How to Challenge an Expert with Excellent Credentials
In DesKuys v. Berkowitz, the plaintiff received a $1 Million Dollar Verdict.
Bernard Smalley obtained a million dollar verdict after the defense lawyer argued that his expert witness, with an 86-page resume, must be believed.
In rebuttal, Bernie told the jury that Richard Nixon had a longer resume, and he lied. Ouch.
The moral of the story is that a long resume doesn’t always equal credibility.
What I have been hearing from the NITA data that has been collected is that juries are penalizing experts who have high hourly fees or made a great deal of money from forensic work. That seems more interesting to juries than size of resumes.
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