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Experts Make All The Difference

One of the things that both criminal and civil cases use in court is the witness. If you’ve ever watched any television involving police and court procedure, you know that once things go to the courtroom, some people may be called up to take the stand. When they do, they are asked questions and are required to give answers that will help the jury overseeing a court case to come to a final verdict.

In some cases, the people called to the stand will be there in the capacity of witnesses, explaining whatever they saw so that the jury has a clear idea of the course of events. In other cases, the people called up will not have any actual personal experience with the events centering around this specific court case, but they bring something just as—if not more—important; expertise.

Informed, Professional Testimony



Experts can be brought into a court case in one of two ways, either through a deposition, which means they are not actually present, but leave either a written or recorded statement that can be entered into the record for consideration, or as a witness attending court. In either case, their presence in a court case is still the same, they are there to provide some authoritative knowledge in order to help a jury reach a decision.

This is done in a number of ways, depending on the circumstances and needs of the case. In a personal injury case for example, where someone has suffered a debilitating, life-long injury, a doctor with a specialization in the type of injury covered in the case can be essential. Few people—especially in a mixed jury from all walks of life—have the knowledge or experience to understand just how limiting something like a traumatic brain injury can be.

The presence of a doctor giving expert testimony can explain exactly what kind of lifelong negative effects a victim has to live with. The jury, until the doctor explains the situation, may be unaware of everything from behavioral to physiological changes that may make it difficult, or even impossible, to live a normal, gainfully employed life.

In the case of things like injuries as a result of defective products, like cars or other retail items, an engineer or other mechanical expert can be invaluable. Technology, design and engineering are all extremely complex concepts, and yet, a jury needs to understand how and why something has happened if they are to reach a fair verdict. Experts coming in and breaking down a sequence of events, or explaining cause and effect in layman’s terms make it possible for a jury to understand why a particular design decision in car or toy was actually a defect that lead to someone’s injury.

This is why if you are involved in a case in Port Charlotte, Sarasota or another part of Southwest Florida, where you were injured, you should get a personal injury lawyer to work with. An experienced attorney has the existing connections with the right experts to bring to your trial and help educate the jury.