Starbucks Coffee Relies on Expert Witnesses to Dispute Cancer Lawsuit

The Starbucks Empire is facing a legal challenge from a group of activists in California who claim that the company’s coffee has sufficient carcinogens to cause cancer in consumers. The trial has become a battle of expert witnesses, and both sides will present an array of experts whose testimony will ultimately determine if Starbucks will […]

Texas Anti-Abortion Expert Witnesses Dismissed by Federal Judge

Four anti-abortion expert witnesses in Texas were dismissed by a federal judge for improperly allowing a state employed consultant to have significant editorial and creative liberty over their opinions. In a decision that struck down portions of the state’s anti-abortion provision, Federal District Court Judge Lee Yeakel issued a strong reproach over the manner in […]

Forensic Experts Duel in Plane Crash Wrongful Death Suit

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by family of a man killed when Continental Airlines Connection Flight 3407 crashed into his home began last week, and will feature important expert witness testimony regarding how much the deceased suffered between the accident and his death. Flight 3407 crashed on February 12, 2009 into a house in Clarence […]

Expert Testimony in Zoloft Lawsuit Ruled Inadmissible

Plaintiffs suing drug manufacturer Pfizer over alleged birth defects caused by its antidepressant Zoloft suffered a defeat last week when a federal judge rejected key portions of testimony from three medical expert witnesses. Experts for the plaintiffs were prepared to testify that Zoloft caused birth defects in humans, but US District Judge Cynthia Rufe found […]

Nationally Renowned Lethal Injection Expert Resigns Post

A nationally renowned expert witness who has worked to defend the lethal injection method used by a number of states across the country has terminated his role, leaving the states facing legal action questioning their death penalty procedures without his critical testimony.  Mark Dershwitz, an anesthesiologist at the University of Massachusetts, withdrew himself from the […]

Expert Witness Provider Sues Louisiana Law Firm in Fee Dispute

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An expert witness provider is suing a Louisiana law firm for allegedly failing to pay for the expert services provided. US Forensic LLC filed its lawsuit last month after the firm of Anzelmo, Milliner & Burke LLC did not pay the full amount for expert witness services provided. Expert Witness Provider Sues Law Firm US […]

Bank Penalties – Logical???

Have you ever given consideration to the ultimate destination of huge fines levied on U.S. banks and other financial institutions in recent years? Billion dollar fines do not grab the attention they commanded a few years ago simply since it is occurring more frequently. And that’s not saying anything about the smaller multi-million dollar fines […]

Museum and Non-Profit Experts Present Alternatives to Corcoran Gallery Merger

The future of the historic Corcoran Gallery of Art, an independently owned art gallery in Washington DC which is one of the oldest museums in the country, sits in the hands of a DC Judge after days of testimony in a merger lawsuit. The proposal, which involves millions of dollars in both endowment funds and […]

Independent Pathologists Provide Unbiased Insight Into Michael Brown’s Death

While the world watches the political and racial protests unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri, officials investigating the Michael Brown police shooting turn attention to testimony from expert forensic pathologists to identify details in the teen’s death. Although witnesses to the shooting will provide information regarding the incident, the scientific data gathered by pathologists is expected to […]