In Gage County Courthouse, Nebraska, District Judge Paul Korslund said he may allow a medical expert witness to testify on behalf of alleged abuse victims of a former caregiver at the Beatrice State Developmental Center. Matthew Pangborn is charged with six counts of abusing a vulnerable adult and five of strangulation. The victims are so disabled that prosecutors are unsure they will be able to testify. Four other former employees have been convicted of abusing developmentally disabled men at the Beatrice State Developmental Center.
Restaurants Expert Witness & What Customers Seeant
Restaurants expert witness Howard Cannon testifies in restaurant litigation regarding management neglect, injuries, food contamination, and more. He also consults in restaurant matters and and tells owners, “To a customer, a restaurant can never be too clean. The only thing a customer notices is ‘not clean enough’. That’s right, you are either acceptable or unacceptable. If you don’t know how important cleanliness is, ask your customers.” Cannon is CEO of Restaurant Consultants of America.
Psychology Expert Witness On Litigating Competence Part 1
In Litigating Competence-Five Central Questions, psychology expert witness Philip J. Kinsler, Ph.D., writes:
1. What general issues should a competency evaluation address?
1.1. In general an examination of competence should make reference to:
Vascular Surgery Expert Witness Testimony Qualifies In Orthopedic Surgery Case
In Brian C. DeMuth et al., v. Walter William Strong, Judge Deborah S. Eyler, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, opined that vascular surgery expert witness Dr. Jason Johanning was qualified to testify on whether orthopedic surgeon Dr. Brian C. DeMuth was liable for negligence.
While Maryland law states that an expert witness must be board certified in the same specialty or a related one to testify in a standard of care lawsuit, the court said the law does not define “related” and that the courts themselves must review the particulars of each case.
Read more: http://www.courts.state.md.us/
Finding the Right Medical Malpractice Expert Witness
In Finding the Cure: Experts That Can Help You Win Your Case, trial attorney and internal medicine physician Russell Kussman writes that finding the right expert and knowing how to utilize them is a necessary skill in medical malpractice cases.
Read more: https://www.caala.org/index.cfm?pg=semwebCatalog&panel=showSWTL&titleID=3332.
Psychology Expert Witness & Miranda Rights
Psychology expert witness William Meadows will testify in the defense of thirteen year old Duvall County, Florida, resident Cristian Fernandez. The expert had been slated to testify for the prosecution but now believes Fernandez did not understand his Miranda rights and will testify for the defense.
Fernandez is charged with the murder of his two year old half brother and sexual molestation of his five year old half brother.
Construction Site Expert Witness On Exclusion Of Expert Testimony Part 1
In Attempting to Exclude Expert Testimony, construction site expert witness William Gulya, Jr., President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes:
Because the use of expert witnesses at trial is increasing, it comes as no surprise that attempts to exclude expert testimony are also increasing.
The first and most common is a motion in limine, often made before the trial or before the expert witness testifies. In a motion to the court, the attorney attempts to make a clear and convincing argument that the witness is unqualified to render his or her opinion. The second approach, often combined with the motion in limine, is to move for a voir dire examination of the expert.
Collecting Web Based Evidence
In Making Your Screen Shot Count – How to Defensibly Collect Web Pages and Social Media Posts When Risk of Spoliation is High or it is Infeasible to Collect from the Web Host, Paul Easton and Tom Klaff discuss electronic discovery and web based documents. They cite Arteria Property Pty Ltd. v. Universal Funding V.T.O., Inc. which states ” This Court sees no reason to treat websites differently than other electronic files.”
Read their article on the challenges of collecting web based evidence.
Pharmacology Expert Witness & Murder Defense
Will County, IL, Judge Daniel Rozak is disallowing pharmacology expert witness testimony for the defense in the murder case against Christopher Vaughn. Vaughn, charged in the death of his wife and three children, is alleging that migraine medication his wife was taking led her to kill their three children and herself. The jury will hear a description of Topamax, including safety warnings.
Environmental Toxicology Expert Witness & Oregon Guard Case
Environmental toxicology expert witness Dr. Herman Gibb testified for Oregon Guard soldiers in their case against KBR, defense contractor at an Iraqi water treatment plant. The soldiers say they were exposed to unsafe levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium. Dr. Gibb is the President of Tetra Tech Sciences, a health risk assessment company located in Alexandria, VA, and previously worked for the EPA.