Let’s talk about expert witnesses. I have been in this field for a good 16, 17 years now, and there’s this one phrase that I keep hearing and we keep using. It’s probably the favorite phrase in the industry that an expert can make or break a case. And, and it’s more so in personal injury cases where a lot rides on the expert, right?
From being able to find the right expert to be able to challenge and get the other parties expert excluded. So. What’s your take on how experts contribute to personal injury litigation? What is your approach to selecting the right expert witnesses for your case? You really have to understand personal injury law and what we’re able to present to a jury.
And what I tell clients all the time is that I want to put the entirety of your case in front of a jury. I’m only allowed to put. The future parts of your case, so your future loss of earning capacity that your future medical expenses before a jury. If I have an expert to say that, just you saying I don’t feel good and I think I’m going to have problems in the future isn’t going to go anywhere. A judge is gonna require us to have a doctor or a professional say to a reasonable degree of medical probability, meaning, you know, more likely than not that X, Y, or Z is going to happen in the future. And only when that is said, will we be able to present that evidence before a jury and ask for more money, you know, and whenever you’re able to ask for more money, the value of the case is going to go up because there’s risk that the insurance company has to then deal with.
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