Category: EXPERT WITNESS
Expert Witness: “Objection. Not Responsive” Whose Objection?
Here is what might be called: The Lawyer’s (L’s) Own Witness Problem An expert witness is giving a deposition. There are three lawyers in the room. The expert witness is giving an opinion in the hire of P (or,...
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BIG DATA, BIG LAW FIRMS & BIG BULLSHIT
According to the Gartner IT Glossary: “Big Data”* is high-volume, high-velocity, and...
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Expert Witness: What Not to Do
Earlier in 2013, there was a legal malpractice case involving the FDIC and a group of lawyers...
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Expert Witness Testimony: A Frequent Error
The other day, I testified in a case and made a standard mistake. Given the number of times...
Read MoreDeposition Witnesses and Leading Questions
More On Depositions I have discussed in at least one previous blog, how leading questions can be effective, not only in trials but also in depositions. I have suggested that litigating lawyers take courses in how to do this more...
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Insurance Law Expert Witness–Preface
I have worked as an expert witness for some years, some years more actively than others. I...
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The Prudent Expert Witness: Agreements and Performance, #1
I do some expert witness work, so this blog entry contains some experience-based remarks...
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Judges Beware
Do things like this happen in lots of states? A district judge has agreed to resign and never...
Read MoreABOUT INSURERS REACHING TOO FAR: SOME FUNDAMENTALS
LECTURE NOTES & EXHIBITS CLE “LECTURE NOTES” ARE MOSTLY ABOUT PRACTICAL MATTERS PERTAINING TO CONCEPTUALIZING, THINKING, PLANNING, AND EXECUTING. Insurers can “reach too far,” of course. This is...
Read MoreSTORMS & BUILDINGS
The following hypothetical is a variation on a case recently halfway decided. The facts have been simplified, but the main point is set forth, more or less. This is about first-party insurance–property insurance. The tale...
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INSURANCE UNDERWRITING, CLAIM HANDLING, BAD FAITH & DISCOVERY
KEEP UNDERWRITING SECRET Many times, over more than a few years, I have seen insurance...
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