Hours of service expert witnesses may write reports and testify on commercial motor vehicles, trucking safety, commercial motor vehicles, and correlated topics. In Perception of Simulated Driving Performances After Sleep Restriction and Caffeine the Northwestern University Transportation Center shares their research regarding Human Performance in Transportation Safety. OBJECTIVE: As feelings…
In The Case for Forensic Polygraph Testing in Post-Adjudication Sexual Offender Examination and Management, polygraph expert witness Ken Blackstone writes: In a post-adjudication setting a convicted or committed offender is expected to take periodic polygraph examinations to encourage candor and discourage any lapse or relapse during treatment and supervision. The…
Liability insurance expert witnesses may write reports and opine on commercial liability policies, professional liability insurance, and small business liability insurance. On the website Everything Small Business, find the article Small Business Liability Insurance – The 4 Types That You Need To Protect Your Business: Small business liability insurance is…
In Speaking English is Key to Safety construction safety expert witness Paul Gogulski, BSCE, PE, writes: Effective communication is a key ingredient of every construction project and is particularly vital in regard to safety issues. Practically speaking, the current policy of promoting bilingual languages as a social-engineering enterprise across a…
Insurance regulations expert witnesses may write reports and opine on health insurance, disability insurance, the insurance industry, and correlated matters. On their website, The National Association of Insurance Commissioners explains that: The NAIC is the U.S. standard-setting and regulatory support organization created and governed by the chief insurance regulators from…
Insurance fraud expert witnesses may testify on insurance claims, insurance regulations, and associated matters. In this press release, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control announce that a former Lexington Medicaid provider has pled guilty to Medicaid fraud and forgery charges. Irvin Smith,…
On his website, trucking safety expert witness Lew Grill, the SAGE Corporation, offers a calculator for wind chill: WIND CHILL: A measure of the cooling effect of wind. Wind increases the rate at which a body loses heat, so the air on a windy day feels cooler than the temperature…
In The Case for Forensic Polygraph Testing in Post-Adjudication Sexual Offender Examination and Management, polygraph expert witness Ken Blackstone writes: In a pre-adjudication setting a suspect or person of interest may be asked to take a polygraph examination as a means of assessing his or her denials about being knowledgeable,…
Anesthesiology expert witness Dr. Steven Shafer testified for the prosecution in the Dr. Conrad Murray trial. Shafer, who has special expertise in postoperative pain, testified there was an improper “employer-employee” relationship between the singer and the defendant. He also testified that when the drug propofol is administered outside of a…
In Speaking English is Key to Safety construction safety expert witness Paul Gogulski, BSCE, PE, writes: As an expert witness specializing in construction accidents, my observations include a very sensitive subject: the increased risk of accidents when a substantial number of workers on a site cannot speak the English language.…