Personal Injury Law

Fake Bad Scale: Weapon of Defense Neuropsychologists

By Michael Phelan

The Fake Bad Scale (FBS) is a bogus test created by Paul Lees-Haley to wrongly label personal injury claimants as "fakers." The FBS is junk science and should not be allowed in a court of law. Indeed, it violates the province of the jury by attempting to divine the credibility of witnesses. No test can act as a lie detector, which is how forensic defense neuropsychologists are trying to use the FBS. Determining the truthfulness of a witness is the job of the jury, not a paid defense psychologist. Dr. Lees-Haley is himself a professional defense expert who derives 95% of his business working against personal injury claimants. He charges $3,500 to evaluate a claimant and $600 an hour for depositions. In my opinion, Lees-Haley created the FBS to bolster his and and other defense experts' opinions in court. An on-line article in the Wall Street Journal skims the surface of the scientific problems with the Fake Bad Scale test.

Full post as published by Richmond Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer on March 05, 2008 (boomark / email).