Effective Expert Witnessing (Fourth Edition) incorporates recent court rulings concerned with reliability, relevancy, and admissibility of expert testimony that have drastically altered the nature of expert witnessing and trial strategy. The author emphasizes the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, which challenges attorneys to secure the services of experts who can survive the serious scrutiny of federal and state judges, who perform a gatekeeping function to keep unreliable scientific testimony from juries.

• Presents expert witnessing and case studies across the disciplines, in science, medicine, engineering, and more
• Illustrates concepts with actual deposition and trial transcripts
• Examines the psychology of litigation - ways to withstand it and use it ethically
• Includes two major chapters on the Daubert decision - its meaning, applications, and ramifications for expert witness opinion and testimony
• Demonstrates how the Daubert decision and Kumho ruling have been applied in recent litigation
• Defines the avenues of attack used by opposing attorneys regarding expert qualifications
• Examines the significance of the expert's use of sophisticated technologies to present demonstrative evidence in the courtroom;
• Explores the increased importance of deposition testimony by experts in light of the recent trend to mediate and settle cases rather than go to trial
• Provides additional details in the marketing chapter on how to find and work with clients
• Includes an Effective Expert Testimony CD-ROM video as a guide for experts on the witness stand

New in this Fourth Edition:

• Case studies and examples from a wide range of disciplines including psychology, medicine, forensics, toxicology, engineering, and environmental science
• Legal survival strategies
• Discussion of the impact of the recent rulings regarding expert testimony
• A thorough presentation of the litigation process, with chapters on the pre-trial process, trial preparation, and courtroom drama

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