In Security Experts: Litigation and Beyond, security expert witness Robert A. Gardner, CPP, writes: Q. How can a security expert help me? I don’t handle security related litigation. A. It’s true that security experts are most often retained for litigation. Expert opinions on issues of crime foreseeability, security adequacy, and…
Document examination expert witness Ronald N. Morris is a certified forensic document examiner and in this excerpt from Submitting a Handwriting Case for Examination, he writes on working with copies: Another reason why photocopies are problematic is the ability of a person to create or fabricate a completely fictitious document…
A. David Tammelleo, JD, a nationally recognized authority on health care law, writes in Caveat To Physicians Having Lasers In Their Offices: Recently, the development and refinement of the laser has opened a panorama of areas in which laser treatments can be used. However, whenever lasers are used they should…
In Managing the Risky Business of Company E-mail Part1 internet expert witness Scott Greene writes that his company has documented, during the examination of electronic systems, employees who frequently say/save things into e-mails or store on a computer, things they would never say anywhere else. Either having an employee delete…
Expert witnesses are used in a wide range of litigation and their opinions are often viewed as critical, yet few attorneys take the time to utilize the proper resources to find the right experts, evaluate their credentials, and/or assess the admissibility of their testimony. For example, one step in researching…
In Continental Valuations News, real estate valuation expert witness Robert D. Domini, MBA, MAI, writes: Not only is there a natural fallout from an auto recession, but this time around the domestic auto companies have run out of money, although Ford has survived so far without Government funds. GM and…
Expert witnesses are used in a wide range of litigation and their opinions are often viewed as critical, yet few attorneys take the time to utilize the proper resources to find the right experts and evaluate their credentials. Researching the product at issue, e.g. bicycles, will facilitate hiring the right…
A. David Tammelleo, JD, a nationally recognized authority on health care law, writes in A Suit For Medical Malpractice Can Stand Or Fall On The Testimony Of Expert Medical Witness For Either A Plaintiff Or A Defendant that few cases would illustrate this better than the Missouri case in which…
In Managing the Risky Business of Company E-mail Part1 internet expert witness Scott Greene, CEO of Evidence Solutions, Inc., writes: As an employer, Human Resources Director, or Risk Management Supervisor, ask yourself this question: “Do our employees think about the legal risk of sending communications over the internet?” If you…
A forensic engineering expert witness investigates materials, products, structures or components that fail or do not function as intended which may cause personal injury or damage to property. The consequences of failure are dealt with by the law of product liability. The subject is applied most commonly in civil law…