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requently Asked Questions
What defines an expert witness? An expert witness by virtue of scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will assist a trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue, a witness qualified as an expert by knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education, may testify thereto in the form of an opinion or otherwise; Fed. Rule Of Evidence 702. In addition, in the Daubert case the Court noted several factors that courts should consider in determining whether proffered "scientific" expert testimony would assist a trier of fact, including: (1) whether the theory or technique can be tested; (2) whether it has been subjected to peer review; (3) whether the technique has a high known or potential rate of error; and (4) whether the theory has attained general acceptance within the scientific community.
What make your firm different than others? We are engineers not retired police officers or individuals that have minimum training; a few accident reconstruction classes that usually last hours. All of our conclusion are based upon accepted scientific theories, that will stand up to the 702 / Daubert test.
Can your firm assist in a vehicle- related accident that happened many months ago? Yes, we have many methods in determining the proximate causes of older accidents.
Are there more then one method in determine the speed of a moving vehicle concerning a speeding ticket? To date there are five methods (radar, laser, Vascar, visual estimation, pacing).
Do you accept all cases? No, we carefully examine each case on individual basics. Therefore, our firm's policy saves you time and money.
Do you offer any emergency services? Yes, we are available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day (accidents only).
Could your firm provide any written reports? Yes, we offer many options concerning our extensive bounded technical reports. We never produce a 2 - 3 page "boilerplate" report.
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