the college based upon the exclusion of expert testimony by the district court. The decision of the District Court to [...]

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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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Analytically flawed and unreliable testimony has to be excluded, following Daubert

FACTS EPlus filed an action against Lawson Software, Inc. alleging that Lawson had been infringing EPlus’ method and system claims. The jury found for EPlus and Lawson appealed, arguing that the system claims were indefinite and that the evidence of infringement of the method claims did not support the jury’s verdict. At trial, Lawson had [...]

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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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Ninth Circuit holds exclusion of expert testimony to be erroneous; reverses and remands for a new trial

Facts Eric Vogel, a mentally ill adult, was arrested by the Police for assaulting a police officer and was kept in an isolation cell with a huge window opening the cell to the view of the jailers and to inmates. He was assessed by a psychological counselor, as disoriented, paranoid, and psychotic. After the assessment, [...]

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Find Credibility Determining Information on 694 new experts

You can now find credibility determining information on the following 694 experts and many more. To find more information on any expert witness of your choice, visit: http://expertwitnessguru.com/services/expert-witness-profile/ Name of Expert Discipline 1 Christopher  Kauderer B.S.M.E., A.C.T.A.R. Accident Recon./Invest. Click to Order Expert Witness Profile 2 Richard C. Hodson Accident Recon./Invest. Click to Order Expert Witness [...]

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