Justice Thomas E. Hoffman wrote in his opinion, «In our view, absolute privilege must extend to reports
prepared by an expert witness which form the basis of the witness» testimony.»
Not exact matches
However, in this and all things, I'm
prepared to be overruled
by one of James Scott Bell's stogie - chomping grammarian ladies, so haul in the
expert witnesses if need be and we'll submit evidentiary confections for their entertainment.
At trial, the husband attempted to introduce parol evidence in the form of an
expert witness who was
prepared to testify that certain language in the document signified an intention on the part of the husband and wife to have their marriage, including property relations at the time of any divorce, governed
by «Islamic law.»
By obtaining adequate financial records, reviewing provided records for completeness and reasonableness, reconstructing records and accounts as needed,
preparing support for interrogatories and depositions, performing calculations and providing
expert witness services, forensic accountants can play a major role in litigation.
Expert Witness Knowledge Map The most in - depth PDF report available on any expert witness, prepared by our professional resea
Witness Knowledge Map The most in - depth PDF report available on any
expert witness, prepared by our professional resea
witness,
prepared by our professional researchers.
(A) Except as otherwise stipulated or directed
by the court, a party who retains or specially employs a
witness to provide
expert testimony in the case, or whose duties as an employee of the party regularly involve giving
expert testimony, shall deliver to the opposing party a written report
prepared and signed
by the
witness within 60 days of the close of discovery.
And although leading
expert evidence through sequential
witnesses may take more court time, to some extent this cost saving is lost
by the additional time and cost of
preparing experts for the panel presentation and questioning.
Under the general principles of common law, if you hire an appraiser, and there is no contractual or statutory waiver of a right to sue, you would have to show that (1) there is the standard of professional conduct applicable to the appraisal profession in
preparing the appraisal that requires the use of the best available comparables (probably with an
expert witness certified as an appraiser), (2) the appraiser in this case engaged in conduct that breached the standard of professional conduct applicable to appraisers, (3) this breach caused you harm that was reasonable foreseeable at the time the appraisal was
prepared, and (4) that you suffered quantifiable damages that were foreseeably caused
by this breach of duty.