Table of Contents

The Legal Environment and Expert Witnessing. The Legal Environment. A Closer Look at the Impact of Daubert. Key Cases and Precedents Affecting Expert Witnessing. The Litigation Process. The Pretrial Process. Preparing for Trial. The Courtroom Drama. The Art, Business, and Future of Expert Witnessing. The Art of Expert Witnessing. The Business of Expert Witnessing. Expert Immunity, Professional Malpractice, and Civil Liability. The Importance of Psychological Factors in Testifying. Psychology and the Art of Expert Persuasion. Nine of the Worst Mistakes That Experts Make and How to Avoid Them. Bibliography. Appendix: Expert Witness Resources. Index.

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.

Reviews

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