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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Courts - "In U.S., Expert Witnesses Are Partisan"
The American justice system and expert witnesses is the focus of this Adam Liptak column today in the NY Times. It is one of a "series of articles [examining] commonplace aspects of the American justice system that are actually unique in the world." A quote:
In most of the rest of the world, expert witnesses are selected by judges and are meant to be neutral and independent. Many foreign lawyers have long questioned the American practice of allowing the parties to present testimony from experts they have chosen and paid.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 12, 2008 08:28 AM
Posted to Courts in general