Electrocution expert witness Lawrence Kamm writes on shocks and electrocutions: Every year approximately 400 people in the U.S. are killed by electric shock. More are injured by being startled by an electric shock, lose their balance, and fall off a ladder. To cause a shock the electricity must enter at…
In The World Trade Center Property Insurance Trial: Lessons Learned?, risk management expert witness Akos Swierkiewicz writes: It is obvious, that clear agreement did not exist between the parties as to what form applied on 9/11/01, almost two months after binding. The most important lesson, applicable to each of the…
In HEAD INJURY: WOULD A HELMET HAVE HELPED?, bicycle accident reconstruction expert witnesses at Walters Forensic Engineering write: Helmets significantly reduce the possibility of a skull fracture. The impact force of a striking object against the helmet is applied over a small area at the outer edge of the helmet.…
In THE PERFECT STORM: The Science Behind Subrogating Catastrophic Flood Losses, storm water expert witness Richard Van Bruggen writes: In contrast to a “floodplain”, “floodways” are determined within the floodplain. Any encroachment or development on floodplains reduces the flood carrying capacity of a river, increasing flood heights in adjacent areas.…
Wood manufacturing experts at the Window and Door Manufacturers Association issued a briefing on the EPA Lead Rule Update: EPA’s new “Lead Rule” went into effect on April 22, 2010 requiring contractors, property managers and others paid to renovate structures built before 1978 to be certified by the U.S. Environmental…
Trucking industry expert witness Robert R. Reed writes on Truck/tractor-trailer crashes: The investigation of large truck crashes can be complex and overwhelming for inexperienced or inadequately trained personnel. Past practices have shown that some truck crash investigations have been conducted inadequately, producing erroneous and incomplete information. Some reasons for this…
Electrical accidents expert witness Lawrence Kamm writes on electrical injuries: Electrical accidents create personal injuries which are the subjects of attorneys’ lawsuits. Expert witnesses reconstruct these accidents for lawyers and establish their liabilities. Among these accidents are electric shocks, electrocutions, electrical explosions, electrical fires, and flash burns. Lawyers are particularly…
In THE PERFECT STORM: The Science Behind Subrogating Catastrophic Flood Losses, hydrology expert witness Richard Van Bruggen writes: HYDROLOGY VERSUS HYDRAULICS While hydrology is the study of the rainfall-runoff process, including the determination of design frequency storms and floods, hydraulics is the study of how the water flows. In the…
In Parts Produced by an Owner or Operator. Are They Legal? aviation expert witness David A Botich writes: The answer to this question is yes, so long as that part meets certain criteria. This is a subject that has a very profound affect on maintaining and modifying aircraft, and yet…
In The Expert Nurse Witness, Ellen K. Murphy writes: Expert nurse witnesses typically are needed whenever the adequacy of another nurse’s actions are in question. Usually, this occurs in disciplinary proceedings against a nurse licensee before an administrative law judge or in malpractice cases where the actions of the nurse…