Experts in Workers’ Comp Litigation: Witness Selection, Deposition Strategies, Admissibility Challenges
A live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A
This CLE webinar will examine using expert witnesses in workers' comp cases. The panel will discuss criteria for selecting qualified expert witnesses who can best withstand possible Daubert/Frye (or similar) challenges. The panel will address deposition strategies when preparing to defend or depose an expert and offer best practices for bringing or defending a challenge to the admission of expert testimony.
Outline
- Introduction
- When expert witnesses may be required
- Types of expert witnesses often used in workers' comp cases
- Expert witness strategies
- Selecting an expert witness
- Anticipating admissibility issues
- Deposing and defending the expert witness
- Bringing and defending expert admissibility challenges
- State standards: Daubert/Frye, other comparable standards
- Best practices for litigators
- Practitioner takeaways
Benefits
The panel will review these and other important considerations:
- When should expert witnesses be used in a workers' comp case?
- How do admissibility standards impact expert witness selection?
- What are best practices for deposing an expert witness? Defending an expert witness?
- How can counsel effectively challenge an expert witness' testimony? When should counsel not bring a Daubert/Frye motion?
Faculty
Scott W. Gedeon
Shareholder
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart
Mr. Gedeon handles complex multi-party employment litigation with a proven track record of high quality results for his... | Read More
Mr. Gedeon handles complex multi-party employment litigation with a proven track record of high quality results for his clients. Outside the courtroom, he maintains an active workers’ compensation defense practice helping employers in Ohio and across the nation. Mr. Gedeon has been involved in hundreds of workers’ compensation appeals related to allegations of occupational injury and disease, with an emphasis on the healthcare, manufacturing, restaurant, food service, education and retail industries.
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Ryan M. Hathcock
Partner
Chartwell Law
Mr. Hathcock zealously represents clients in construction and workers’ compensation cases. He is an experienced... | Read More
Mr. Hathcock zealously represents clients in construction and workers’ compensation cases. He is an experienced construction law attorney, having represented contractors and business owners in construction related contract disputes, mechanics’ lien law matters, and construction defect cases. Mr. Hathcock also defends insurers, employers, and self-insured entities in workers’ compensation matters. Beginning with initial investigations and throughout discovery and litigation, he guides his clients across all aspects of workers’ compensation claims.
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