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October 06, 2009

Court-Appointed Expert Witnesses and Absolute Immunity From Damages Liability.

   In at least some cases, Good Faith or Bad Faith of Expert Witnesses is not a required inquiry.  In particular, "court-appointed experts ... are absolutely immune from liability for damages when they act at the court's direction.  [Citations omitted.]  They are arms of the court, much like special masters, and deserve protection from harassment by disappointed litigants, just as judges do."  Download Cooney v. Rossiter (7th Cir. Opinion Filed September 30, 2009), attached Official Slipsheet Opinion at 4.

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Posted by on October 06, 2009 at 07:42 AM in Experts in Insurance Cases |

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