Allan Snyder, mold expert witness and principal of AFC Forensic Consulting, answers Frequently Asked Questions: Q: Are all species of mold fungi? A: Yes. Q: Are all species of fungi mold? A: No. A major subdivision of fungi is mold. Molds grows in long, tangled strands of cells that give…
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Expert Witness Marketing Consultant Tip
A reminder from expert witness marketing consultant, strategist & coach Rosalie Hamilton: Expert Witness Websites – Contact Info? I hate to bring this up again, but — please include contact information on your website! I had a friend contact me recently for help in finding an expert witness in a…
Medical Expert Witness On Accepting the MedMal Case Part 5
In Determining When Your Medical Malpractice Case Has Merit, expert witness Barry E. Gustin, MD, MPH, FAAEM, and primary founder of the American College of Forensic Medicine, writes on strategy in medical negligence cases. To summarize … consider not taking medical negligence cases in the following instances: 6. The defendant…
Utilities Expert On Turbine Wind Farm
The Massashusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board opened hearings on Wednesday into the request by Cape Win Associates LLC for a composite permit for transmission lines that carry approvals on five state and four local permits. If Cape Wind secures the remaining permits and the almost inevitable legal challenge, the company…
Medical Expert Witness On Accepting the MedMal Case Part 4
In Determining When Your Medical Malpractice Case Has Merit, expert witness Barry E. Gustin, MD, MPH, FAAEM, and primary founder of the American College of Forensic Medicine, writes on strategy in medical negligence cases. To summarize … consider not taking medical negligence cases in the following instances: 1. The medical…
Police Expert Witness Supports Former Felon
Former paratroopers argued before New York Justice Henry Kron this week that Specialist Osvaldo Hernandez deserved to have his civil rights restored. Hernandez served a year on Rikers Island for illegal gun possession before joining the Army and serving a 15-month tour in Afghanistan. Hernandez hopes to join the New…
Medical Expert Witness On Accepting the MedMal Case Part 3
In Determining When Your Medical Malpractice Case Has Merit, expert witness Barry E. Gustin, MD, MPH, FAAEM, and primary founder of the American College of Forensic Medicine, writes on strategy in the medical negligence case. Two objective case analyses are touted by many seasoned medical malpractice litigators as the judicious…
DUI Expert Witness On Your Reputation
Even if you’ve been lucky and avoided tickets for years, being pulled over for speeding or drunken driving could cost you plenty. Fines, legal fees, and hiring an expert witness can add up to a “financial mugging.” In First-time driving offenders don’t get off easy , AOLautos writes on how…
Medical Expert Witness On Accepting the MedMal Case Part 2
In Determining When Your Medical Malpractice Case Has Merit, expert witness Barry E. Gustin, MD, MPH, FAAEM, and primary founder of the American College of Forensic Medicine, writes on strategy in the medical negligence case. It has been said that a little knowledge can be dangerous. Nowhere is this more…
Franchising Expert Witnesses & The Daubert Test
Franchise executive Don Sniegowski comments on the franchise case study by attorney Bruce Schaeffer in which Schaeffer concludes that one of the weakest links in franchisee court cases is often their own expert’s testimony. In Challenges to the Admissibility of Expert Financial Testimony, attorney Bruce Schaeffer followed all federal and…