Expert Witness Answer Book

Expert Witness Answer Book walks you through every aspect of this key area of litigation, providing, in a direct Q&A format, guidance on applying the legal framework set out by the Daubert trilogy and subsequent rulings; qualifying, as well as disqualifying, a witness as an expert on a particular topic; and conducting the pretrial activities involving experts, including designation, disclosure, discovery and depositions.

Expert Witness Answer Book includes practice-specific chapters on issues confronted by experts in cases involving: products liability, toxic torts, trademarks, patents, copyrights, defamation, employment, and fire, as well criminal matters. It includes dedicated chapters on the role of expert testimony in calculating personal injury and commercial damages, and business and property valuation.

Written by contributors with many years of trial experience, each chapter includes practical tips on what works in court and what doesn't. Expert Witness Answer Book is a one-volume softcover publication that trial attorneys can easily take with them into court or a deposition for on-the-spot answers to questions that arise during proceedings.

Chapter 1: What Is an Expert Witness? (Rule 702)
Chapter 2: The Lay Opinion Witness (Rule 701)
Chapter 3: Court-Appointed Experts (Rule 706)
Chapter 4: The Frye Rule
Chapter 5: Standards for Experts: The Daubert Trilogy
Chapter 6: Admissibility of Expert Testimony in State Courts
Chapter 7: Expert Gatekeeping: Qualifications
Chapter 8: Expert Gatekeeping: Bases for Opinion (Rule 703)
Chapter 9: Expert Gatekeeping: Establishing Reliability
Chapter 10: Expert Procedure: Designation and Disclosure
Chapter 11: The Expert Report
Chapter 12: Expert Procedure: Discovery and Deposition
Chapter 13: Expert Procedure: The Gatekeeping Challenge
Chapter 14: Expert Procedure: Error Preservation and Standards of Review
Chapter 15: The Expert at Trial: Direct Examination
Chapter 16: The Expert at Trial: Cross-Examination
Chapter 17: The Expert at Trial: Demonstrative Evidence
Chapter 18: Expert Disqualification
Chapter 19: The Expert in Products Liability
Chapter 20: The Expert in Toxic Torts
Chapter 21: The Expert in Trademark Infringement Cases
Chapter 22: The Expert in Copyright Infringement Cases
Chapter 23: The Expert in Patent Infringement Cases
Chapter 24: The Economic Damages Expert: Personal Injury
Chapter 25: The Economic Damages Expert: Commercial Losses
Chapter 26: The Economic Damages Expert: Business Valuation
Chapter 27: The Economic Damages Expert: Property Valuation
Chapter 28: Forensic Experts in Criminal Trials
Chapter 29: The Expert in Fire Cases
Chapter 30: The Expert in Defamation Cases
Chapter 31: The Expert in Employment Cases

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