Science Expert Witnesses
Science expert witnesses get pulled into commercial litigation whenever a case turns on a factual or technical question that falls outside a generalist's competence, spanning disciplines from chemistry and physics to biology and materials science. These disputes arise in product liability and patent cases where scientific mechanism is contested, environmental and regulatory proceedings weighing scientific evidence to establish compliance, and commercial disputes over whether a company's scientific claims about a product or process are supported by the underlying research. Because litigation increasingly hinges on specialized scientific evidence that must satisfy Daubert or similar admissibility standards, attorneys need experts whose scientific credentials and methodology will withstand a rigorous admissibility challenge before ever reaching a jury. The central issue in these cases is typically whether the scientific evidence relied upon meets an accepted, peer-reviewed standard for the specific proposition it is being used to support.
A science expert witness helps attorneys evaluate that evidence by applying the accepted methodology of the relevant scientific discipline, whether that is chemistry, physics, biology, or materials science, to the specific technical question in the case. That might mean assessing whether a chemical process operates as a patent describes, evaluating whether a scientific study supports a company's marketing or regulatory claims, or analyzing whether the methodology behind an opposing expert's conclusions meets the standard the discipline recognizes. These findings support positions on liability, causation, damages, and Daubert admissibility challenges, and often anticipate the scientific arguments an opposing expert is likely to raise.
Because science spans such a wide range of subdisciplines, selecting the right expert means matching the case's specific technical question to someone with direct research or industry experience in that exact area rather than science in general terms. Round Table Group's science network includes scholars and researchers from major universities as well as industry professionals across chemistry, physics, biology, materials science, and earth science, many of whom are prolific authors and frequent lecturers in their fields. With more than 75,000 expert searches completed for litigators, we help attorneys narrow that broad scientific field to the individual expert whose credentials and methodology fit the specific dispute. Let us help you find the right science expert for your case by calling us at (202) 908-4500.
