The state of North Dakota does not explicitly follow either the Daubert or Frye test for the admissibility of expert witness testimony. State v. Hernandez, 707 N.W.2d 449 (N.D. 2005). However, North Dakota’s rules closely mirror the test established in Daubert. Id. Under North Dakota’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 702, experts are able to [...]
The state of Vermont follows the Daubert test for the admissibility of expert witness testimony. USGen New England, Inc. v. Town of Rockingham, 862 A.2d 269 (Vt. 2004). Under this test, the court should analyze four factors to determine if expert testimony is admissible. Id. The factors are: “(1) whether the scientific technique or [...]
https://youtu.be/mFn5yn6d298 Excerpted from SEAK’s streaming course: How to Make More Money as an Expert Witness. Another place that you can find these attorneys who specialize in an area that you're looking to target is actually by... So some states, some bar associations in certain states offer these like sort of legal specializations. It's actually a [...]
https://youtu.be/LAFm1QskPCI Excerpted from SEAK’s streaming course: How to Make More Money as an Expert Witness. So here is an example of a business valuation expert, and just a great... You know, she uses a logo here that she had professionally developed, you know, she uses the formatting of, here's her photo and then her contact [...]
https://youtu.be/cCnzBU8IFLM Excerpted from SEAK’s streaming course: How to Make More Money as an Expert Witness. All right. We're gonna continue on with our holistic look at how to make more money as an expert witness. And one of the ways that we can do that, where I think you can implement a lot of strategies, [...]
https://youtu.be/uElSOQof4sA Excerpted from SEAK’s streaming course: How to Refine, Improve and Grow Your Expert Witness Practice Okay. So, so we have alluded to a few times the notion of some blog posts. So, a blog post can be essentially ways to, you know, juice your search engine optimization to really, in some capacity, circumvent [...]
The U.S. District Court of Appeals (3rd Cir) dealt with a condemnation proceeding under the Natural Gas Act. The court took this opportunity to clarify that Daubert does in fact apply in bench trials. The court stated: We start with a clarification about the role Rule 702 plays in bench trials. As we have explained, [...]
Steven Babitsky, Esq. I was speaking with an expert witness and he described his problem at deposition: “I do very well generally at my depositions. I am well-prepared, know my stuff, and have experience. The problem is it takes me 20-30 minutes to warm up during my deposition, so in the beginning of them I [...]
One of the most important techniques trial lawyers are taught is how to control the expert witness during cross-examination. Attorney Phillip H. Miller explains this strategy: Cross-examination is not about a witness testifying; it is about the lawyer eliciting the desired testimony from the witness. Control the witness. If you feel you are not in [...]
The U.S. District Court, W.D. Virginia dealt with a federal tort claims act case – a podiatrist, Bonk, treated the plaintiff with surgery for an injured ankle which resulted in an amputation of the leg below the knee. The U.S. hired Wirt, a registered nurse and certified life care planner to rebut the plaintiff’s physician [...]