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  Expert Witness
Employees of Public Service Activities (PSA) are frequently called to court to testify as expert witnesses in cases in which they have investigated a particular problem.
While their testimony may be essential to a particular case, it is not a part of their normal duties.
No witness may be required to appear in court except by subpoena; no employee will appear without a subpoena.
www.clemson.edu /extension/Policy/misc/expertwi.htm   (307 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: Expert witness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
An expert witness is a witness, who by virtue of education, or profession, or experience, is believed to have special knowledge of his subject beyond that of the average person, sufficient that others may officially (and legally) rely upon his opinion.
The use of expert witnesses is sometimes criticized in the United States because in civil trials, they are often used by both sides to advocate differing positions, and it is left up to a jury of laymen to decide which expert witness to believe.
An expert witness is a witness, who by virtue of education, or profession, or experience, is believed to have special knowledge of his subject beyond that of the average person, sufficient that others may officially (and legally) rely his opinion.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Expert-witness   (1661 words)

  
 CriminalDefense Weekly: Vol. I Issue XIII: The Psychiatrist as an Expert Witness
Their roles or services may also differ from case to case; however, experts are retained to serve in one of two capacities: either as a consultant or as a testifying witness.
For example, an expert may be retained in a case to educate counsel about the specifics of a particular mental disorder during the preliminary fact-finding stages of a case investigation.
By the same token, experts who take on a case and are spoon-fed the information that they are to testify about are considered "hired guns." These are generally experts who testify only for the prosecution or only for the defense.
www.lawandpsychiatry.com /html/CriminalDefenseWeekly.htm   (1915 words)

  
 Expert Witness
The courts define an expert witness as a person whose special training, knowledge, skill or experience in an area relevant to resolution of a legal dispute goes beyond the average person’s knowledge, and who is allowed to offer an opinion as testi­mony in court.
The physician is no longer required to practice within the community, but the expert should have some clinical knowledge of the subject, e.g., another emergency room physician serving as an expert witness against an emergency room physician.
An expert witness is expected to testify as to the standard of care and whether or not that standard has been breached.
www.medicalaw.net /expert_witness.htm   (2389 words)

  
 Encyclopedia topic: Expert witness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The expert has heavy responsibility, especially in penal trials (additional info and facts about penal trials), and false witness by an expert is a severely punished crime ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act) in most countries.
Sometimes one side has utilized an expert witness to provide fraud (Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person) ulant or junk science (additional info and facts about junk science) testimony (A solemn statement made under oath) in order to convince a jury.
In most systems, the trial ((law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal) (or the procedure) can be suspended in order to allow the experts to study the case and produce their results.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ex/expert_witness.htm   (401 words)

  
 FEND Securities Expert Witness in Arbitration
Expert Witness/Consultant in litigation and arbitration, nationally (22 states), involving securities, insurance and annuities.
Dinehart, RFC, is an NASD Arbitrator and was qualified and has testified as a Securities Expert Witness before the CA State Court.
From a long-standing banking background in corporate finance, to underwriting and investment banking experience in financial brokerage, add to that a strong knowledge of modern portfolio theory through the teaching of hundreds of ret- irement financial planning seminars at the corporate level.
www.fend.com   (203 words)

  
 Expert Witnesses Directory - ExpertLaw Experts Witness
Expert witnesses for accident reconstruction, injury treatment and valuation, and factors that may have contributed to accidents or injuries.
Expert witnesses for criminal cases, including identification, criminalistics, fingerprints, crime scene reconstruction, and forensic science.
In addition, we provide free information to assist experts, lawyers, and the general public with legal issues, and to provide information of interest to expert witnesses and litigators, a directory of litigation support services, and legal humor.
www.expertlaw.com /experts   (255 words)

  
 Expert Witness on Workers Compensation Insurance Premium, Audits & Commercial Insurance
Served as a consulting expert and prepared a written report regarding changes in classification codes and the resulting changes in Workers’ Compensation and General Liability insurance policies covering operations in a large number of states.
Served as a consulting expert, and prepared a written report of opinion regarding Workers’ Compensation insurance premium computation, audits, classifications, and experience modification factors, and the pertinent rules and regulations concerning these matters.
Served as a consulting expert and testified as an expert at both deposition and trial regarding insurance agent standards of care and General Liability insurance coverage.
www.cutcomp.com /expert.htm   (1168 words)

  
 Expert Witness
Maturity- an expert witness should harbor enough maturity by virtue of his or her age and knowledge of the subject at hand to provide meaningful and objective commentary and opinion.
Experience- the expert witness should be experienced in the field to be specifically addressed by the litigation at hand.
The expert witness should be well known in his or her specific discipline (that is directly related to the litigation at hand) regarding expertise, honesty, objectivity and style.
www.burtonreport.com /infforensic/ExpertWitness.html   (1088 words)

  
 Expert Witness Services Litigation Support Services California Expert Witness Testimony Cyber Crime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Expert Witness, a true expert - A former engineer at Ingram Micro Corporation, Mr.
Expert witness testimony at the heart of the world wide web including online consumer product marketing expertise.
Mr Cullen provided reverse engineering and expert witness services that included: analysis of the companies web-site strategy and identification of the deceptive code; a comparison of a properly optimized web-site rather than a misleading internet consulting campaign; and finally expert witness testimony during deposition.
www.webpublicitee.com /expert-witness.html   (634 words)

  
 Expert Witness
Served as an expert witness for plaintiff concerning infringement of U.S. patents 6,216,114 and 6,223,167 concerning methods of conducting electronic auctions.
Served as an expert for plaintiff AAPD, which has brought a claim against the California Secretary of State that requiring DRE voting machines to be equipped with audit trails violates the rights of disabled persons.
Serving as an expert for plaintiff DE Technologies, Inc., asserting a claim of infringement of U.S. patents 6,460,020 and 6,845,364, relating to a system for implementing international sales transactions.
euro.ecom.cmu.edu /people/faculty/mshamos/expert.htm   (1213 words)

  
 Environmental Insurance Expert Witness
The expert witnesses assembled by the Environmental Risk Resources Association are a unique talent pool with hands on experience on thousands of environmental insurance placements spanning more than twenty years.
Members of the ERRA expert witness subcommittee have testified in both state and federal courts.
Members of the expert witness subcommittee are also experts in environmental insurance coverage and underwriting intent over the entire history of the environmental insurance market.
www.erraonline.org /expertwitness.html   (826 words)

  
 Expert Witness JD.MD, Inc.
You will receive a blind copy of the expert's report and a summary of his or her curriculum vitae before you engage the expert's services.
JD.MD's expert witnesses are Board Certified in their specialties, and in Canada they are members of a Royal College.
Our experts are in active practice and prepared to testify in cases they deem to be meritorious.
www.hgexperts.com /hg/ex_consultants.asp?action=page&pcomp=34129&page=1   (559 words)

  
 Expert Witness
He is available as an expert in a wide variety of health, safety and environmental subjects including chemical exposure, toxicology, regulatory interpretation, expert testimony on pending or proposed legislation, and standards of good and responsible practice.
Working cooperatively with other environmental experts, he consults on evaluating the indoor environment for molds, bacteria and other contaminants that may be adversely affecting the health of the occupants.
He is also a recognized expert in optical and electron microscopy of asbestos and forensic evidence such as gunshot residue, explosives, soils and paints.
www.atlenv.com /expertserv.html   (1992 words)

  
 Expert Witness Network - Comprehensive guide to finding expert witnesses and expert witness related materials
Expert witness related topics, news, special offers and general information about our services.
The mission of the Expert Witness Network is to link attorneys and expert witnesses via the World Wide Web by using online technology to reduce the time and costs associated with locating the best expert for a case.
Our expert witness directory and database has over 2000 full length expert witness CV's.
www.witness.net   (130 words)

  
 Perry Mason, Meet Your Expert Technology Witness - New York Times
That has touched off a quiet race among companies to assemble teams of expert witnesses - the technical specialists and technology-savvy economists who will help sway judge and jury on the intensely complex merits of a patent case.
A thriving industry in expert witnesses, who are paid as much as $1,000 an hour, has become part of the fabric of the global patent system and the increasingly contentious legal combat that surrounds it.
Now he finds experts, trains them in performing before a judge and jury and assembles teams of experts to perform the behind-the-scenes technical chores needed to prepare for an intellectual property lawsuit.
www.nytimes.com /2005/10/04/technology/04witness.html?ex=1286078400&en=3b2de49537e860fb&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss   (890 words)

  
 LLRX--Expert Witnesses on the Internet
CounselQuest: Expert Witness Directory, which lists individuals who may be contacted directly by the researcher.
Contact with the expert must be made through the organization, which may charge a referral fee.
The ability to identify experts by specialty is paramount in any expert witness search.
www.llrx.com /columns/expert.htm   (506 words)

  
 Welcome to AAOS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The AAOS Expert Witness Program, an integral part of the AAOS Professional Compliance Program, demonstrates the commitment of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) to the high ethical standards contained in the AAOS Code of Medical Ethics and Professionalism and the Advisory Statement on Orthopaedic Medical Testimony.
The Expert Witness Program, launched at the 2004 Annual Meeting, involves education and advocacy components and contains features that promote the integrity of the medical expert witness testimony orthopaedic surgeons provide.
The AAOS Expert Witness Program does not maintain a list of orthopaedic surgeons who testify as expert witnesses and will not respond to requests for recommendations of orthopaedic expert witnesses.
www6.aaos.org /expwit/expertwitness.htm   (245 words)

  
 Expert Witness Search - Frankenfeld, expert witness, personal injury, economic loss calculation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
If you seek information on an expert not yet listed, or if you want to recommend an expert for listing, please contact Frankenfeld Associates Interactive.
Please choose the type of expert you are looking for and the region of the country that they practice in.
Although we have made an effort to contact the various experts and verify their information, it is possible that some of the experts may not be aware that they are listed in our database.
www.frankenfeld.com /witnesssearch.asp   (197 words)

  
 Expert Witness
Mehrooz Zamanzadeh: Dr. Mehrooz Zamanzadeh is known worldwide as an expert witness for corrosion.
Well-known as an expert witness and investigator in corrosion, coating systems and materials selection cases, Dr. Zamzanzadeh currently holds 21 patents and has authored 58 papers on corrosion related topics.
He is also a metallurgical expert in evaluation of welds and welding procedures, powder metallurgy, and advanced melting techniques.
www.matcoinc.com /?type=cc&id=379   (292 words)

  
 Expert Witness Directory - Find Trial Experts, Expert Witness
We provide custom technical research and expert services in the areas of intellectual property, product liability, antitrust, insurance and many more.
IMS ExpertServices™ is the Premier expert provider across all industries and disiplines.
Since 1990, our nationwide panel of more than 8,500 experts in over 250 specialties, has evaluated over 100,000 cases involving medical and hospital malpractice, personal injury, product liability, criminal matters, and toxic torts.
marketcenter.findlaw.com /expert_witnesses.html   (223 words)

  
 Engineering Expert Witness Services - O'Donnell Consulting
O'Donnell Consulting performs root cause failure analysis and engineering expert witness services to legal, insurance, and industrial firms to determine the cause of accidents and product failures.
We issue results with in-depth, comprehensive Expert Reports - our conclusions and testimony are based on quantified results which are easily understood by judges and juries.
For summaries of various expert witness cases, see Projects.
www.odonnellconsulting.com /expertwitness.html   (235 words)

  
 Expert Witness Directory and Expert Witness Consultants | JurisPro Expert Witness Directory
Chemical Experts, Environmental Experts, Industrial Hygiene and Mold, Materials Experts, Metallurgy, Toxicology, Weather, more...
Hospital Experts, Emergency Medicine, Independent Medical Examiner I.M.E. Legal Nurse Consultant, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Homes, more...
Admiralty and Maritime, Automotive Experts, Aviation Experts, Bus and Truck Safety/Accident, Railroad Experts, more...
www.jurispro.com   (247 words)

  
 The Expert Witness Radio Show with Michael Levine
Interested in getting access to the vast archive of shows with intelligence and military experts, journalists and other no-nonsense guests who are helping to shine a light on the incompetence and Homeland Insecurity currently being foisted on the American people?
Become a member of the Expert Witness SWAT team of truth.
We've still got some tweaking to do, so if you find a bug here and there, don't hesitate to let us know.
www.expertwitnessradio.org   (415 words)

  
 Medical Malpractice - Medical Experts for Medical Malpractice Cases & Medical Negligence @ AMFS
AMFS offers to resolve medical malpractice cases with the help of medical experts who are actively practicing and board certified in every medical specialty.
If you are a health care professional interested in becoming a member of the AMFS Expert Panel, please forward your curriculum vitae and your contact information to our Medical Staff Coordinator at medicalexperts@amfs.com.
AMFS, Inc. can provide nationwide medical experts in every medical specialty to honestly and objectively screen your case for merit, cost-effectively, and with a quick turnaround.
www.amfs.com   (539 words)

  
 SEAK, Inc. - Expert Witness Training, Expert Witness Marketing,
SEAK, Inc., founded in 1980, provides customized training, seminars, publications, and professional directories for expert witnesses, physicians, attorneys, independent medical examiners, and workers' compensation professionals.
SEAK sponsors writing seminars for physicians and lawyers and publishes directories for Expert Witnesses and IME Doctors.
SEAK has trained well over 20,000 physicians, lawyers, nurses, and expert witnesses nationwide, and is located on Cape Cod, MA.
www.seak.com   (112 words)

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