In Truck/Tractor-trailer brakes and accident reconstruction, equipment and machinery expert witness Robert R. Reed writes on ABS anti-lock brakes: Large trucks and tractor-trailers with ABS anti-lock brakes involved in crashes and accidents have complex systems that must be identified and accounted for in reconstruction and causation issues. Misconception as to…
In Barry Zalma on Bad Faith: Time to Put A Stake Through the Heart of the Tort of Bad Faith, insurance expert witness Zalma writes: After the creation of the tort of bad faith, if an insurer and insured disagreed on the application of the policy to the factual situation,…
In Preventable Medical Errors, medical expert witness Perry Hookman, M.D., writes that cancer outpatient medication errors may be more common than previously thought. The increasing number of medications — prescription and nonprescription — used by older people has raised the potential for harm from serious drug interactions, doctors warn in…
In Obama and Russia, international law expert witness David Satter writes that finding a way to keep an aggressive Russia under control is “one of the most serious challenges facing President Obama.” Satter, an expert witness on Russian politics, society and the Russian legal system, offers basic principles for dealing…
Barry Zalma, insurance expert witness and Principal of Zalma Insurance Consultants, writes on insurance risk: It is dangerous in most legal analyses to limit the conclusion to one factual issue. Underwriting insurance requires the analysis of multiple factual issues that can increase or decrease the potential for loss. The underwriter…
In Obama and Russia, international law expert witness David Satter writes that finding a way to keep an aggressive Russia under control is “one of the most serious challenges facing President Obama.” Satter reports that the Russian economy is unraveling and changes to the Russian Constitution are planned that will…
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Consumer Reports, the federal government, and many other auto industry experts say electronic stability control is the most important auto safety innovation since seat belts. “Our recommendation to consumers is that you want to buy a vehicle with electronic stability control,” said David Zuby,…
In Assessing the Truth: How Forensic Psychiatrists and Psychologists Evaluate Litigants, Dr. Mark Levy, a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and forensic psychiatry expert witness writes: With regard to causation, the forensic expert must always be on guard to not fall into the trap described so artfully…
In SECURITY: By Design And Decree security expert witness Robert A. Gardner, CPP, writes on security ordinances: To ensure that security and crime prevention considerations are included in new construction and remodeling projects, a growing number of city and county governments have adopted minimum security standards as part of their…
Professional engineering expert witnesses may opine on ISO 9000. Here is a summary of ISO9000 from the ISO9000 Council. What is ISO 9001 Certification? ISO 9001 certification is also known as ISO 9001 registration, ISO 9000 certification (if one is less precise), ISO 9000 registration, ISO 9001:2008 certification (if one…