We're pleased to announce that Round Table Group is now part of Thomson Reuters, the leader in providing intelligent information to businesses and professionals. Round Table Group will be aligned with the Thomson Reuters litigation businesses and will complement the expert witness content on Westlaw, the preferred online legal research service for lawyers.

The combination of Westlaw's expert witness content and Round Table Group's services will provide our litigator customers with an enhanced service and a more comprehensive, integrated litigation solution, and will allow us to bring our consulting services to an expanded client base through Westlaw.

We expect the transition to go smoothly. Experts can continue to turn to the Round Table Group's expert services team and other business contacts for information and service.

I was speaking with an expert in DC one month back, a former college friend, who regularly bids on government contracts. He was interested in becoming an expert witness and was picking my brain in exchange for a meaty cheeseburger like only the DC Chophouse can serve. I told him that experts set their own prices, and that an interesting new trend was that many expert witnesses are now negotiating that rate more, considering the value of building a business relationship with a particular client.

His reply is interesting to me. In his line of work, the projects he wants to see usually come with a maximum dollar amount the client is willing to pay. I wonder if this approach might work in the expert witness industry? Could total cost of the project (report, etc) be predetermined? Ex: Experts do a report for a predetermined fee. What do you think? Does that model seem useful for the expert witness industry?





 

 Automotive recall experts, warranty experts and automotive engineers of all types could soon see increased work due to the flurry of probable lawsuits against Toyota. A CNN Money article notes that the cost to Toyota from settlements could even be higher than the estimated $2 billion price tag for handling just the recalls.In addition, with the huge pressures the larger automobile industry faces, and the threat of even more major car brands going out of business, we see a growing demand for such experts.