The biomedical scientist as expert witness /
Ellner, Paul D.(Paul Daniel),1925-
Washington, D.C. : ASM Press,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The forensic microbiologist as an expert -- How the process starts -- The arena -- Civil proceedings 101 -- Basics of tort law -- Duties of the expert witness -- Obtaining experimental evidence -- The analytical process -- Reports & affidavits -- Depositions -- The trial -- Cases involving laboratory errors -- Medical malpractice -- The nonphysician in medical malpractice litigation -- Food poisoning cases -- Product liability cases -- Corporate disputes -- Other tort cases -- Working as a litigation consultant -- Cases not taken -- Business aspects -- How trial lawyers can improve the use of the expert -- Evolution of expert witnesses
Evidence, Expert
Medical jurisprudence
Medical microbiology