Criminology expert witness Kim Rossmo heads Texas State University’s Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation and is a former member of the Vancouver Police Department. Rossmo recently told the Vancouver Missing Women Inquiry that serial killer Robert Pickton could have been caught earlier if Vancouver police had not “dropped the…
On his website, accident investigation expert witness Christopher Gayner, Expert Reconstruction Company, shares this information: A federal agency called for a ban on all cellphone use by drivers – the most far-reaching such recommendation to date – saying its decision was based on a decade of investigations into distraction-related accidents,…
Psychiatry expert witness Joseph Glenmullen testified in the Texas case against Johnson & Johnson. Glenmullen, a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, said J&J hid information revealing that the antipsychotic drug Risperdal could cause weight gain, leading to diabetes.
Real estate expert Bill Argeropoulos says there may be a bidding war over Scotiabank’s landmark red skyscraper in Toronto. Canada’s second tallest building could sell for $1 billion or more. Argeropoulos is Vice President and Director of Research for Avison Young’s Canadian operations.
In Insurance Industry Expert Testimony: Is It a Legal Conclusion or Custom and Practice?, Anthony J. Zarillo, Jr. writes: As a general matter, whether expert witness testimony is admissible has been subject to challenge on a wide variety of issues throughout federal and state courts. The issues triggered by decisions…
In What Government Should be Doing in the Markets, patents expert witness Bruce Abramson writes: It’s hardly a secret that the 2012 election is shaping up as a contest between free markets and big government. And while the choice seems clear in the current political environment, it’s important to recall…
In Experts – Be Wary of What You Post Online construction site expert witness William Gulya, Jr., President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes: Recently I followed a discussion wherein an expert was seeking opinions on how to best present a complex testing method in his report to a jury.…
General Motors Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson will testify this week regarding the investigation into fire risks in the Chevrolet Volt. Traffic safety expert David Strickland, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will also testify before a panel of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Mr. Strickland…
In Defy Popular Perception: Overcome the Life Insurance Taboo, insurance expert Philip E. Harriman, CLU, CHCF, 2007 MDRT President, partner with Lebel and Harriman LLP, writes: The trend in today’s financial planning industry is to avoid talking about life insurance and, instead, focus on investments. Yet talking only about investing…
U.S. District Judge David Hittner has denied R. Allen Stanford’s lawyers request to delay the fraud case against the financier. Defense lawyers requested more time to evaluate testimony from forensic accounting expert witnesses on auditing and accounting procedures.