Auto accidents can upend the lives of motorists and their families in the blink of an eye, often through the carelessness and negligence of others. Seeking legal restitution is an important step in ...

This article is based on an interview with Dr. Merrie Jo Pitera, who has prepared hundreds of witnesses for depositions, trials, and congressional hearings over the course of 25+ years. As trial ...

Defendant as Plaintiff’s Expert Witness: Part 2 In Part 2 of his two-part series, Robert Genis explores how plaintiffs can examine defendants as expert witnesses, including the breadth of permissible ...

Parties to a lawsuit often retain experts to testify at trial as to an opinion, which each side hopes will: Assist the judge or jury in understanding a complex or technical issue. Bolster a key ...

In the aftermath of the guilty verdict in the trial of Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, a consistent element of many criminal trials came into sharp focus: the ...

The R. Kelly case of alleged sexual exploitation, violence, and coercive control raises complex questions for most of us—as well as the judge and jury. People may wonder how R. Kelly managed to ...

Marijn van der Wal of Bird & Bird says a landmark Unified Patent Court case highlights the potential of expert witnesses to enhance patent litigation and shape procedural practices in Europe The ...

"Previous to this, all the judges thought that it was discretionary," said Peter M. Feaman, the attorney who won the appeal. An appeal in Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeals— challenging a ...