Sanity expert witnesses may provide testimony regarding insanity pleas, clinical competency, diminished capacity, testamentary capacity, insanity defense, and more. In the news, 18th Judicial District Judge Carlos Armando Samour Jr., Centennial, CO, accepted James Holmes’ plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Colorado law defines insanity as the inability…
Accident reconstruction expert witnesses may consult regarding collision analysis, crash worthiness, traffic accident reconstruction, and injury reconstruction issues. This week Chrysler Group refused to recall 2.7 million Jeeps that federal safety officials say are dangerous. The Jeep maker disagrees with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s analysis that rear mounted…
DNA expert witnesses may give opinions regarding serology, DNA testing, forensic DNA, DNA fingerprinting, and related matters. This week, the US Supreme Court ruled that police may take DNA samples from people arrested in connection with serious crimes. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “A suspect’s criminal history is a critical part…
In Workers’ Compensation Underwriting Philosophy as Partnership, workers compensation expert witness David L. Stegall, CPCU, ARM, ARe, RPA, writes: An underwriting philosophy is the logical analysis of the principles and processes underlying the conduct, thought and knowledge used in selecting and assuming the risk of another party. Philosophy attempts to…
In Samsung accuses Apple’s expert witnesses of being ‘iSheep’ in patent trial, information communications technology writer Zach Epstein, Executive Editor at BGR, reports that Samsung has described Apple’s patents expert witnesses as having a “slavish adoration” to the company. Read more: http://bgr.com/2012/05/22/apple-samsung-patent-trial-isheep-witnesses/
In Preparing an Expert Witness for Direct Examination: Time for a Pep Talk, medical expert witness Burton Bentley II, M.D., FAAEM, ELITE MEDICAL EXPERTS, LLC, writes: From the perspective of the expert witness, direct examination is not a particularly enjoyable process. The adversarial environment, intensity of focus, and technical nature…
Money laundering expert witnesses may provide reports and expert testimony on anti-racketeering law, organized crime, and embezzlement, as well as related topics. In the news, www.miamiherald,com reports that 7 people have been charged in the biggest money-laundering scheme in U.S. history. Liberty Reserve is accused of laundering $8B over the…
In Real Estate Management, property management expert witness Ms. Ann E. Reisch, CCIM, CPM, RPA, writes: Real estate management, also known as property management, is the specialized field within the real estate industry that supervises the operations of a property in accordance with the owner’s objectives. A real estate manager…
In Property & Casualty Insurance Procurement & Litigation (Ten Recurring Themes Every Lawyer Should Know) insurance expert witness David L. Stegall, CPCU, ARM, ARe, RPA, of Risk Consulting & Expert Services writes on ten recurring themes that often lead to litigation. Attorneys either dealing in insurance procurement litigation issues or…
In Radiology Over The Past 40 Years, radiology expert witness Jordan Haber M.D. F.A.C.R., writes: Radiology in the 1960s was considered an ancillary specialty divorced and segregated from the mainstream of practice. Internists and surgeons very frequently would have little but polite regard to the input of the radiologist. As…