Module 16 Quiz Flashcards
The type of information conveyed to the expert, amount of time involved in discussions or meetings, and whether the expert provided the attorney with confidential information are three factors courts have used in determining whether to disqualify an expert.
True
False
True
Contingency fees can be used to compensate an expert under which circumstances?
When the expert is too expensive to compensate at the hourly rate
When the expert is acting only as a consultant, not a witness
When the expert is willing to accept a contingency fee arrangement
All of the above
When the expert is acting only as a consultant, not a witness
What purpose does making your own recording during a deposition serve?
It assists you with reviewing the transcript of the deposition.
It allows you to review your testimony with your attorney during breaks.
It prevents opposing counsel from intimidating you.
It shows the court reporter that you don’t trust him or her.
It allows you to review your testimony with your attorney during breaks.
Even in the light of recent developments in technology, you shouldn’t change your opinion from one you testified to in a previous case.
True
False
False
Codes of professional conduct or responsibility set the highest standards for professionals’ expected performance.
True
False
False
Ethical obligations are duties that you owe only to others.
True
False
False
You should take these four steps to handle a deposition in which physical circumstances are uncomfortable: 1. Ask the attorney to correct the situation. 2. If the situation is not corrected, note these conditions into the record, and repeat noting them as long as the conditions persist. 3. After you have noted the problem into the record, you can refuse to continue with the deposition. Generally, you should consult with an attorney before taking this step. 4. If you think the behavior was serious enough that you can justify refusing to continue, consider reporting the attorney to his or her state bar association.
True
False
True
Standards that others apply to you or that you’re compelled to adhere to by external forces (such as licensing bodies) and your own internal rules you use to measure your performance are two types of ethical standards.
True
False
True
When you begin a conversation with an attorney about a specific case, what should you do?
Refuse to discuss details until a retainer agreement is returned.
Ask to meet with the attorney.
Ask who the parties in the case are.
Answer his or her questions in as much detail as possible.
Refuse to discuss details until a retainer agreement is returned.
What are some risks of using tools you have created yourself?
The tool doesn’t generate reports in a standard format.
The tool might not perform reliably.
You might have to share the tool’s source code with opposing counsel for review.
The judge might be suspicious of the validity of results from the tool.
You might have to share the tool’s source code with opposing counsel for review.
All expert witnesses must be members of associations that license them.
True
False
False
In the United States, no state or national licensing body specifically licenses forensics examiners.
True
False
True
List three organizations that have a code of ethics or conduct.
a: ISFCE, IACIS, AMA
b: IACIS, APA, ABA
Both a and b
None of the above
Both a and b
Externally enforced ethical rules, with sanctions that can restrict a professional’s practice, are more accurately described as which of the following?
Objectives
A higher calling
Laws
All of the above
Laws
List three obvious ethical errors.
- Don’t ignore available contradictory data. * Don’t do work beyond your expertise or competence. * Don’t allow the attorney who retained you to influence your opinion in an unauthorized way.
- Don’t accept an assignment if it cannot reasonably be done in the allowed time. * Don’t reach a conclusion before you have done complete research. * Don’t fail to report possible conflicts of interest.
- Don’t present false data or alter data. * Don’t report work that was not done. * Don’t ignore available contradictory data.
All of the above
All of the above
