Sentences with phrase «expert witness against»

Historian Robert Proctor plans to testify as an expert witness against tobacco companies in a number of cases brought by smokers in Florida.

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Rather, what often occurs is that experts from the two parties are pitted against one another, with lawyers on each side trying to destroy the credibility of the other party's witness.

Holmstead was dismissed by a federal judge as an expert witness in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against Ameren Missouri, a coal burning utility.

He went through all the transcripts of the trial, and then began digging into the backgrounds of all the expert witnesses testifying against Noakes.

Dan Goldhaber, a labor economist at the University of Washington, and Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford, were two of the expert witnesses who spoke against teacher tenure in Vegara v. California.

She has also contributed to tobacco control through her work as an expert witness in the State of Minnesota's lawsuit against the major tobacco companies.

We are looking for expert witnesses in a case against debt rating agencies, investment banks and lenders.

Doctor Mapes has years of experience in veterinary medicine and is available to serve as an expert witness or second opinion in legal cases against other veterinarian practices.

Domenico and Eleanore De Sole, their art advisor James Kelly, and a number of expert witnesses, testified in U.S. District Court in Manhattan as the first week in the De Soles» case against the now - defunct Knoedler Gallery came to a... Read More

So now the question is no longer about what would have prompted questions about skeptic scientists» funding to come up at «an obscure utility hearing in Minnesota», it's about why an assistant A.G. would insert material into a public hearing against some of its expert science witnesses concerning an industry corruption insinuation based on a suggestion coming from a private citizen who had nothing to do with the topic at all just eight or so weeks earlier.

Recent UN Security Council resolutions have called on governments to take measures against those sourcing minerals from armed groups in eastern Congo, but so far member states have shied away from placing any companies or individuals under UN sanctions, despite abundant evidence published by the UN Group of Experts and Global Witness.

Holmstead was dismissed by a federal judge as an expert witness in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against Ameren Missouri, a coal burning utility.

The insurance company may say something like a settlement is being offered for «nuisance value,» or the amount that the insurance company is willing to pay to settle the claim because it would spend even more (on attorney's fees, court costs, expert witnesses, etc.) than the offered amount to defend against the «nuisance» of the victim's claim.

Chris Pamplin looks for the lessons to draw from an expert witness who spoke against perceived wisdom & got into deep water

Lawyers at Neuberger & Partners LLC use a variety of resources, including private investigators, technology experts and witness interviews, to develop a comprehensive defence against allegations of criminal harassment.

This is of paramount importance to the measure of a «good expert witness», and goes hand in hand with remaining robust against the inevitable pressures from instructing clients to see it their way.

Our Portland federal crimes attorneys will consult with witnesses, work with experts, review police reports and aggressively challenge any evidence illegally obtained against you.

Since witness and expert testimony form the basis of many cases, the prosecution will use this against you, weakening your case and your attorney's leverage when negotiating your settlement.

After years - long discovery in a defense of a False Claims Act action brought against a large healthcare company, including personally taking and defending more than twenty depositions of fact and expert witnesses, successfully excluded testimony of plaintiff / relator's experts and obtained complete summary judgment on all False Claims Act claims.

Despite its net positive effect on the lives of millions of Floridians and visitors to the state, an unintended consequence [of the Americans with Disabilities Act] has been the proliferation of frivolous lawsuits aimed primarily at racking up attorney and expert - witness fees against Florida businesses and property owners.

The issue in the case on appeal was whether the plaintiff's medical negligence claim against Dr. Sweet, an expert witness, retained by plaintiff's adversary in the pending litigation, owed a legal duty to the plaintiff.

Among Mr. Born's recent significant litigation matters are representation of various European entities in the Holocaust Assets and Forced Labor litigations, representation of a major US petroleum company in defending against efforts to enforce purported foreign judgments in the United States and testimony as an expert witness in a number of proceedings in Swedish, English, US, Japanese and other courts.

As for Gass, he is developing his own line of saws and has served as an expert witness in one lawsuit against a manufacturer.

He served as the expert witness in immigration law in the landmark California Appeals Court case of People v. Bautista (2004) 115 Cal.App.4 th 229, which held that failure to defend against an aggravated felony can be ineffective assistance of counsel, and he was counsel in several key published decisions on crim / imm in the Ninth Circuit.

To fight back against this, your Boston anesthesia malpractice attorney can retain an expert medical witness who can testify about the lack of appropriate care that was rendered and its causal connection to your injuries.

Prosecution expert witnesses showed actual bias against the defendant, resulting in an improper and unsupportable medical conclusion.

In such actions against a professional, the plaintiff must file an affidavit of an expert witness which specifies at least one negligent act or omission and the factual bases for each claim, unless the basis of the claim does not require specialized knowledge or experience to evaluate the conduct of the defendant.

Consequently, future claimants would be expected «to be able to understand and apply the law of negligence, liability, causation and quantum, instruct and pay for a medical expert, quantify their claim, pay a court fee, obtain witness evidence from independent witnesses, negotiate with insurers and ultimately appear in court as their own advocate against a legally experienced opponent».

The Drug and Medical Device Product Liability Deskbook includes: detailed coverage of: warning - related claims and defenses; other information - based theories; strict liability; FDA - related per se liability; preemption of common law tort claims by the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act and FDA regulations; class actions in drug and medical device litigation; theories of liability asserted against entities other than manufacturers; practical issues involving litigation management; the use of expert witnesses; and many other important topics.

My role as an expert witness involves the preparation of heritage statements in cases involving appeals against listing, impact on setting, on historic character and on character and appearance.

Lundgren called an expert witness, Glenn Weadock — a software expert that once testified on behalf of the US government in an antitrust case against Microsoft — to explain this to the court.

it is only appropriate that it become the first metric against which to judge the expert witnessing of scientists and professionals.»

Dr. Garber has served as an expert witness in a number of states, and his experience includes international Hague Convention matters, Daubert arguments against «parental alienation syndrome,» the critique and review of Guardian ad litem, and as a custody evaluator.

Commissioned by MA State Licensing Board as an expert witness (to investigate complaints against other home inspectors) and contributed to the book — 21 Things Home Inspectors Should Know.