Assignment and Authorization: Fodder for Defense Lawyer on Cross?

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Assignment and Authorization: Fodder for Defense Lawyer on Cross?

Posted On: February 22, 2012 by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

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John Bratt writes on the Baltimore Injury Lawyer Blog how defense attorneys in car accident cases are using assignment and authorizations to cross examine plaintiffs' experts. "You have a vested interest in how this case turns out, don't you?" or "In a sense, you have a contingency fee agreement with this client, don't you, doctor?"

I don't think think the fact that the expert's office signed an A&A with the client should be admissible at trial. But not every judge is going to agree with me on that.

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Why wouldn't it be admissible? Seems to go to the heart of possible bias and witness credibility is the sina qua non of a fair trial.

Posted by: Tony | March 8, 2012 10:32 AM

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