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Zusatztext "?this is a useful book for those venturing into the legal quagmire and has much good and sensible advice to offer. It is not a light read! but it is helpful to have one place where these matters are explained in terms that the non-legal expert can follow."-A.M. Glazer! Department of Physics! University of Oxford! writing in Crystallography Reviews! Volume 17! Issue 2 April 2011! pages 145 - 146"The Scientist or Engineer as an Expert Witness is aimed at scientists and engineers who intend to be useful as experts for the plaintiff or for the defense. ? Speight! who has testified numerous times as an expert witness! provides guidance that gives witnesses all the information needed to testify confidently and effectively. In addition! both plaintiff and defense lawyers and their paralegal assistants can profit from The Scientist or Engineer as an Expert Witness! which is written from the viewpoint of an experienced scientist. Highly detailed and exceedingly thorough in scope! the book is clear and readable."-SirReadaLot.org! January 2009! Issue 117 Informationen zum Autor James G Speight Klappentext Designed to provide guidance for scientists! engineers and for the lawyers that call upon them for testimony! this timely volume is the first of its kind to fully explain everything that an expert witness need know to effectively deliver testimony with confidence. It includes coverage of Daubert! Kumbo! and Fry! as well as significant Supreme Court cases and rulings that govern the use of expert witnesses. It explains how to apply the scientific method in a way that judges and juries will grasp. It discusses the presentation of qualifications! covers pre-trial preparation! and details the presentation of both oral and written reports. Zusammenfassung Presents a discussion on the functions of expert witness. This book includes ample treatment of the use of reports and visual aids, as well as issues that arise during depositions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Being an Expert Witness.The Resume, the Internet, and Retention of the Expert. The Expert Witness. Attorney–Expert Witness Relationships. Reports. The Predeposition and Deposition.The Trial. Epilogue. Glossary. Bibliography and Additional Reading. Index. ...
