Construction liability often turns on expert testimony.(Brief Article)

To decide construction-related liability issues, courts must sort through an undertaking that not only involves numerous parties, but also embodies terms and practices beyond the knowledge of some judges and juries.

To meet this burden, courts frequently rely on expert witnesses. In such cases, a number of questions arise, including whether the witness is truly qualified as an expert. Another is whether expert testimony is actually required; are the issues too complex for lay persons to evaluate? And what parameters are used by the court to evaluate an expert's qualific