Register now before it’s too late. We expect the 2019 Conference to sell out! Attendees can look forward to two days of unparalleled and advanced educational programming. Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to network with other experts, consultants, attorneys, and legal professionals — including the opportunity to participate in our Mentor/Mentee Program! FEWA members attending their first conference can use discount code FirstConference to get 10% off. Don’t wait or else you’ll miss out!

FEWA congratulates FEWA Members who have achieved Certified Forensic Litigation Consultant (CFLC) recertification! CLFC certified consultants completed ongoing certification requirements in order to maintain certification, including taking and passing the CFLC Qualification Exam.

The CFLC is granted exclusively to FEWA Professional members who have met the eligibility criteria established requiring significant participation in FEWA activities and completion of education courses in the subjects of forensic analysis, litigation consulting and expert witnessing.

FEWA Members and Non-Members are invited to attend a FEWA Virtual Academy Webinar on April 17, 2019 at 1:00 PM PT. The webinar will be led by Richard Thomas of Richard Thomas JD, LLC Ethical Presence Consulting and will focus on what ethical requirements expert witnesses have to be aware of, substantive knowledge rationally presented, and communication skills in their role.

Cassie Oates is a new member of FEWA's Los Angeles Chapter.

Cassie Oates is a subcontractor consultant for expert witnesses nationwide. She has 20 years of experience as a small business owner and frontline administrator working in fields as varied as hospitality, accounting, and video game development. That experience gives Ms. Oates insight into the way people learn and respond to change in their environment. She collaborates well with even the most challenging expert personalities.

To learn more about Cassie, visit her FEWA Profile! Please join us in welcoming Cassie to FEWA!

In a patent infringement suit, the defendant asked the judge to compel the production of all documents that it subpoenaed from the plaintiff’s damages expert witness, and that such production be made at least four days prior to submission of Defendant‘s rebuttal damages report. Defendant also sought an order that the expert appear for two full day depositions. 

The importance of expert testimony at a trial cannot be overstated, as it oftentimes provides the edge one needs to win a scientifically complex case. The year 2018, in particular, saw some substantial verdict awards, which were earned in no small part due to expert testimony.

Electrical “stun guns” are increasingly sold both for self-defense and as a means for law enforcement officials to incapacitate violent individuals without using lethal force. The device is commonly known as a taser, since many popular models were manufactured and sold by TASER International (now Axon). However, the legal issues in these cases and the experts that may be required to address them remain similar regardless of which manufacturer produced the device.

Imagine an illegal hacking incident has taken place in a modern connected vehicle. We know something has happened, but we don’t know who, exactly what, how or why. We need to know these things for two reasons; firstly, to catch the bad guy, but secondly to learn how they did it, so we can (hopefully) fix the mistake in other vehicles. Enter forensics.

When construction disputes tied to technical issues, as most are, devolve into an adversarial resolution process, expensive opposing technical experts, are almost always involved. Those familiar with these cases have experienced this world of “dueling” experts, with diametrically opposed opinions. Testifying experts are one of the most expensive elements of the transactional costs when litigation or arbitration is used to resolve these disputes.  There may be a better, more cost effective approach.