Document Type
Article
Abstract
This article shamelessly borrows its subtitles-the Court's Tale and the Expert's Tale-from Chaucer's tale-telling. The two tales examine the life cycle of a case utilizing a court-appointed expert. The Court's Tale begins with a presumption against the court-appointed expert. Certain characteristics of a dispute, however, may be sufficient to rebut this presumption. The Court's Tale tells of one such case. The case involved complex damage calculations and irreconcilable positions that invite an objective analysis. The article then turns toward the Expert's Tale which describes how an expert helped resolve the problem. Following the Expert's Tale, the court assesses the outcome of the collaboration.
Recommended Citation
Joseph R. Slights III and Mark G. Haug,
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Court-Appointed Experts ,
6 Pepp. Disp. Resol. L.J.
Iss. 3
(2006)
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/drlj/vol6/iss3/1
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