The Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Trial Advocacy Section on Monday, Oct. 8 presents its “TAP (Trial Advocacy Project): Expert Witness Workshop.” According to the LACBA meeting announcement, “The Expert Witness Workshop” provides introductory and advanced level instruction on how to use expert witnesses in civil and criminal actions, with…
Paralegal Knowledge Institute is offering a free one hour webinar Dispute Resolution and eDiscovery October 30, 2012. The instructors are Yoav M. Griver, Esq., Partner at Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP and Daniel Garrie, Esq, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Legal Technology Risk Management and the Journal of Cyber Warfare.…
In What’s the Future of Computer Forensics?, computers expert witness Steven G. Burgess writes: As for 5 years from now, I see three things continuing to advance at a rapid clip: 1: Hardware -The size of storage media & memory and the speed of processors. I expect that in 5…
Patents expert witnesses may testify on computer patents, design patents, international patents and licensing, and related matters. On patentdamages.com, attorneys Chris Marchese and Justin Barnes comment on “the fast moving world of patent damages.” Sign up for their blog here: http://feeds.feedburner.com/PatentDamages.
In Construction Process Can Lead to Defects, construction expert witness Michael S. Poles, GC, CM, RCI, DABFET, ACFE, writes on the complex process involved in a building project: Cost vs. Profit The pursuit of lower costs can become a powerful driving factor, which all too often leads to construction defects,…
In The Seven Rules for Hiring a Wireless Technology Expert, wireless technology expert witness Jonathan Wells PhD, MBA, President, AJIS Wireless Consulting, writes: Nowadays, wireless technology is ubiquitous. We all carry cell phones, navigate via GPS, check our emails when sitting in coffee shops and hotel rooms, and connect to…
Environmental expert Edward Kuk spoke before the Bridgewater, NJ, planning board regarding the environmental impact should developer Steven Lang build 18 homes on 34 acres of woodlands. Sixty nearby homeowners are hoping to stop approval of the construction application citing negative impact on wildlife and vegetation.
Criminalistics expert witness expert witness Paul Kish testified in the case against Christopher Vaughn who says his wife gunned down their three children before taking her own life. The bloodstain expert said the evidence does not support Vaughn’s defense.
In CT Scans Linked to Leukemia and Brain Cancer, emergency medicine expert witness Dr. Barry Gustin writes: Children undergoing computed tomography (CT) scans with cumulative radiation doses of about 50 mGy had about triple the risk for leukemia, and those who received doses of about 60 mGy had nearly triple…
In Construction Process Can Lead to Defects, construction expert witness Michael S. Poles, GC, CM, RCI, DABFET, ACFE, writes on the complex process involved in a building project: Competitive Bidding The low bidder gets the contract. With the competitive bidding process, the only way for a contractor to be awarded…