The article “Determinant Factors of the Expert Witness Quality of Forensic Accountants in Corruption Crime” examines the factors that influence the quality of Forensic Accountant Expert Witness testimony provided by forensic accountants in corruption cases. The researchers employed survey methods and a causal research approach to gather data from a…
Drone Expert Witnesses may soon be called to testify on how and to what extent authorities can remotely identify a drone’s pilot. At the Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Symposium in Baltimore, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) debated the question of when they will allow the identification of…
Professional blogger Rosemary Jones provides her perspective on the common problems of being an expert witness. Ms. Jones writes on several niches particularly in law, including personal injury, estate planning, business law, real estate law, construction law, criminal defense law and DUI law. Read more about her blog posts on…
Copyright Expert Witness Scott Hampton and Ashley Bailey of Hampton IP & Economic Consultants, LLC posted the following article: Viral Videos Challenging the Enforcement of Copyrights In an effort to move United States copyright law into the digital age, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in 1998. The DMCA…
Plaintiff filed suit against defendant for an alleged water an soil contamination. Plaintiff hired two expert witnesses and the defendant filed motions to exclude their testimony. Facts: This case (Cedar Lodge Plantation, LLC et al v. CSHV Fairway View I, LLC et al – United States District Court – Middle…
Toxicology Expert Witness John P. Bederka, Ph.D. of TOXICULL Associates writes in his article about the need for businesses, governments, legal entities, and scientists to effectively evaluate the increasing prevalence of marijuana use. He poses and analyzes many questions in the article, including the following: 1. Is there any relationships between blood THC v. brain THC? 2.How does the percent THC in the smoked marijuana cigarette relate to blood levels of THC in the user? 3.How does the blood level of THC relate to the perception of “high” in the user? 4.…
The Defendants filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Plaintiff’s hospitality expert witness based on the unreliability of his scientific methods. The court denied this motion. Facts: This case (Atmosphere Hospitality Management, LLC v. Shiba Investments, Inc. et al – United States District Court – Western District of South…
HIPAA Expert Witness Michael Arrigo provides the following Healthcare Policy Update: CMS Suspends Payment on Certain ICD-10 Claims CMS Systems Not Ready for All NCDs and LCDs We may be seeing one of the first latent indicators of the financial impact of ICD-10 with today’s announcement. CMS stated in a November…
Written by Bob Rose and Robyn Porterfield: Organizational psychologists are often asked to look at sexual harassment cases. It is hard to imagine that any business today does not recognize the need to deal with sexual harassment at work. Nevertheless, there are still companies that feel that sexual harassment cases…