By Toby Kleinman and Daniel Pollack | November 18, 2019
The legal obligation of an expert witness is to provide independent advice to the court by presenting impartial, unbiased opinions about matters within their field of expertise. This duty is owed singularly to the court and supersedes any duty to the attorney or litigants. Your job, as the attorney, is to find the right expert for each case. One size does not fit all.
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By Robert Storace | November 14, 2019
Theodore and Sonia Mancini filed a withdrawal in the case that had pitted their counsel against Carlton Fields, one of the largest firms in the country, according to ALM's Am Law 200 ranking. Their May 3 lawsuit had alleged Cheshire Academy was intolerant of their son's political viewpoints, and had expelled him as a result.
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By Greg Land | November 13, 2019
The plaintiff was to receive 20% of any settlement from the whistleblower case, but his client instead said he'd get "zero" of the $4.9 million award.
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By Michael Hoenig | November 8, 2019
In his Complex Litigation column, Michael Hoenig discusses a recent trial court decision that teaches valuable lessons for lawyers as it wrestles on how to decide an exquisite battle of expert opinions by well-qualified neurologists. Litigators may well take sides on this interesting one.
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By Timothy M. Tippins | November 5, 2019
In his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins explores the question of whether the subjective, nonscientific judgment of evaluators, predicated upon their years of experience, is a legitimate basis for their opinions.
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By Patrick P. Dinardo and Christopher K. Shields | November 4, 2019
This ruling should enhance employers' abilities to seek the opinion of outside medical professionals to gauge an employee's fitness for work, and reassure those medical professionals that they will not be subject to liability.
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By Greg Land | November 1, 2019
Donald Mikko was fired after Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. complained to Atlanta's police brass that the crime lab director was going to testify for a criminal defendant in Florida.
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By Katheryn Tucker | October 29, 2019
"Negligence on the stunt is the heart of the case," said plaintiff's counsel Jeffrey Harris of Harris Lowry Manton in Savannah and Atlanta. "At the end of the day it's going to be a straightforward question of whether the actor and the production company were negligent in the way they set up the stunt."
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By Katheryn Tucker | October 29, 2019
"Negligence on the stunt is the heart of the case," said plaintiff's counsel Jeffrey Harris of Harris Lowry Manton in Savannah and Atlanta. "At the end of the day it's going to be a straightforward question of whether the actor and the production company were negligent in the way they set up the stunt."
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By Michael Rikon | October 21, 2019
On paper, an expert may be incredibly impressive. But is that enough for one to prevail in a case focused on valuation? After 50 years of trying condemnation cases, Michael Rikon offers advice to expert witnesses on how to properly testify in court.
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