Corporations will stop at nothing to make and protect their profits, even when they put American lives at risk. Then, when they are shown to be knowingly marketing dangerous products, they typically employ every possible tactic to avoid accountability. A recent case in the Illinois courts shines a light on yet another corporate tactic: manipulating expert witness testimony.
Expert witnesses are a critical resource in numerous cases. In fact, courts require litigants to provide expert testimony in virtually every serious case. Negligent corporations, however, have begun using their financial clout in an attempt to buy experts � even academics. What’s more, they have done so behind a veil of secrecy.
