From The Journal Gazette: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted this spring promised sweeping changes, but many local public and private employers are exempting themselves from some of its most stringent rules. Many of the public employers couldn’t offer specific provisions they wanted to avoid, but the uncertainty…
In How to Write a Medical Malpractice Expert Witness Report, attorney Vivian Pearson explains: Your medical malpractice expert witness report should be targeted to your attorney’s specifications. Before you begin to prepare your report, know what he or she is expecting in terms or length, formatting, font, and amount of…
Disability insurance expert witnesses may write reports and opine on managed care, HMOs, and insurance claims. Medical expert Richard N. Podell, M.D., M.P.H. explains that for someone with fibromyalgia, it’s a difficult step to apply for disability and upsetting if an insurance company representative appears not to believe that they…
Media analysis expert witnesses may write reports and testify on mass media and related topics. In What the #$%& is Social Marketing?!! Media Communications Association- International member Susan Solomon writes: Relationships begin with conversations. With the advent of social marketing, technology has shifted the power away from editors, publishers and…
Carole Levitt, J.D., M.L.S & Mark E. Rosch, teach continuing legal education nationwide and offer these titles to help you find more information on the internet than you thought possible. • The Cybersleuth’s Guide to the Internet • Find Info Like a Pro, Volume 1 • Google For Lawyers The…
Insurance claims expert witnesses may opine on insurance companies, bad faith, liability insurance, and related topics. In When Insurers Hide Behind their Experts in Texas, Sergio V. Leal, Esq. writes: The Texas Supreme Court stated that an insurer’s reliance upon an expert’s report alone will not necessarily shield the insurer…
Water pollution expert witnesses may opine on soil contamination, sewers, sewage treatment, and related topics. On their website, Water & Environmental Technologies offers links to state and federal environmental agencies, organizations, and news. See: http://www.wet-llc.com/links.html.
Wood expert witnesses may write reports and opine on lumber, plywood, saw mills, pressed wood products, and related topics. The Wood Shop Consultancy offers ways to avoid disputes in Wood: Avoiding the pitfalls – How a basic understanding of timber technology can help to avoid problems in use: One other…
In Understanding Copyright Issues in the Digital Age IP professor and copyright law expert witness Dr. E. Michael Harrington covers a broad range of topics relating to file sharing, copyright law, fair use, and the future of music. He gives a thorough explanation of what is considered fair use and…
In Public Safety Experts: No Longer “The Retired Cop,” emergency communications and 911 expert witness Charles D. Carter writes: Just as in all other professions, emergency communications receives its fair share of lawsuits for negligence. Who will provide the attorney with the expertise to understand the “standard of care” within…