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About Steve Babitsky
Steven Babitsky, Esq. is the founder of SEAK, Inc., the Expert Witness Training Company. He was a personal injury trial attorney for twenty years and is the former managing partner of the firm Kistin, Babitsky, Latimer & Beitman. Steve has helped expert witnesses and their attorneys prepare for deposition in a broad range of cases, including antitrust, patent, medical malpractice, wrongful death, computer forensics, and many others. He has trained the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Aviation Administration, and he has worked with numerous forensic and financial companies including Fortune 500 companies and has
worked with numerous experts to help them expand and grow their practices. Mr. Babitsky is the co-author of the texts How to Be an Effective Expert Witness at Deposition and Trial: The SEAK Guide to Testifying as an Expert Witness, How to Be a Successful Expert Witness: SEAK’s A–Z Guide to Expert Witnessing, How to Write an Expert Witness Report, and How to Market Your Expert Witness Practice Evidence-Based Practices. Attorney Babitsky is the co-developer and trainer for the “How to Be an Effective Expert Witness” seminar and has been the seminar leader since 1990 for the Annual National Expert Witness and Litigation Conference.
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Errata Sheets in Idaho are governed statutorily by Idaho’s Court Rules, Rule 30(e). Idaho Code Ann. §5-30 (West 2017). This rule requires that the deponent always be given the opportunity to review and make changes to the deposition transcript unless the deponent and the parties all waive this right. Id. If it is not [...]
The sequestration of expert witnesses in Florida falls under the Florida Rules of Evidence § 90.616. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 90.616 (West 2017). This rule requires that the court order a witness to be excluded when either a party requests for the witness to be exlcuded or the court orders on its own. Id. The [...]
Discovery regarding expert witnesses is governed by New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules, § 3101. N.Y. C.P.L.R. 3101 (McKinney 2017). This rule requires that parties fully disclose expert witnesses before trial, but notes that in regard to fees and expenses, the court can place restrictions as to what information is discoverable. Id. While [...]
By Steve Babitsky|2023-07-06T11:15:22-04:00August 9th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in New York?
Errata Sheets in Hawaii are governed statutorily by Hawaii’s Court Rules, Rule 30(e). Haw. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 5-30 (West 2017). This rule requires the deposition transcript to be submitted to the witness if either the witness or one of the parties so requests before the deposition is completed. Id. If the request is [...]
The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Delaware’s Rules of Evidence, Rule 615. Del Code Ann. R. Evid. § 615 (West 2017). The rule allows the court to exclude witnesses from the courtroom as to not hear testimony of other witnesses when requested by a party or through an order of its own. Id. [...]
Discovery regarding expert witnesses is governed by Illinois’s Supreme Court Rules, Rule 201. Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. Sup. Ct. R. 201 (West 2017). This rule does not specifically note what each party must disclose regarding expert witnesses. Id. Looking to case law, the Supreme Court of Illinois has held that disclosing financial information of experts [...]
By Steve Babitsky|2023-07-06T11:15:55-04:00August 8th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in Illinois?
Discovery regarding expert witnesses is governed by Florida’s Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 1.280. Fla. Stat. Ann. § 1.280 (West 2017). This rule limits the disclosure requirements for expert witnesses regarding financial information. Id. The rule states that experts may be required to disclose an approximation of the money earned from being an expert [...]
By Steve Babitsky|2023-07-06T11:16:06-04:00August 7th, 2017|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off on Are Expert Witness Tax Returns and Financial Information Discoverable in Florida?
Errata Sheets in Delaware are governed statutorily by Delaware’s Court Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30. Del Code Ann. Rules of Ct. § 30 (West 2017). This rule requires the deponent be given the opportunity to examine and read the transcript once it is complete unless the witness and parties mutually agree to waive [...]
The sequestration of expert witnesses falls under Connecticut’s Criminal Procedure rules, § 54-85a. Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 54-85a (West 2017). This rule requires that the court exclude a witness from the courtroom as to not hear the testimony of other witnesses when requested by either party. Id. There is not an explicit exception [...]
Errata Sheets in Arkansas are governed statutorily by Arkansas’s Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 30(e). Ark. Code Ann. § 5-30(e) (West 2017). This rule requires that the deposition transcript be submitted to the witness if either the witness or one of the parties so requests before the deposition is completed. Id. If the request [...]