Cochrane Expert Testimony

EXPERT TESTIMONY IN PSYCHOLOGY
Provided By DR. GORDON COCHRANE

EXPERT TESTIMONY AND CONSULTATIONS

• Review and report concerning two psychological assessments for a New York Attorney following his client's involvement in a major New York MVA.
• Assessments for the Law Society of B.C.
• Consultation and Testimony in a serial-murder trial.
• Addiction-related assessments, treatment recommendations and hearing testimony. The Registered Nurses Association of B.C., nine cases.
• Expert testimony on the reliability of hypnosis-induced memory. Evidence presented in a murder trial.
• Numerous assessments and reports concerning PTSD and Generalized Anxiety following automobile accidents and other trauma inducing situations.
• Report and consultation on the validity of unsubstantiated memory. A case of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred five decades earlier.
• Expert testimony on how to avoid memory contamination during interviews. A rape case.
• Assessments, reports and consultations concerning ICBC cases, work related stress and harassment cases.
• Reports, consultation and expert testimony concerning the alleged misuse of hypnosis by a licensed health professional.
• Formal assessments and reports on the mental health of three physicians. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.
• Formal assessment and report on the mental health of a pharmacist. The College of Pharmacists of B.C.
• A number of assessments and reports for law firms, insurance companies and the Workers' Compensation Board of B.C.
• Testimony concerning a client who alleged that she was raped.
• A report concerning a client who alleged that she had been sexually abused in a religious boarding school.
• Testimony in a case where a woman was charged with criminal harassment.
• Assessment, report and legal consultation concerning a young man charged with criminal assault.
• Assessment and report on the mental health of two lawyers provided for their legal representatives