2005 BullsEye Expert Witness Newsletter Articles

BullsEye Articles
Scripting an Expert Witness May Produce a Tragedy How do you fit a square expert witness into a round case? You don't, of course, but many lawyers make the mistake of trying.		11-05
Don't Keep Your Expert in the Dark The most important conversation you have with your expert witness may be the first. Leave key questions unanswered up front and they may come back to haunt you later.		11-05
After Katrina, Will Experts Grow Scarce? As insurers and legal professionals begin to sift through damage claims in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the demand for experts in key areas is likely to be unprecedented.		9-05
Where to Find Answers about Courts, Lawyers In the path of Hurricane Katrina, law offices were lost, courthouses were closed and dockets were suspended.		9-05
By limiting evidence in patent claims, Did the Federal Circuit rein in experts? Did the Federal Circuit's decision in Phillips v. AWH Corporation sound the death knell for expert testimony in Markman hearings?		8-05
When Experts Err, Is the Lawyer Liable? When an expert witness is targeted for malpractice, can the expert turn and sue the lawyer who hired him?		7-05
Hiring an Expert? Don't Ignore This Advice The one time veteran employment litigator Jeffrey E. Myers ignored his own rule about hiring an expert, it almost cost him his case.		7-05
Play Nice with Experts – And Help Yourself We all heard it as kids: "Share your toys." But what about in our professional lives? Law firms have sophisticated "toys" – hardware, software and resources – that experts often lack.		7-05
Finding No Facts to Support Expert's Opinion, Court Orders New Trial in Fen-Phen Cases Finding no medical or factual basis for an expert's opinion that drugmaker Wyeth missed signals about the danger of a diet drug, a Pennsylvania judge set aside a $1.36 million verdict for three plaintiffs and ordered a new trial on the issue of Wyeth's liability.		6-05
How to Make Best Use of an Expert in Patent Litigation Patents are often a company's most valuable assets. Loss of a patent through litigation could severely reduce a company's competitive standing or even drive it out of business.		6-05
Finding the Right Expert When All the Experts Have Been Found Tagging an expert as a "hired gun" can all but destroy the expert's credibility as a witness. Nowhere is this more of a concern than in asbestos litigation.		6-05

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