In When the Phone Rings … Twelve Questions for Prospective Expert Witness Assignments, risk management expert witness Kevin M. Quinley, CPCU, ARM, AIC, writes: (10) How voluminous are the materials that need to be reviewed? It may matter to you whether the answer is 200 pages or six bankers’ boxes.…
In Are You Ready to Be An Expert Witness? intellectual property expert witness Judd Robbins writes: “The fact is, judges and juries aren’t fond of ‘professional’ expert witnesses, who go from trial to trial as their primary means of support. But they do like working professionals who have an expertise…
In Are You Ready to Be An Expert Witness? computer expert witness Judd Robbins writes: “The fact is, judges and juries aren’t fond of ‘professional’ expert witnesses, who go from trial to trial as their primary means of support. But they do like working professionals who have an expertise in…
Medical expert witnesses at Medical Opinions Associates write on tort reform: Well, then, what about medical malpractice insurance premiums? Premiums have increased and there is no doubt about it. The question is WHY have premiums increased. There are authorities who have looked at this issue and concluded that medical malpractice…
Herbal medicine expert witnesses may opine on herbal medicine, acupuncture, and homeopathy. The Alternative Medicine Blog writes: Many children with cancer use alternative medicine in their treatment, according to a recent research review. For the review, investigators looked at 28 studies with a total of 3,526 participants (all of whom…
Alternative medicine expert witnesses may opine on herbal medicine, acupuncture, and homeopathy. Statistics suggest that more Americans are embracing therapies outside of mainstream medicine. In 2007, the most recent year for which statistics are available, 38.3 percent of adults said they used some form of alternative medicine, up from 36…
Collection agencies expert witnesses may opine on lender liability, debt, and debt collection standards of practice. In Debt Collection Practices: When Hardball Tactics Go Too Far The Privacy Right Clearinghouse writes: Debt Collectors and Your Privacy Public embarrassment and the prospect that your personal information might be shared with others…
Debt collection standards expert witnesses may opine on debt, collection agents, and debt collection standards of practice. In Debt Collection Practices: When Hardball Tactics Go Too Far, The Privacy Right Clearinghouse writes: May a debt collector contact my neighbors or family members about my debt? Not if the collector knows…
Pest control expert witnesses may opine regarding pesticide contamination, insects, and insecticides. Pesticides were in the news last week when federal regulators clamped strong new controls on the pesticide believed to have caused the deaths of 4-year-old Rebecca Toone and her 15-month-old sister Rachel the week after an exterminator fumigated…
Pesticides expert witnesses may give opinions regarding pesticide contamination which is a topic very much in the news. An internal government audit revealed this week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture routinely fails to protect the American public from veterinary drugs, heavy metals and pesticide residue in beef. According to…