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hlthe2b

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27. Paid expert testimony is expected. Paid "faux expert" testimony posing as expert testimony is

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Wed Apr 14, 2021, 06:37 AM

Apr 2021

what we are getting from the defense. Hardly unusual, but the lack of credible expertise is what gives the bad name of "hired gun" to the practice. But, yes, the practice is not at all unusual and should be criticized for lack of credibility & expertise--not for the fact they were paid.

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Lawrence (O'D)--I love ya, but... [View all] spooky3 Apr 2021 OP

Expert witnesses are (almost) always paid PJMcK Apr 2021 #1

He said it more than once. He also talked about how bad the testimony was, etc., spooky3 Apr 2021 #2

I think his point was that the defense paid for really terrible testimony. ny joetheman Apr 2021 #16

Heard someone else bring this up, Deminpenn Apr 2021 #23

The lung guy on the prosecution side waived his usual (I would imagine substantial) fee dsc Apr 2021 #3

There are exceptional circumstances, such as someone wants to help for altruistic reasons on spooky3 Apr 2021 #10

He still charged an hourly rate for his work Deminpenn Apr 2021 #24

The issue is not DURHAM D Apr 2021 #4

That's why Lawrence should not have said anything about payments, unless spooky3 Apr 2021 #6

I would say that the issue is not if his view was purchased, it is DURHAM D Apr 2021 #11

That is my point also. So LOD should have focused exclusively on that and not on $. nt spooky3 Apr 2021 #13

Every piece I've read about that witness mentioned the money. O'Donnell merely did the same. nt Progressive Jones Apr 2021 #15

Were they trying to make the same point Lawrence did? If so, I'd criticize them spooky3 Apr 2021 #21

+1 MustLoveBeagles Apr 2021 #9

The pulmonologist and at least one other medical expert Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #5

Dr. Tobin said (in the USNews article linked in a post below) his normal fee was $500 per hour spooky3 Apr 2021 #22

I agree MustLoveBeagles Apr 2021 #7

I agree with you, but Brodd (fraud) was the only paid "expert" ecstatic Apr 2021 #8

I don't know how Lawrence would know whether any prosecution witnesses were paid unless spooky3 Apr 2021 #12

Per the USNews article (link is in a post below) several were paid: spooky3 Apr 2021 #18

Preparing as an expert witness is time consuming and stressful. Few do Hoyt Apr 2021 #14

EXPLAINER: Why Would an Expert Witness Go Without Pay? tirebiter Apr 2021 #17

Thanks! nt spooky3 Apr 2021 #19

I always learn things coming to DU. summer_in_TX Apr 2021 #20

Been watching the trial and every expert Deminpenn Apr 2021 #25

i hear you malaise Apr 2021 #26

Paid expert testimony is expected. Paid "faux expert" testimony posing as expert testimony is hlthe2b Apr 2021 #27

I suspect it was the best they could do. There simply is no spooky3 Apr 2021 #29

Lawrence isn't alone in his observations Sunsky Apr 2021 #28

Jody Stiger was paid more; see US News article in another post. spooky3 Apr 2021 #30

Stiger was worth it IMO Sunsky Apr 2021 #32

Maybe you haven't been paying attention to the trial. Most of the MVP Kamala Apr 2021 #31

Looks as if you didn't read all of my OP. Also, see the US news article spooky3 Apr 2021 #33