The biomedical scientist as expert witness - Ellner, Paul D. (Paul Daniel), 1925- (Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, 2006)
The forensic microbiologist as an expert -- How the process starts -- The arena -- Civil proceedings 101-- Basics of tort law -- Duties of the expert witness -- Obtaining experimental evidence -- The analytical process -- Reports and affidavits -- Depositions -- The trial -- Cases involving laboratory errors -- Medical malpractice -- The nonphysician in medical malpractice litigation -- Food poisoning cases -- Product liability cases -- Corporate disputes -- Other tort cases -- Working as a litigation consultant -- Cases not taken -- Business aspects -- How trial lawyers can improve the use of the expert -- Evolution of expert witnesses
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Evidence, Expert -- United States; Medical jurisprudence -- United States; Medical microbiology -- United States