The expert witness library
Practical guides on expert witness work — for the attorneys who retain physicians, and the physicians who serve.
Medical Patent Expert Witnesses: Physicians in Device and Pharmaceutical IP Litigation
Why patent cases over medical devices and drugs need physician experts, what the POSA standard demands, and how to choose the right one.
Michael TorresSep 12, 20263 min readChoose a category
Medical Billing and Coding Expert Witnesses: Fraud, Overbilling, and Reimbursement Disputes
Where billing and coding experts fit in FCA, payer, and fee-dispute litigation, and when you need a physician versus a certified coder.
Sep 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Physician Compensation Expert Witnesses: Fair Market Value, Stark Law, and Pay Disputes
Where compensation experts fit in Stark and Anti-Kickback matters, FMV opinions, and physician contract litigation.
Sep 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Medical Expert Witness Training: What Physicians Actually Need to Learn
What training exists for physicians entering expert-witness work, what actually matters, and what no course can teach.
Sep 12, 2026 · 2 min read
Adriamycin (Doxorubicin) Litigation: When Chemotherapy Cardiotoxicity Needs an Expert Witness
Why Adriamycin cases turn on cumulative dose, cardiac monitoring, and informed consent, and which experts attorneys retain to prove or defend them.
Aug 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Abnormal Chest X-Ray Cases: Radiology Expert Witnesses in Missed-Finding Litigation
How missed lung nodules and uncommunicated chest X-ray findings become malpractice cases, and the radiology experts who decide them.
Aug 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Expert Witnesses: Audit Trails, Metadata, and Documentation Disputes
How EHR audit trails, late entries, and copy-paste documentation shape medical litigation, and when to retain an EHR expert witness.
Aug 22, 2026 · 2 min read
What Is an Expert Witness?
What qualifies someone as an expert witness, what they do at each stage of litigation, and how courts decide whose opinion the jury hears.
Aug 14, 2026 · 2 min read
How to Find an Expert Witness
The four ways attorneys find experts, what each costs, and how to vet a candidate before disclosure.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1 min read
How to Become a Medical Expert Witness
A practical guide for physicians: qualifications, how to get your first case, setting fees, and what the work actually involves.
Aug 14, 2026 · 2 min read
Expert Witness Fees: What Physicians Charge in 2026
Typical hourly rates for record review, deposition, and trial by specialty, and how engagement structures and retainers work.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Daubert vs. Frye: Expert Admissibility Standards Explained
How the two admissibility standards differ, which states use which, and what each means for selecting and preparing your expert.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Expert Witness vs. IME: What's the Difference?
Independent medical examinations and retained expert opinions serve different purposes, here's when each applies and how they interact.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Expert Witness Qualifications: What Courts Require
The qualification standards for medical expert witnesses, evidentiary rules, state malpractice statutes, and the practical credibility bar.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Expert Witness Glossary
Plain-English definitions of the terms attorneys and physicians encounter in expert witness work.
Aug 14, 2026 · 1 min read