After someone is injured due to someone else’s unintentional negligence, the injured person, called the plaintiff, hires an attorney to launch a personal injury claim with the insurance company of the at-fault person, called the defendant. If the attorney and the insurance company cannot agree on a settlement amount, then the claim is filed with the court as a lawsuit. This is where expert testimony comes into play.
The ultimate success of a personal injury lawsuit depends on the plaintiff’s ability to prove to a judge and jury their case regarding the liability of the defendant and to quantify damages that the plaintiff sustained. To provide this proof, expert witnesses are brought in to support the plaintiff’s claim.
An expert witness is someone with technical, scientific, or specialized knowledge that will testify to help the judge and jury understand the circumstances of the case. In a personal injury lawsuit, expert witnesses can be accident reconstruction experts, vocational rehabilitation experts, and financial experts who can testify to the circumstances of a car accident, the future career options, and the future earning potential of an injured person.
It may be possible to find an expert witness to help with your case by searching through online directories and websites, but the process of finding and vetting an expert witness is best left in the hands of an experienced personal injury lawyer.
Today, we are interviewing Dr. Edward Negovetich Jr. Dr. Negovetich is a physiatrist. He’s a gifted doctor who not only works with a lot of clients, a lot of time it is people who have been involved in wrecks because they will go to a physical medicine rehabilitation doctor.
Today, I’m fortunate to have Steve Grundhoefer as a guest. Steve is a licensed professional engineer. He does traffic accident reconstruction. He has extensive experience doing what we call forensic work.
When you’re representing people who had serious injuries or have been in serious wrecks, one of the concerns is what kind of future care is someone going to need? And more importantly, how much will it cost? Listen to the podcast here.
Bob Shepherd is the guest. He is an award-winning medical legal illustrator. Bob and his company provide truthful, accurate, and persuasive medical illustrations, animations, 3D digital models, 3D physical models, as well as interactive digital presentations. These medical illustrations and medical visuals will make a powerful impact and help ensure that you get the compensation you deserve.
Kevin has been the principal investigator for over 3,000 crashes. He’s the owner of Crash Consulting Services, and investigates and reconstructs wrecks all over the country. Kevin and his company use the most up-to-date technology to help determine how and why a wreck happens.
When dealing with the aftermath of an accident, one can feel overwhelmed and isolated. There are many decisions to make, and many different agendas of other people and companies trying to influence those decisions. And an accident victim wants only to focus on healing. Here is a short case study of how one commercial truck driver in Bellingham, Washington, was injured in a fluke accident due to someone else's mistake, and how his case relied on the testimony of an expert witness.
