Jack V. Matson, S. Ravi Jagannathan

Effective Expert Witnessing (eBook, ePUB)

Practices for the 21st Century

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The testimony of an expert witness can lead to success or failure in cases that hinge on the presentation's impact on a jury. Extensively updated to reflect new developments, this volume provides practical advice enabling expert witnesses and attorneys to maximize the effectiveness of their expert testimony. New chapters explore expert witness i

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781466578647
• Artikelnr.: 39289354

Autorenporträt

Jack V. Matson, Ph.D., is emeritus professor of environmental engineering at The Pennsylvania State University and an owner of Matson and Associates Inc., a litigation support consulting engineering firm, in State College, Pennsylvania. His expertise is in the field of chemical emissions, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, and hazardous wastes. In the course of his career, he has been deposed in over 100 cases and testified at 20 trials. He continues to be active as an expert witness in environmental litigation, specializing in chemical emissions. He is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Ohio.

Inhaltsangabe

The Legal Environment and Expert Witnessing. The Legal Environment. A
Closer Look at the Impact of Daubert. Key Cases and Precedents Affecting
Expert Witnessing. The Litigation Process. The Pretrial Process. Preparing
for Trial. The Courtroom Drama. The Art, Business, and Future of Expert
Witnessing. The Art of Expert Witnessing. The Business of Expert
Witnessing. Expert Immunity, Professional Malpractice, and Civil Liability.
The Importance of Psychological Factors in Testifying. Psychology and the
Art of Expert Persuasion. Nine of the Worst Mistakes That Experts Make and
How to Avoid Them. Bibliography. Appendix: Expert Witness Resources. Index.