The biomedical scientist as expert witness
By: by Paul D. Ellner.
Publisher: ASM Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781555813451
Subjects: Evidence, Expert -- United States.; Medical jurisprudence -- United States.; Medical microbiology -- United States.; Expert Testimony.; Jurisprudence.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The forensic microbiologist as an expert; title: How the process starts; title: The arena; title: Civil proceedings; title: Basics of tort law; title: Duties of the expert witness; title: Obtaining experimental evidence; title: The analytical process; title: Affidavits & reports; title: Depositions; title: Trial; title: Cases involving laboratory errors; title: Medical malpractice; title: The non-physician in medical malpractice; title: Litigation; title: Food poisoning cases; title: Product liability cases; title: Corporate disputes; title: Other tort cases; title: Working as a litigation consultant; title: Cases not taken; title: Business aspects; title: Observations from the witness stand : how trial lawyers can improve the use of the expert; title: Evolution of expert witnesses.