Dec. 10, 2002

Your Case Can Turn on Putting Right Pro on the Witness Stand

Focus Column - Expert Witnesses - By Scott P. DeVries - A complex civil case frequently turns into a battle of the experts. Numerous experts - often 10 or more - face off in a vast array of fields that frequently are far beyond the normal experience of the lay jury. Because of the complex, overlapping nature of many of the issues, expert testimony often overlaps, too. Counsel must diligently select and manage these experts, or costs can skyrocket, and there is significant risk that the experts will express