An expert witness is a witness, who by virtue of education, profession, publication or experience, is believed to have special knowledge of his subject beyond that of the average person, sufficient that others may officially (and legally) rely upon his opinion.

A simplified example

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You are the owner of a very successful car factory. You are proud of the quality of your cars. One day you find yourself in a courtroom because hundreds of your cars are found with faulty brakes. What do you do? You hire a good mechanic to tell the jury that your brakes are actually good. That mechanic is your expert witness....

Experts in the real world

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Typically, experts are relied on by both sides to a dispute for opinions on severity of injury, degree of insanity, cause of failure in a machine or other device, and the like.

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RT @amednews: Maryland high court confirms that doctors must be actively engaged in medicine to qualify as expert witnesses. http://bit ...
acutecareinc (Paul Hudson) Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:58:19 -0000
RT @amednews: Maryland high court confirms that doctors must be actively engaged in medicine to qualify as expert witnesses. http://bit ...
Maryland high court confirms that doctors must be actively engaged in medicine to qualify as expert witnesses. http://bit.ly/65aXNZ
amednews (American Medical New) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:25:37 -0000
Maryland high court confirms that doctors must be actively engaged in medicine to qualify as expert witnesses. http://bit.ly/65aXNZ
RT @Nica: World of Warcraft wacko calls Martin Gore and Winona Ryder as expert witnesses: http://bit.ly/52EKyH
fzero (Fabio FZero) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:22:08 -0000
RT @Nica: World of Warcraft wacko calls Martin Gore and Winona Ryder as expert witnesses: http://bit.ly/52EKyH
World of Warcraft wacko calls Martin Gore and Winona Ryder as expert witnesses: http://bit.ly/52EKyH
Nica (Nicole Mezzasalma) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00:28 -0000
World of Warcraft wacko calls Martin Gore and Winona Ryder as expert witnesses: http://bit.ly/52EKyH
Merck litigation strategy - destroy expert witnesses http://bit.ly/4IV3Mn via @AddToAny
petermousiol (Peter Mousiol) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:34:33 -0000
Merck litigation strategy - destroy expert witnesses http://bit.ly/4IV3Mn via @AddToAny
Maryland high court says it's OK to set minimum requirements for expert witnesses http://bit.ly/65aXNZ
amednews (American Medical New) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:26:57 -0000
Maryland high court says it's OK to set minimum requirements for expert witnesses http://bit.ly/65aXNZ

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