Richard Block discusses whether and under what conditions arbitrators should agree to serve as expert witnesses.Walter Gershenfeld discusses when disclosure is required of an arbitrator, and when recusement is appropriate.And…
Recent developments in professional ethics: Implications for arbitrators and advocates.
David E. Feller, George R. Fleischli, Phyllis E. Florman, Walter J. Gershenfeld, Donald T. Weckstein
March 16, 1997 Proceedings Database
An examination of the ethics of arbitrators advertising their services, including employment arbitration and mediation; of furnishing training to solely one party; and of serving as an expert witness. Amendment…
Battle of the Expert Witnesses in Labor and Employment Arbitration: Does Expert Testimony Help or Hinder the Process? A Panel Discussion.
Margaret R. Brogan, John A. DiNome, Alan B. Epstein, Howard G. Foster, John E. Sands
January 16, 2010 Proceedings Database
The utility of expert witnesses is explored by NAA members and attorneys for labor and management. Under prevailing state and federal rules, discretion is accorded the arbitrator as to the…
An arbitrator’s perspective of the usefulness of expert witnesses: a better understanding of the evidence vs. complicating an expeditious proceeding….
Practical guidance in the use of expert testimony, including the “flexible” test for qualifying the validity of the scientific evidence of expert witnesses under Rule 702 (per Daubert v. Merrell…