Four Reasons An Expert Witness May Be Vital In Your Personal Injury Case

7 January 2018

An expert witness is essential anyone who can provide expert or scientific knowledge about your case in order to prove your stance. There are certain situations in which an expert witness can be vital in your personal injury case. Basically any case in which you there is hard to explain information, you will want to have an expert witness to explain it. This can make your case stronger and less likely to be overlooked or attempted to be proven as untrue. Here are four specific reasons an expert witness might be vital in your case:

1. Establish Reason for Being at Fault: First off, your expert witness could establish the reasons why the person you are suing is at fault. In some situations, this is difficult to prove without expert knowledge. For example, you might need an expert witness who specializes in physics to prove that a driver was at fault for causing an accident because they were speeding. Speeding is a difficult thing to prove and it becomes more complicated if it's difficult to establish who hit who, which is common in head on collisions. In this situation, your expert witness can establish facts to show that the driver either swerved into your lane or was speeding at a high rate of speed that didn't allow them to stop in time once they saw you.
2. Establish an Opinion: An expert witness can also provide an opinion on your case, which is thought of in a higher regard since they are experts in the field. This way, you are able to establish an opinion on your case that can help significantly in proving your case. 
3. Establish Unbiased Opinion: On top of providing an expert opinion, it's one that is sure to be unbiased. The benefit of this is that you are able to show that you have a case that is not being stood up for only by an attorney or friend who happened to be there, which is biased since these people are sure to defend you. An expert witness is impartial because they will have no relationship with you. 
4. Establish Reasoning for Higher Settlement: An expert witness is more likely to provide reason enough to show more severity in a case than was previously understood. This means more of a chance that you are going to receive a higher settlement for your personal injury claim. 

These four reasons for an expert witness is reason enough alone to talk with your personal injury attorney about it. Having an attorney is helpful because, based on their experience, they are more then likely going to be able to find a witness if not know of one already. Contact a law firm, like Snyder & Wenner, P.C. , for more help.