Interior design expert witnesses may testify on space planning, green retrofits, commercial designs, and related topics. Here, Building and Design Construction writes on the holistic approach critical to green retrofits: To make a retrofit of an old building truly sustainable, you’ve got to address all systems and aspects of the…
Auto insurance claims expert witnesses may opine on policies, auto repairs, and injury claims. In How to Read an Auto Policy, Auto Insurance Claim Advice asks: Do you know where your auto insurance policy is? Okay, even if you know where your auto policy is located, do you have time…
Corrosion expert witnesses may write reports and opine on galvanic corrosion, pitting corrosion, corrosion fatigue, and more. The Corrosion Technology Laboratory at the NASA Kennedy Space Center defines corrosion fatigue: Corrosion fatigue is a special case of stress corrosion caused by the combined effects of cyclic stress and corrosion. No…
Alternative medicine expert witnesses may opine on herbal medicine, homeopathy, holistic medicine, and related topics. In his 2001 book, Over Dose: The Case Against the Drug Companies, Dr. Jay S. Cohen warned about the risks of the new, best-selling anti-inflammatory drugs such as Celebrex. A couple years later, Vioxx and…
Alternative medicine expert witnesses may opine on herbal medicine, homeopathy, holistic medicine, and related topics. Dr. Jay Cohen writes: Did You Know? Mainstream doctors receive almost all of their information about medications from the drug industry: 90,000 sales reps, pervasive advertising, drug company-conducted studies, package inserts and the PDR that…
Runway visual range expert witnesses may opine on low visibility, visibility problems, prevailing visibility, and related topics. Visibility may have been a contributing factor in Airblue’s flight ED 202 (Airbus A321, AP-BJB) which crashed in Margalla Hills, Islamabad on 28 July 2010 killing all 146 passengers and six crew aboard.…
In THE BUSINESS SECURITY TEST, nightclub security expert witness Robert A. Gardner, CPP, writes that “no business is totally immune from the threat of crime but a little prior planning and a few common sense precautions are all that is necessary to deter most criminals.” Windows 1. Are accessible windows…
Insurance expert witnesses may advise on issues involving insurance claims, insurance adjusters, property insurance, and related issues. Adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and insurance investigation experts may have experience working for property and casualty insurance companies, for whom they handle a wide variety of claims alleging property damage, liability, or bodily injury.…
Ever contemplate why driving at twilight is difficult? In Visibility of SMV Signs during Twilight, visibility expert witness Raymond L. Lee, Jr., Ph.D.,writes: During the darker half of civil twilight, low levels of natural illumination make slow-moving-vehicle (SMV) signs less visible. Their visibility decreases then because drivers must rely more…
In BUYING A FRANCHISE VERSUS STARTING AN INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, attorney and franchisees expert witness Kevin B. Murphy writes: AVOID ILLEGAL DISGUISED FRANCHISES CALLED A LICENSE An increasing number of unscrupulous companies that don’t fly straight or play by the rules are selling licenses that are really disguised, illegal franchises. Instead…