Comments on: Expert Witnesses – The American Rule

By: Disgusted Beyond Belief

Disgusted Beyond Belief — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:41:09 +0000

The most egregious example of this is with state forensic labs – they are experts for the prosecution, and in many cases, will say whatever the prosecutor wants them to say. To make matters worse, it isn’t even a duel of the experts as most defendants can’t afford experts of their own and the state often denies payment for them to hire any.

By: rogers turner

rogers turner — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:03:20 +0000

In my humble world of Florida Workers’ Compensation Litigation, the Judge is required to appoint an Expert Medical Advisor when a conflict (often between IMEs) arises. While we don’t have juries, the EMA’s opinion is presumed correct in the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. The list of EMAs is maintained by the state, and assigned on a random basis. It works pretty well.

By: James Fulford

James Fulford — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:20:02 +0000

I don't need the acronym--a classic on the subject of"expert witnesses" (specifically psychiatric experts) is called Whores Of The Court, by Margaret Hagen.