Effective Expert Witnessing, Fourth Edition: Practices for the 21st Century - Hardcover

Matson, Jack V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0873712978 ISBN 13: 9780873712972

Publisher: CRC Press, 1990

Synopsis

Since the publication of the bestselling third edition, changes have occurred on how the Daubert decision has been applied, and the more recent Kumho ruling applies serious scrutiny to professionals who claim to have expert opinions. In response, the fourth edition incorporates much more information on how to survive legal challenges to one's expert testimony. Because buyers of previous editions span every profession, this edition includes case studies and examples from many disciplines within and outside of the sciences. It features seven new chapters, including Winning Deposition Strategies with Respect to Daubert and Kumho and How to Take Advantage of High Technology in the Courtroom.

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Review

Praise for the Previous Edition:

"Effective Expert Witnessing is a well-conceived and well-written book that organizes the often seemingly chaotic proceedings of litigation into a logical, structured, step-by-step process, one that individuals outside the legal community can readily understand. The numerous suggestions and analyses presented by the authors serve to bridge the gap between scientific expert witnesses and the legal community. The case studies highlight the impact and importance of the interrelationships of the fields of science, health care, and the law. This book is recommended for individuals possessing scientific knowledge and expertise who contemplate undertaking the role of a consulting or testifying expert witness. In addition, physicians who are summoned to testify in a court of law, and attorneys involved in various kinds of medical-legal litigation will find this book an especially useful reference."
―Journal of Legal Medicine

About the Author

Jack V. Matson, Ph.D., is emeritus professor of environmental engineering at The Pennsylvania State University and an owner of Matson and Associates Inc., a litigation support consulting engineering firm, in State College, Pennsylvania. His expertise is in the field of chemical emissions, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, and hazardous wastes. In the course of his career, he has been deposed in over 100 cases and testified at 20 trials. He continues to be active as an expert witness in environmental litigation, specializing in chemical emissions. He is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Ohio.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873712978
• ISBN 13: 9780873712972
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160