Ethan Minkin | Harris Sliwoski Witness Preparation One of the most important jobs for a litigator is preparing a witness to testify. Testimony can take place in a deposition or in front of a judge or jury. Witnesses can be lay or expert witnesses. These distinctions make little difference when preparing someone to testify. The… Continue reading Preparing Witnesses for Testimony
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Slaying The Beasts: Current Best Strategies For The Biggest Challenges In Construction
Wendy D. Testa and Hannah Rice | Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker CURRENT STATE OF CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION Competition in the marketplace may create incentives for contractors to submit unrealistic bids to secure business. An issue arises when a contractor has bid too low for a project and is awarded the contract. The contractor is… Continue reading Slaying The Beasts: Current Best Strategies For The Biggest Challenges In Construction
Florida’s Circuit Split on Expert Opinions Reveals a Decade-Long Divide
Michael Kranzler and Krithika Venugopal | Chartwell Law Where an insured does not fulfill his or her contractual duty to provide prompt notice and an insurer claims it was prejudiced as a result, Florida courts apply a two-step analysis to determine the impact of the notice. Courts determine whether (1) the insured’s notice was late… Continue reading Florida’s Circuit Split on Expert Opinions Reveals a Decade-Long Divide
In the Courtroom – Cross-Examining Experts at Trial
Lee Popkin | Proskauer Rose A good place to start when you are thinking about cross-examining an expert is to ask yourself what is the purpose of this exam? What approach do I want to take with the witness? Maybe this is an expert you actually want to engage on the substance. You want to… Continue reading In the Courtroom – Cross-Examining Experts at Trial
Expert Can be Questioned on a Construction Standard, Even if Not Relied Upon
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog It’s not uncommon in construction defect litigation for each side retain one or more experts to give their opinion as to whether something was constructed in accordance with the standard of care. This usually results in what we legal practitioners call a “battle of the experts.” The California… Continue reading Expert Can be Questioned on a Construction Standard, Even if Not Relied Upon