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Litigation

Oct. 21, 2003

Persuading Jurors Demands More Than Top Credentials

Column - Expert Witnesses - By Noelle C. Nelson - Jurors are jaded. The deluge of media coverage of high-profile court cases has left most lay people with the unfortunate conclusion that experts are nothing but hired guns, willing to say whatever the attorney asks of them. As a result, expert testimony often makes only a minor impact on jurors because they believe the experts on one side will "cancel out" the experts on the other.

        Column
        
        Expert Witnesses
        
        By Noelle C. Nelson
        
        Jurors are jaded. The deluge ...

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