In personal injury cases it’s quite common that attorneys use an expert witness. They may be used either by the plaintiff or the party being sued. An expert witness is a witness who either by reason of education, training or work has some skill that she can use to explain something complex to the jury. The hope is this will allow the jury to better understand that complex issue.
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Personal Injury Biomechanical Experts
Biomechanical engineers can be of great help in certain types of injury claims. Such an engineer is able to analyze the nature and extent of physical forces that are imposed on the body. He can explain how that can result in serious injury. Although these experts are not accident reconstruction experts they can testify that the crash occurred in a certain fashion. In addition they can explain the physical forces at work.
Finding Biomechanical Engineers
In terms of trying to find biomechanical engineers, excellent places to look are academic centers. In addition reviewing professional and scientific journals may be fruitful. These journals will bring you current as to ideas bouncing around. They also will help to identify people in the forefront of this field. These people may be willing to assist with your case. Furthermore finding an expert in this fashion also avoids the taint of using a search service for this purpose.
One of the early cases on the use of this type of testimony is Mannino v. International Manufacturing, 650 F.2d 846 (6thCir. 1981). This case addressed a number of evidentiary issues as to biomechanical engineers. That case held such testimony was admissible. Call or contact us for a free consult.
See the highlighted pages for a review of Virginia case law on admissibility of expert testimony and the qualifications of experts.
For more information on Personal Injury experts see the other pages on this site and also see the pages on Wikipedia.
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