Expert Witness Blog

January 13, 2012

Auto Insurance Claims Expert Witnesses Part 2

Auto insurance claims expert witnesses may testify on insurance carriers, insurance policies, and related matters. In 1990, insurance expert, Dr. Lena Chang and former New Jersey Insurance Commissioner James J. Sheeran founded New Jersey Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange (“NJ CURE”) which is now CURE Auto Insurance. Their website offers Safety Driving Tips:

Keep headlights on one hour before dusk and one hour after dawn to increase your vehicle’s visibility.

Regularly clean the interior of your windshield to eliminate glare while driving at night.

January 12, 2012

Florida Legislature & Daubert

by Jim Robinson

A Florida House panel has approved a bill that would lead to tougher standards for expert witnesses. HB 243 would replace the Frye standard with the Daubert standard, bringing Florida more in line with expert testimony requirements in federal courts.

Computer Expert Witness On City’s IT System

by Jim Robinson

A computer expert witness opined on the computer irregularities in the city of Sarasota, FL’s IT system. The consultant said some files are missing, data that should have been private was not, and emails were erased. City Manager Robert Bartolotta has denied any wrongdoing.

January 10, 2012

Homeowner’s Insurance Expert Witnesses

by Jim Robinson

Homeowner’s insurance expert witnesses may write reports and opine on insurance coverage, insurance companies, and associated issues. Insurance expert Eustace L. Greaves Jr., licensed insurance agent and broker/owner of Greaves Financial Services & The Bridge Insurance Agency, recently shared advice on the top things homeowners can do to lower the cost of home insurance with Homes.org.

Medical Expert On Texting & Tendonitis

by Jim Robinson

Medical expert Dr. John M Wieland is seeing texting-related tendonitis in his Illinois general surgery practice. De Quervain’s tenosynovitis is a painful inflammation of the two tendons that control movement of the thumb.

Auto Insurance Claims Expert Witnesses

by Jim Robinson

Auto insurance claims expert witnesses may testify on insurance carriers, insurance policies, and related matters. In 1990, insurance expert, Dr. Lena Chang and former New Jersey Insurance Commissioner James J. Sheeran founded New Jersey Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange (“NJ CURE”) which is now CURE Auto Insurance. Their website offers Safety Driving Tips:

Tip # 1 Drinking and driving is the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 17 and 24.

Tip # 2 The cost of an average DUI is $3,000.

January 7, 2012

Environmental Expert Witness & UNCITRAL Arbitration

by Jim Robinson

In United States: Section 1782 Discovery Ordered Against Chevron’s Environmental Expert For Use In UNCITRAL Arbitration Relating To Ecuador, Louis M. Solomon, Chairman of the Commercial and International Litigation Groups and Co-Chairman of the Litigation Department at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, writes:

A decision from a Magistrate Judge in Colorado includes some useful learning on international practice under 28 U.S.C. Section 1782.

Expert Witnesses Resign From Stanford Financial Group Case

by Jim Robinson

Expert witnesses for R. Allen Stanford have resigned because they haven’t been paid. Stanford, former head of the Stanford Financial Group, is facing charges for allegedly taking $7 billion from investors. Stanford’s attorney asked the U.S. District judge to postpone his trial.

January 5, 2012

Seismology Expert Witnesses

by Jim Robinson

Siesmology expert witnesses may provide reports concerning earthquake building codes, earthquake engineering, and structural issues involving earthquakes. In the news this week, seismology expert John Armbruster of Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory predicts more minor earthquakes in the northeast Ohio area after the 4.0 event New Year’s Day. Scientists at the observatory study the planet from its deepest interior to the outer reaches of its atmosphere, on every continent and in every ocean.

Read more: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/.

January 4, 2012

American Bankers Assoc. Insurance Risk Management Annual Forum

by Jim Robinson

The American Bankers Association Insurance Risk Management Annual Forum will be held January 22-25, 2012, at Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, FL. Programs include:

BLACK SWANS: Your New Normal? Real Life Solutions for Complex Risk Management Challenges

Real LIfe Solutions for Risk Management’s New Normal