OSHA expert witnesses may consult on construction industry standards, safety design, safety hazards, job hazards, and more. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced on Friday a proposed rule aimed at curbing lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in America’s workers. OSHA…
Hydrology expert witnesses may consult on hydrogeology, hydrologic engineering, water resources, groundwater hydrology, watershed hydrology, and more. The Las Posas Basin Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project is in the news this week after it became evident that the system is leaking. Groundwater levels have dropped steeply at the Moorpark, CA,…
In What’s Your H2O (Safety) IQ?, water safety expert witness Dr. David Smith, Commander, USCG (RET) writes: The following 20 questions were the basis of a key address to the First International Boating and Water Safety Summit, April 18-25, 1997 in San Diego, California. The Summit was sponsored by the…
Sports medicine expert witnesses may provide reports regarding exercise physiology, traumatology, doping control, and more. This week Ryan Braun admitted he took performance enhancing drugs during his National League most valuable player season of 2011. Braun said a nagging injury led him to take banned substances from Biogenesis. He is…
Medical expert witness Dr. Burton Bentley II, M.D., FAAEM, is President of Elite Medical Experts, LLC., and specializes in securing leading experts from the nation’s top universities. In Who really has the top medical experts? Dr. Bentley writes: The success or failure of any medical negligence case rests squarely upon…
Dr. Neal Richmond testified as an emergency medicine expert witness in the wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit against Johnson’s Lifecare in the 2010 death of Billie Jean Garber. Harlan Circuit Court, KY, plaintiff Clifford Garber claims Lifecare failed to supply oxygen when they transported Billie Jean Garber from the…
Together with The National Law Journal, Kobre & Kim LLP’s Center for Trial Advocacy will hold their third annual event on September 10, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The event entitled Cross Examination of an Expert Witness will feature nationally recognized trial attorneys Dan Webb of Winston & Strawn and Kobre…
Voting expert witness Pete Perry testified regarding voting irregularities in the Hattiesburg, MS, June mayoral election. Among the problems, Perry found that absentee ballots did not match the number of absentee envelopes. Mr. Perry is owner of Paradigm Government Relations, LLC, Jackson, MS.
Child safety expert witnesses may testify on poisoning prevention, playground injuries, electrical safety in the home, and childhood injuries, as well as related issues. In the news, a 7-month-old boy died after eating a laundry detergent “pod” which was accidentally left where he was sleeping. The American Association of Poison…
Fire expert witnesses may provide reports concerning arson detection, arson investigators standards of care, fire equipment, and fire origin and cause. Rhode Island fire officials are investigating a suspicious electrical fire extinguished Saturday on the Sakonnet River Bridge. The fire damaged nearby equipment and not the bridge structure. Arson is…