Expert Witness Blog

In Preventing Texting-while-Driving Reduces Distracted Driving, wireless technology expert witness Ben Levitan writes:

While it has been recognized that there is no such thing as multi-tasking, many people still believe that they are able to multi-task. According to cognitive psychologists, multi-tasking is more accurately described as a continuous partial attention. Hence, with this awareness, multi-tasking is all the more dangerous when operating equipment. Levitan has been working on technology that disables cellphones in moving cars.

Read more: benlevitan.com.

In Workplace Accidents, human factors engineering expert witness Kenneth Nemire writes:

Injuries in the workplace may occur because of one or more factors:

Behavioral factors may include:

In What’s the difference? Making sense of titles for doctors, nutritionists, theRepublic.com writes:

Finding the right medical expert can be one of the most frustrating aspects of health care. Osteopathic physicians are medical doctors (M.D.s), for example, but not all M.D.s are osteopathic physicians. Meanwhile, all dietitians are nutritionists, but not all nutritionists are dietitians. Huh?

To help break this down, here’s an overview of the distinctions between four commonly used – and misunderstood – health care titles.

Worker’s compensation plans expert witnesses may consult on wage-loss benefits, medical and career rehabilitation benefits, and benefits to dependents. A starting point for research into state specific links regarding worker’s compensation insurance may be found at the International Risk Management Institute, Inc. site: Workers Compensation Assigned Risk Plans and Pools.

In Workplace Accidents, human factors engineering expert witness Kenneth Nemire writes:

Injuries in the workplace may occur because of one or more factors:

• Environmental factors may include:

Media analysis expert witnesses may consult on media analysis of newspapers, TV, magazines, and books. In The Tablet Revolution: What It Means for News The Pew Charitable Trusts writes that:

Eighteen months after the introduction of the iPad, 11% of U.S. adults now own a tablet computer of some kind. About half (53%) get news on their tablet every day, and they read long articles as well as get headlines.

Drawing on knowledge gathered through frequent public opinion surveys and in-depth analysis of American media content, the Pew Research Center staff write and publish research on the major news events and trends.

Insurance coverage expert witnesses may opine on property insurance, insurance companies, and insurance policies as well as related matters. In Trial of the Coverage Case (Part 1), attorney R. Brent Cooper, Cooper & Scully, P.C., writes:

The trial of an insurance coverage case is one of the more challenging tasks that an insured or an insurer will face. By its nature, the topics involved in the trial are not the most interesting. In fact, some would say that coverage-and particularly a coverage trial-is one of the more boring exercises a person can undertake. In addition, while boring, coverage can also be extremely complicated.

Read more: irmi.com.