Articles and Speeches
Money Talks: Exposing Bias Using Expert Witness Fee
January 27, 2012
Cite: Reprinted with permission from IADC Product Liability Committee Newsletter
John F. Kuppens
, Jessica Peters Goodfellow
Expert witnesses play a more critical role than ever in the outcome of product liability litigation. Indeed, in many jurisdictions a sustainable opinion from a qualified expert witness is required to establish plaintiff's prima facie case. Therefore, it is increasingly important to explore issues that may challenge the credibility of an opposing party's expert witnesses. An important factor in assessing credibility is bias, and a source of bias that lawyers should carefully investigate is an opponent's expert witness fee arrangement.
