Patents expert witnesses may provide reports and testify regarding computer patents, design patents, and international patents and licensing. In Experts Streamlined in Microsoft-Motorola Case, Courthouse News Service writes that U.S. District Judge James Robart, W.D. Wash, “has approved and denied a raft of expert witnesses in a contentious battle between…
In Use Experts Early, J. Patrick McConnell, Odin Feldman Pittleman Law Firm, writes: Many of the divorce cases we handle involve closely held businesses, complicated banking transactions, commingling of separate and marital funds and difficult financial issues. The rules in most courts require the disclosure of expert witnesses and what…
In The Building Permits New York Requires, building codes expert witness Christopher E. Chwedyk, AIA, CSI, writes: According to New York City building codes, unless you’re only making a minor alteration or repair to your property, you’ll need to obtain a building permit before you commence work. The type of…
At Expert Communications.com, expert witness marketing and training expert Rosalie Hamilton reviews The A to Z Guide to Expert Witnessing by Steven Babitsky, Esq., James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq., and Alex Babitsky, MBA. Ms. Hamilton recommends: Resource lists – checklists for CVs and reports; directories of different resources such as…
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…
Workers compensation expert witnesses may provide reports regarding injured workers, compensation claims, and employee claims. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Portland, OR, ruled Friday against worker’s compensation benefits for longshoreman Gary Schwirse. Evidence showed he had 9 beers and half-pint of whiskey before he fell over a railing and…
Lead poisoning expert witness Joseph Courtney testified in The People of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company et al regarding lead-based paint as a source of lead poisoning. Courtney is a research scientist for the California Department of Public Health’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch. Ten cities and counties want lead…
Food safety expert witnesses may testify on nutritional supplements, food packaging, food sanitation, nutrition, food processing, and more. On Saturday, the FDA released this information on the multistate outbreak of Cyclosporiasis: The FDA traceback investigation has confirmed that the salad mix identified by Iowa and Nebraska as being linked to…
Employment expert witnesses may consult on compensation, human resources, wrongful termination, labor economics, labor law, and benefits, as well as related topics. Over the weekend, negotiations between Bay Area Rapid Transit management and the agency’s two largest unions over pay, medical benefits and pensions resumed Sunday morning. Amalgamated Transit Union…
Explosions expert witnesses may provide reports on chemical explosives, implosions, steam boiler explosions, dust explosions, and more. This week eight people were injured in a central Florida propane gas plant explosion. The accident happened Monday night at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares, Lake County, FL. Bureau of Alcohol,…