Arborist expert witnesses may write reports and opine on arboriculture, certified arborists, diagnosis and treatment of tree diseases, and more. Here, IML Wood Testing Systems describes Hazard Tree Evaluation: While experienced observation will continue to be important, combining Visual Tree Assessment (VTA) and IML instruments aids early detection of decay,…
Insurance agencies expert witness Alan F. Shirek, AFS Risk Consulting International, LLC, describes Insurance agents’ and brokers’ standard of care Generally speaking, the insurance agent or broker owes a high degree of care to its client. The extent of broker’s duty, in any specific case, is the result of the…
Carbon monoxide expert witness Russell Keeler, PE, writes: The push for greater and greater energy conservation has led to a variety of unintended consequences. One of these is that very high efficiency gas burning appliances such as furnaces and boilers can produce high, and perhaps toxic levels of carbon monoxide…
In The Paige Report: Does an insurance broker have a duty to give advice?, insurance practices expert witness Mr. David H. Paige, Esq. writes: Implications for Agent/Broker Liability: The continuing issue addressed in this decision is whether insurance brokers have an obligation to give advice, and not simply to purchase…
Risk management expert witnesses may opine on damages, insurance claims, and insurance coverage. The International Risk Management Institute, Inc., offers a Glossary of Insurance and Risk Management Terms on their website. The Glossary of Insurance and Risk Management Terms was first published by IRMI in 1978 to help those within…
The US Department of Justice has blocked AT&T from taking over Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA. Antitrust law expert witness and Howard University law professor Andy Gavil testified before Congress saying, “Having read the complaint, I don’t see a basis for a negotiated settlement.”
The Tennessee Supreme Court decision Shipley vs. Williams made changes governing medical expert testimony in malpractice cases. The case dealt with whether a doctor may testify on standard of care in the local community when he is from out of the area.
In Are You Waiting Too Long To Hire An Expert?, construction site expert witness William Gulya, Jr., President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes: An expert who knows the industry and the acronyms, lingo, and generic terms associated with that industry can be a valuable asset in preparing deposition questions…
In the legal battle with Motorola, Google Inc. alleges that one of the expert witnesses has seen the source code of the Android operating system and has asked the US International Trade Commission to stop him from testifying.
EXPERT WITNESS PROFILER, LLC (“EWP”) www.ExpertWitnessProfiler.com, the expert witness research company, announced the official launch of its service to provide comprehensive background profiles on experts and consultants. The Expert Witness Profile report allows attorneys, paralegals, law librarians, legal investigators, insurance carriers, and other legal professionals to properly vet an expert…