The Louisiana Court of Appeals dealt with the appeal of a personal injury suit in which a police officer, Hankton, was attacked and injured while guarding a prisoner at a hospital. One of the grounds for the appeal was the calculations performed by the defendant’s expert witness life care planner. On the issue of future… read more
The United States District Court, S.D. Illinois recently dealt with a case involving the plaintiff, Schmelzer, who was driving his vehicle and collided with a semi-tanker. The plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of the collision. Several expert witnesses were involved in the case. At the pre-trial stage of litigation, the Court… read more
The Connecticut Superior Court has ruled that $325 per hour was a reasonable fee for an OSHA expert witness in a workplace injury case.[1] The plaintiff in this case alleged that he fell through an open manhole in Norwalk, Connecticut, while working on a construction site, and suffered severe injuries as a result. The plaintiff… read more
By Steven Babitsky, Esq. As a result of the pandemic expert witnesses are facing many challenges including the postponement of assignments,depositions and trials. After taking care of their family and themselves. what can expert witnesses do during this period? Here are some suggestions for using this time productively; Update your CV and website Many experts… read more
By: Daniel Mattei Learn how and why FINRA expungement expert witnesses can assist in investor expungement proceedings in front of an arbitration panel. I. Introduction: The CRD and BrokerCheck The Central Registration Depository (“CRD”), is a database maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The CRD contains information about securities firms and individual… read more
Steven Babitsky, Esq. The U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, dealt with BHC psychiatric hospital which was sued for violating the General Duty Clause of OSHA. It was alleged that they failed to protect their employees from the recognized hazard of death or serious physical harm from patient aggression. The court found that by… read more
Steven Babitsky, Esq. Attorney Dianne P. Sullivan and Jed P. Winer of Weil Gotshal wrote on Law.com how to bury expert witnesses on cross-examination. The attorneys advised counsel to dig deep: to uncover points to “bury” expert witnesses. Here is a summary of their suggestions. Closely examine the expert’s CV. See where the expert’s articles… read more
Steven Babitsky, Esq. For some physicians starting a successful consulting practice seems like a daunting task. My experience is that as thousands of physicians have already done this, there is no reason you cannot join them as a successful physician consultant. Here are some of the common concerns physicians have about starting a consulting practice…. read more
Steven Babitsky, Esq. Expert witnesses of all specialties will occasionally get a call from a plaintiff (or defendant) in a case who wants to hire them directly. Represented by Counsel The first thing that the expert should determine is whether the client is represented by counsel. If the plaintiff is represented by counsel and is… read more
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled that $750/hour was a reasonable expert witness fee for the deposition of a highly regarded academic gender bias expert witness in an Equal Pay Act case.[1] This case involved an alleged violation of the Equal Pay Act by Miami University. According to the… read more
