In Fuel Tax Continues to Provide Greatest Public Benefits, trucking experts at the American Transportation Associations write: It is time to fix our crumbling transportation infrastructure by raising the gas tax, The Washington Post said in a recent editorial. “By any measure, driving in the United States is cheap,” The…
U.S. federal investigators are hearing testimonies from BP and Transocean officials in a probe into the cause of the rig explosion that led to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The hearings, jointly conducted by the U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and…
In Study Questions Use of Paid Medical Expert Witnesses in Malpractice Cases, Newswise.com writes: Publication of the study, in the August 2010 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, arrives as a fierce debate over medical malpractice reform that began more than 20 years ago continues to rage in the…
The Virtual Chase, an online legal research website founded by law librarian Genie Tyburski, is now powered by Justia. The re-launched Virtual Chase features a new design, as well as additional online legal research and community resources for law librarians and other legal professionals. Legal resources on The Virtual Chase…
People who use Adderall when they don’t need it can experience similar effects as people who use cocaine or methamphetamine, a medical expert told TMZ.Com. According to that report, “Lindsay Lohan’s Adderall dependence — the result of a medical misdiagnosis — may have been the reason she went off the…
In When Do You Call an Expert for Cell Phone Data? Leonard Deutchman, Leonard Deutchman, general counsel and administrative partner of LDiscovery, discusses when to hire a telecommunications expert witness: Cell phone service providers keep records of when telephones transmit to or receive signals from cell towers. Persons familiar with…
In THE REAL ESTATE CLIENT: VALUATION SERVES IMPORTANT MASTERS IN LITIGATION CASES, forensic accounting expert witness Richard M. Squar, CPA, CVA, ABV, CFF, MBA-Taxation, writes: Before the business appraiser can focus on the specific value of the limited partnership interest, the value of the entire partnership based on the sum…
In Study Questions Use of Paid Medical Expert Witnesses in Malpractice Cases, Newswise.com writes: A study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers found that 31 radiologists who reviewed the CT scans used in a medical malpractice lawsuit did not agree with the conclusions reached by four paid…
The criminal trial of the American pilots of the Legacy jet that collided with a Boeing 737 over the Amazon in 2006 moved forward this month when the judge decided he has no need to hear seven defense witnesses. Mato Grosso federal court judge Fábio Henrique Rodrigues de Moraes Fiorenzage…
ITC Midwest personnel and environmental expert witnesses testified earlier this month before the Iowa Utilities Board in a case involving a proposed transmission line in Dubuque County. ITC Seven Dubuque County landowners testified to their objection of the 81-mile, 345-kilovolt line running through their properties during the hearing at the…