Personal injury expert witnesses

Expert class library · 6 classes

The reconstruction, medical and economic experts in injury cases: accident reconstruction, biomechanics, standard of care, life care plans and lost earnings.

Each class is defined by role and method, never by a person or a firm. Open one for what it is retained to answer, how its testimony is attacked under Rule 702, and the rulings, each read in the opinion.

Usually retained by plaintiffs

Life care planner

Medical needs assessment · Future care cost projection

Usually retained by the defense

Biomechanical engineer

Injury mechanism analysis · Force and acceleration estimation

Retained by either side

Accident reconstructionist

Momentum and energy analysis · Event data recorder download

Forensic economist (lost earnings)

Worklife expectancy analysis · Earnings capacity projection

Medical standard-of-care expert

Standard of care comparison · Medical record review

Vocational rehabilitation expert

Transferable skills analysis · Labor market survey

Recent rulings

The 12 most recent of 18 rulings in this practice, newest first. Each links to the free opinion on CourtListener and to the class it belongs to.

OutcomeCaseCourtExpert class
ExcludedGales v. Allenbrooke Nursing & Rehabilitation Center91 F.4th 4336th Cir. 2024Medical standard-of-care expert
LimitedDoe v. Trustees of Dartmouth College2023 DNH 131D.N.H. 2023Forensic economist (lost earnings)
AdmittedKim v. American Honda Motor Co.86 F.4th 1505th Cir. 2023Accident reconstructionist
AdmittedKirk v. NewtonNo. 2021-CA-00684-COAMiss. Ct. App. 2023Vocational rehabilitation expert
Exclusion reversedMartinez v. United States33 F.4th 201st Cir. 2022Medical standard-of-care expert
AdmittedWalton v. ColeDel. Super. Ct. Jan. 3, 2022Del. Super. Ct. 2022Forensic economist (lost earnings)
AdmittedPanczner v. Fraser374 F. Supp. 3d 1063D. Colo. 2019Medical standard-of-care expert
AdmittedPuga v. About Tyme Transport, Inc.922 F.3d 2855th Cir. 2019Accident reconstructionist
AdmittedGuzman-Fonalledas v. Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo308 F. Supp. 3d 604D.P.R. 2018Life care planner
LimitedKennedy v. Magnolia Marine Transport Co.189 F. Supp. 3d 610E.D. La. 2016Vocational rehabilitation expert
LimitedMaines v. Fox190 So. 3d 1135Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016Biomechanical engineer
LimitedSims v. Kia Motors of America, Inc.839 F.3d 3935th Cir. 2016Accident reconstructionist

Other practice areas

Simulate any of these experts on your matter.Start freeRead a sample brief →

The library summarises public decisions for orientation; it is not legal advice. Read the opinion before relying on any ruling. No individual expert is named.