Sentences with phrase «offered by expert witnesses»

Opinions offered by expert witnesses are presumed to be based on their expertise and impartiality to the outcome of a case.

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However, eight of those reasons were circumstances that arose after the commencement of the action and were thus irrelevant to the analysis (the defendant's offer to settle; the defendant's failure to apply to move the action to the Small Claims Court; the defendant's denial of liability for the plaintiff's injury; the insurer's characterization of the collision as low impact; the exchange of 60 documents; the defendant's motion for a Rule 66 hearing and eventual removal; a Rule 28 examination of a witness; and the absence of expert evidence tendered by the defendant).

The report details significant contributions to mesothelioma research made by some such attorneys, as well as some asbestos lawyers sending «elaborate gift baskets» to doctors, providing tickets to «professional sporting events,» or offering «paid work as expert witnesses.»

In addition to the medical expert retained by the defense, the plaintiff also hired a doctor to serve as an expert witness and offer an opinion on the source of the plaintiff's injuries.

R.E.M. and B.M. (also Griecken, [2009] O.J. No. 5037 at 24 — 25) cite Bell, [1997] N.W.T.J. No. 18 (CA) at para 28:... Where, as here, expert evidence is offered by the defence, in its efforts to make full answer and defence, a trial court should not impose, as noted in Mohan, too strict a standard for the necessity of such evidence, especially where as here the witness recognized the need to avoid crossing into the jury's domain.

I don't think the definitions or subsequent inferences made are perfect, but often in circumstances where I might disagree, I could see how the error lay with the explanation offered by the witness (for example, the «expert» constable incorrectly stated that tweets beginning with a handle are seen by users who follow either the sender or receiver, when in fact the tweet would only published to the timeline of users who follow both sender and receiver).

The driver of the big rig also filed a motion in limine to exclude certain evidence offered by the plaintiff's expert witness, Alan Asay.

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