Extensively updated and expanded to incorporate legislative and
practical changes enacted since the publication of the previous
edition, Law for the Expert Witness, Fourth Edition is designed for
professionals and students requiring edification on the current
processes and techniques of legal procedure. Drawn from revised
versions of the readings assigned to graduate and continuing
education courses taught by the author, as well as his own
professional experience, the text is divided into four sections.
Beginning with procedural issues that an expert witness will
encounter in advance of the trial itself, the chapters cover legal
paperwork, discovery, depositions and other discovery techniques,
and consequences for failure to comply with discovery. The next
section addresses evidentiary issues, exploring fundamental
concepts such as burden of proof, presumptions, and admissibility.
It defines who is an expert and when one can testify, and describes
the proper form of questions to an expert. Next, the book discusses
chain of custody issues, exhibits, hearsay, and the best evidence
rule. The book includes suggestions and hints for the expert
witness applicable to direct testimony as well as tips on
withstanding cross-examination. The final section of the book
contains excerpts from the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the
Federal Rules of Evidence as well as a table of illustrative cases.
New topics in this Fourth Edition include: The non-discoverability
of the expert's draft reports, as mandated by FRCP26 The issue of
destruction of evidence as it effects discovery and tests,
experiments, and chain of custody New and updated information on
differing rules among states regarding who is an expert and whether
that testimony will be admitted into evidence The reissuance of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with new subsections Maintaining
the same user-friendly style that made previous editions so
popular, this volume enables expert witnesses and attorneys to
present compelling evidence in court that will withstand objection
from even the most challenging adversary.
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