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GenPsych’s engineering expert witness and architecture expert witness will testify before the Lebanon (NJ) Township planning board on a proposed addiction treatment facility. GenPsych provides outpatient psychiatric and substance abuse services. The planned conversion of an office building would be their first residential facility.

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Psychopharmacology expert witness Dr. Robert Julien testified in the Marion County Circuit Court (OR) case of Sophia Downing who was found guilty of all charges in a fatal 2010 crash. The jury found her guilty of two counts of first-degree manslaughter and one count each of second-degree assault, driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless endangerment.

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Health care fraud expert witnesses may write reports and opine on insurance coverage, insurance companies, and associated matters. In the news this week, Peter Enzinger, the former head of a medical supply company, was sentenced in Portland, ME, to 2 1/2 years in prison for health care fraud. Enzinger and his company billed for products that weren’t delivered and charged for more expensive items than the customer received.

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Patents expert witnesses are qualified to testify on software patents, invention patents, and international patents, as well as related issues. Nicholas Carlson, deputy editor at Business Insider, writes that the U.S. International Trade Commission judges are expected to release findings in Motorola Mobility patent infringement cases against Microsoft Corp. this week. Nicholas Carlson covers media and advertising for Business Insider.

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In Security for Bars, Taverns and Nightclubs, bars and taverns security expert witness Ralph Witherspoon, CPP, CSC, writes on Club Operation:

Management decides which type customers it will attract based on the club’s location, the atmosphere and music format it provides, plus its advertising. Promotions of “two-for-one” drinks, $ .75 “jello shots”, or large over-sized drinks, or promoting a three or four-hour long “happy hour”, also set a tone and attract specific types of patrons. That “tone” will often determine what type problems are likely to arise, and what type and level of security should be provided. Management can, at any time, change the “tone” by changing the music, adding or changing the amount of (any) door cover charge, increasing or relaxing its dress code, changing décor and lighting, changing or eliminating specials, increasing “visible” security, or taking other measures appropriate to their individual facility.

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Medical expert witness Dr. Marc Whaley testified in a Boston court hearing regarding the electric shock treatment of Andre McCollins in 2002. After 32 electric shocks, the 18 year old autistic boy was then left in a three day coma at the Canton, Massachusetts Judge Rotenberg Center. McCollins was permanently damaged by the treatments. Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is considering legislation to ban shock treatments

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Biomechanics expert witness James Kent defines Forensic Kinesiology

Forensic Kinesiology is the application of human movement science either prior to or within the process of civil or criminal litigation. By applying the principles of normal and pathologic human performance analysis, which includes biomechanics, anatomy, physiology, pathology and clinical medicine, issues pertaining to liability, causation and damages may be objectively evaluated.

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In Product Experience or Expert Experience?, patents expert witness James G. Rice writes:

Because patent litigation is one of the more complex areas of litigation, the expert witness is susceptible to making a critical mistake, for example, during a deposition. From my own experience, it appears that patent litigation is the foremost area of litigation in which technical issues can be strongly interwoven with legal issues. This can lead to the situation during a deposition where what may appear on the surface to be a relatively straight forward technical question can have critical underlying legal implications. I recall being asked during a deposition if a particular element of a claim was a “method.” The wording of the claim was not entirely clear on this issue and a less experienced witness might have simply answered “yes” and thus inadvertently have testified in effect that the claim was invalid. Although the attorney the expert is working with during preparation for the deposition may be excellent, it is difficult, if not almost impossible, to anticipate all of the avenues the opposing attorney may take during the course of a deposition. This makes it all the more important that the expert have strong experience in patent litigation.