A Michigan Court of Appeals panel has ruled that licensed professionals who serve as expert witnesses owe the same duty to the party that hires them as they would to any client and that witness immunity is not a defense against professional malpractice. Foreclosure Case Diana and Spiro Voutsaras defaulted on a commercial mortgage that […]

A judge has decided to allow expert fingerprint testimony in a murder trial, despite concern that there were also other fingerprint matches. The Murder The body of 35-year-old Tara O’Shea-Watson was found in December 2016 with stab wounds all over her throat, chest, and stomach. Her body was found in her home near two Christmas […]

Thomas Tornatore sued his chiropractor for malpractice. A New York jury determined that the chiropractor, Dr. Jean Cohen, was responsible for Tornatore’s injuries. A portion of the jury’s award of damages covered future life care expenses. Tornatore presented an expert in life care planning to testify about his future life care expenses. The trial court […]

A Las Vegas federal court judge has postponed a hearing on two dispositive motions and instead ordered the questioning of seven expert witnesses in the antitrust suit that former fighters filed against the UFC. The Lawsuit In December 2014, former fighters brought an antitrust lawsuit against the UFC, alleging that the company used an “anticompetitive […]

Kathleen Broussard fell and fractured a bone in her eye socket. Dr. Thomas Cook, a craniofacial plastic surgeon, operated to repair the fracture. During surgery, Broussard’s lower eyelid was torn. She sued Dr. Cook and his surgical assistant for medical malpractice. As Texas law requires, Broussard offered an expert report explaining why Dr. Cook breached […]

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has publicly rebuked a former official for giving testimony as a paid expert witness for GEO Group. The Testimony Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employee Tracey Valerio was retained by GEO Group to give testimony in Ugochukwu Goodluck et. al v. The Geo Group. Valerio was […]

An Iowa prosecutor has proposed new legislation that would allow expert testimony in sexual assault cases to address some common misconceptions about victims and help jurors better understand how victims respond to trauma. First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks proposed the legislation after the widely-publicized United States Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Brett Kavanaugh.  […]