Case Study: Unlicensed Petroleum Engineering Experts May Gush on the Stand, Even If Law Caps Testimony
The owner of the gas rights in a shallow zone brought action against the owner of the gas rights in deep zone of a specific Mississippi property. The claim was that the shallow zone owner had a legitimate ownership interest in these rights and asserted conversion and negligence against owner of the deep zone. The Supreme Court of Mississippi held inter alia that as a matter of first impression, the statute making it unlawful to practice engineering in state without a license did not preclude an out-of-state engineering expert from testifying at trial.