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Packaging Engineer Expert Witness’s Opinion On Commercial Motor Vehicles Found Not Based Upon a Reliable Methodology

Packaging Engineer Expert Witness’s Opinion On Commercial Motor Vehicles Found Not Based Upon a Reliable Methodology In Morris v. Ford Motor Company the US District Court for the Northern District of Indiana has ruled that a packaging engineer’s opinion based upon his claimed experiences without further explanation was not based upon a reliable methodology. The [...]

By Alex Babitsky|2023-07-10T09:08:02-04:00December 22nd, 2012|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off

Email Statements Concerning Firearms Expert Witness Found Not to Be Defamatory

Email Statements Concerning Firearms Expert Witness Found Not to Be Defamatory The 7th US Circuit has affirmed a summary judgment ruling against a firearms expert witness who had sued for defamation. The case is NIXON v. HAAG. The Circuit Court’s reasoning from its unpublished opinion is provided below: John Nixon, a professional expert witness on firearm mechanics, [...]

By Alex Babitsky|2023-07-10T09:08:08-04:00December 20th, 2012|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure|Comments Off

Forensic Experts – Writing and Publications

Forensic experts often get into trouble when listing their writings and publications on their CVs. Care should be taken to be completely accurate in all claims. Was the expert the “author,” a “co-author,” or one of fourteen contributors to an article, chapter, or book? The differences may at first seem subtle and perhaps even insignificant. [...]

By Alex Babitsky|2023-07-10T09:09:15-04:00December 12th, 2012|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management|0 Comments

Expert Witness Notes and Underlining

Expert Witness Notes and Underlining Experts are frequently questioned at length about notes, underlining, highlighting, and margin notes that appear in their files. Opposing counsel will focus like a laser beam on the expert’s notes because these may provide insight into what the expert felt was important. Expert Witnesses generally handle notes and underlining in [...]

By Alex Babitsky|2023-07-10T09:09:22-04:00December 10th, 2012|Blog, Expert Witness Laws/Procedure, Expert Witness Practice Development/Management|0 Comments