The Importance of a Rebuttal Video Expert Witness
Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 Education & Training LitigationAttorneys frequently offer audio, video, and digital images as evidence in civil and criminal litigation, where the interpretation of the evidence becomes a matter of expert opinion.
Is the expert qualified to interpret the video evidence and make determinations, and are their statements based on widely accepted methodology with a scientific foundation? This is where a rebuttal video expert witness becomes very important in a case.
In a previous post, I discussed whether an expert is qualified to interpret video recording evidence. This post discusses whether an expert’s opinion of video recording evidence lacks rigor and a scientific foundation.
When litigation relies on observing and interpreting a digital video recording or its absence, the attorneys on either side of a case can be incorrect -- even misleading. Without understanding how the video recording equipment works, definitive opinions on a recording are premature and subjective.
