Season 6, Episode 22

The Verdict Part 2

Can expert witness testimony overcome decades-old missing records?

In Part 2 of this trial breakdown, Karen Koehler and Mo Hamoudi discuss the expert witnesses, courtroom strategy, and pivotal testimony that helped establish liability in a childhood sexual abuse case involving institutional failures and destroyed records. From former child welfare professionals to a trauma psychologist whose testimony stopped the courtroom cold, they explain how expert testimony helped the jury understand what happened, what should have happened, and the lasting impact of childhood trauma.

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