EEOC Expert Witness Excluded for Unreliable Methodology

A criminal records expert witness has been dismissed from an Equal Employment Opportunity Claim (EEOC) lawsuit for sub-standard research that cherry-picked data to support the plaintiff’s case.  The Federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal last week, and reaffirmed the high methodological standards that expert witnesses are held to. Expert Witness Supports EEOC […]

Mental Health Experts Debate Insanity Plea in American Sniper Killer Trial

Mental health expert witnesses debated the sanity of the ex-marine charged with shooting “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle in the closing stages of the murder trial this week. As the trial of Eddie Ray Routh moves closer to conclusion, both sides presented mental health experts to discuss the defendant’s insanity defense. Ex-Marine on Trial for […]

California Law Allows Appeals for Recanted Expert Witness Testimony

A murder case in California has prompted a new state law that allows courts to consider re-trials if an expert witness repudiates his testimony after a conviction.  William Richards, convicted of the 1993 murder of his wife Pamela on the strength of a bite-mark expert, will get a chance to have his case reviewed by […]

Police Use of Force Expert Witnesses Debate Interrogation Tactics

Two conflicting use of force experts testified in the trial of a former Milwaukee detective who stands accused of assault for a violent confrontation with a suspect during an interrogation.  The trial of Rodolfo Gomez, Jr. will turn on whether jurors determine the former officer was justified in punching and physically subduing a suspect who […]

Pennsylvania Murder Trial Costs Taxpayers Thousands in Expert Witness Fees

A capital murder trial in Pennsylvania has cost York County taxpayers over $16,000 in expert witness fees, with more to come when the case goes to trial in July.  The defendant, unable to pay for his representation, is entitled to a complete defense which includes experts on pathology and mitigation who will testify on his […]

Federal Judge Dismisses Expert Witnesses in Fixodent Lawsuit

Plaintiffs in a multidistrict defective product litigation against Procter & Gamble alleging its Fixodent glue causes neurological damage hit a snag last week when a federal judge in Florida dismissed expert witness testimony that was deemed unreliable.  Expert reports in defective product lawsuits must be based on studies with reliable methodology and sound scientific process, […]

Poker Expert Witness Testifies in Wisconsin Court

Advocates for legalized poker in Wisconsin have called upon a poker expert witness to sign an affidavit testifying that the game is based largely on skill rather than chance.  An organization sponsoring the legal poker movement filed a request for declaratory action from a Wisconsin judge that affirms the game’s status as one of skill […]

BP Presents Expert Witnesses in Deepwater Spill Trial

Last week, we covered the DOJ’s use of expert witnesses in the final penalty phase of its environmental lawsuit against British Petroleum (BP), and as the trial progressed this week the oil giant began presenting its own experts on the environment and Gulf economy in an effort to minimize the damages the company owes for […]

Expert Witnesses Testify in Birmingham Police Pepper Spray Lawsuit

Expert witnesses on police tactics and psychology took the stand last week in a lawsuit filed against Birmingham Police Officers for using pepper spray to subdue students in public high schools.  The lawsuit has been filed on behalf of eight high school students who allege the local police were too quick to use pepper spray […]

DOJ Calls Expert Witnesses in BP Oil Spill Penalty Trial

Expert witnesses for the US government in its environmental lawsuit against British Petroleum (BP) took the stand this week in the debate over how much of the potential $13.7 billion in Clean Water Act penalties the oil giant should pay for its role in the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The ongoing legal dispute is reaching […]