In a story that drew national attention, and outrage, last week, 16 year old Ethan Crouch received the 10 years probation after he caused a fatal accident when driving under the influence. Families of the four deceased, including Eric Boyles who lost his wife and daughter, were shocked and angered that Crouch escaped prison time, […]

In a Pennsylvania products liability case, an expert witness report and testimony has been disallowed by the judge because the expert failed to cite proper scientific authority to support his conclusions. According to law360.com, plaintiff Anne Snizavich hired expert Dr. Thomas Milby to show that exposure to air condition units gave her husband fatal brain […]

Before a court can accept the report or testimony of an expert witness, the judge must determine that the expert is qualified to offer his opinion.  In 1923, the Federal Court in the District of Columbia determined in Frye v United States that in order for an expert witness to testify, he must demonstrate that […]

A contentious legal battle over possession of a famous Andy Warhol painting of actress Farrah Fawcett featured an expert witness appraiser to determine the value of the work. The University of Texas filed a lawsuit against Fawcett’s on-again off-again lover, actor Ryan O’Neal for possession of the painting which currently hangs in O’Neal’s Malibu home. […]

In a story reported by lehighvalleylive.com, an expert witness in Washington Township, NJ faced a pretrial qualification hearing to determine if he could take the stand as a defense expert witness in a criminal trial over alleged child abuse. Elliot Atkins, a forensic psychology expert witness, who was also a defense expert in the Jerry […]

Will County, located just outside of Chicago, has paid $3,800 for an indigent defendant’s expert witness in a double murder case.  According to news source, Shorewood Patch, Will County Judge Gerald Kinney agreed with attorneys representing Bethany McKee that the defendant qualified for assistance in paying for her expert witness. Mckee, age 19, and three of […]

The Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit civil rights organization, has filed a lawsuit against Polk County, Florida for treatment of juveniles in detention centers.  As reported by The Ledger, the Southern Poverty Law attorneys presented key testimony from a nationally recognized expert on juvenile justice who criticized Polk County prison for conditions conducive to […]