Psychiatry expert witness Dr. Gerard Figurelli testified Monday in the defense case of Police Officer Joseph Rios III. Figurelli testified that medical records indicate alleged beating victim Ronnie Holloway suffered from a host of schizophrenic symptoms through the years that included violence while prosecutors argue that Ronnie Hollaway was the…
U.S. District Judge Thomas Thrash, (ND Georgia) refused to disqualify several experts and attorneys in an antitrust litigation stemming from a patent dispute over AndroGel, a medication used to increase testosterone production. The plaintiffs, direct purchasers or the medication, wish to retain Dr. Bozena Michniak-Kohn and Dr. Howard Maibach as…
In Creating a Sales Presence in the Global Marketplace, marketing strategy expert witness Glen Balzer writes: Companies operating only in their home market or in a limited number of global markets understandably worry about entering a new foreign market. Risks are many and opportunities for problems are enormous. There is…
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has called on a national construction expert to lead an independent review of the costly and long-running improvements project on the I-287 Cross Westchester Expressway. Cuomo on June 8 said Peter M. Lehrer, chairman of Lehrer L.L.C., a leading New York City construction consultant, will work…
U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell thinks he might have an answer to the erosion problems that threaten to wash away Tangier Island: anchor old barges along the shoreline, without any cost to taxpayers. The fishing mecca in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay is losing between 4 and 12 feet a…
In EXPERT PAY DISCUSSION, Rosalie Hamilton, Legal Marketing Strategist for Expert Consultants, writes: My recommendation is to use an agreement that lays out simply and clearly, at a minimum, your rates for review, deposition, court appearance, travel time, and expenses, as well as your required retainer. I also recommend that…
Homeowner’s insurance expert witnesses may write reports and testify on insurance claims, homeowners liability protection, hazard insurance, and associated areas of expertise. At Missouri Insurance Lawyer Blog, the law firm of Tatlow, Gump, Faiella & Wheelan LLC, write: Many Missourians have experienced devastating losses as a result of the storms…
Trucking software expert witnesses may testify on log book validation, mapping software and more. In Opinion: Across the Great ELD Divide, Billy Woolsey, President Midwest Compliance Inc. writes on ELD regulation: Large and small carriers increasingly find themselves on opposite sides of a widening gulf when the topic is electronic…
Commercial liability policies expert witnesses may opine on insurance claims, liability insurance and more. In Court of Appeals Rules on When Late Notice of a Claim Voids Coverage, Michael J. Rust writes: On April 28, 2011, in Forshee v. Employers Mutual Casualty Company, the Georgia Court of Appeals found that…
Federal motor vehicle safety standards expert witnesses may write reports on crashworthiness, truck maintenance, and trucking and transportation rules and regulations. On their website, The O’Connell Law Firm, P.C. writes on dangerous truck drivers: In late 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) implemented an extensive new program to…