tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19723894.post3095659507380447143..comments2021-04-23T05:15:49.638-05:00Comments on Expert Witness Marketing: Initial Inquiry Call from AttorneyMeredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047218763905849917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19723894.post-33750903603110794602011-08-15T12:20:12.558-05:002011-08-15T12:20:12.558-05:00John, it would almost be funny, if it weren't ...John, it would almost be funny, if it weren't so egregious, the attorneys for Zurich trying this stunt with experts who are lawyers! If they continue to stall paying you (and I predict they will), I hope you will expose to the court the false designation and affidavits.<br />Rosalie HamiltonRosalie Hamiltonhttp://www.expertcommunications.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19723894.post-34910101842722678592011-08-15T09:42:34.234-05:002011-08-15T09:42:34.234-05:00My firm provides expert testimony nationwide about...My firm provides expert testimony nationwide about legal fees. We follow similar safeguards -- and we're lawyers -- but we recently had a bizarre experience with Zurich Insurance in Texas. We provided a proposal and fee quote, they asked us to hold the trial dates, but stalled in paying our initial fee or signing the contract. We found out later that in the meantime they had not only filed a designation stating we were retained to testify, but including two pages of fake "opinions" including topics we don't handle and affidavits by their lawyer attesting to how busily we were working away on the project. When we demanded that they retract all this, they refused and purported to fire us. We've sued them for our full fee (as provided in the proposal and draft agreement), plus punitive damages. There's a useful statute in our home state prohibiting using someone's name without their written permission, for example.<br /><br />They don't deny what they did -- they claim it's no big deal because it was only temporary or they didn't officially retain us, etc.Johnhttp://www.devilsadvocate.comnoreply@blogger.com