David H. Williams again named Super Lawyer

Posted in: Articles & Events- Dec 23, 2011 1 Comment

David H. Williams is again named to Super Lawyer’s Mid-South Super Lawyers in the category of products liability. David has been selected by his peers for inclusion in Super Lawyers every year since 2006. He also was selected as one of the Top 50 lawyers in Arkansas by Super Lawyers. Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011 Mid-South [...]

Is the expert qualified?

Posted in: Articles & Events- Dec 23, 2011 No Comments

Knowledge, skill, experience, training or education. Is the expert’s testimony reliable? Daubert factors: Can it or has it been tested? Peer reviewed? Error rate? Standards and controls? Generally accepted in the scientific community? And, other factors. Exclusion of expert’s testimony: Summary judgment (higher burden – moving party must establish no genuine issue of material fact). [...]

Deposition Checklist for a Medical Witness or Expert

Posted in: Articles & Events- Dec 23, 2011 1 Comment

 I.  Qualifications You must look into the expert qualifications when deciding whether or not he/she is qualified.  You cannot solely rely on the expert’s CV when determining this. First, you must look into the expert’s educational background.  You need to identify professors and instructors that the expert had, the nature of the expert’s course work, [...]