Advisers to Mecklenburg County’s Solid Waste Department want an outside engineering expert to review a proposed waste-to-energy plant before giving its operators the area’s residential trash for use as fuel. The Mecklenburg (NC) Board of County Commissioners says the county should refrain from signing a contract with the developers of…
Nuclear energy analyst Robert Alvarez of the Institute for Policy Studies says there are many things we do not know about the Fukushima Prefecture nuclear plant failure, including whether the containment structure is fully intact. The information that has been made public, particularly by the Japanese nuclear safety authorities, certainly…
Guardian.co.uk reports that Japan’s fears of nuclear mayhem recede as the nuclear reactor at Fukushima Daiichi starts to cool. For a few unnerving hours, Japan faced a bleak and unsettling prospect. The devastation wreaked by Friday’s earthquake and tsunami seemed set to be followed by a nuclear meltdown that could…
Felicia Miyakawa, associate professor of musicology and assistant director of Middle Tennessee State University School of Music, has been enlisted as an expert musicologist to testify in a copyright lawsuit against rapper Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne, also known as Weezy, is being sued over his song “Mrs. Officer” that features…
Medical expert witnesses may consult regarding different specialty areas of medicine including surgery, anesthesiology, independent medical exams (IMEs), cancer treatment, and related topics. A medical expert at the Weill Cornell Medical College recently published an article weighing the pros and cons of using radioactive iodine ablation after partial or total…
Insurance expert witnesses may opine on HMOs, property insurance, insurance regulations, and related topics. Don Brown, an authority in Florida’s property insurance market debate writes: Florida hasn’t seen a hurricane in five years, but over that time the public has seen insurance companies filing bankruptcy, going insolvent, and leaving the…
JurisPro, Inc., the expert witness directory formed by a group of practicing attorneys, celebrates its 11th year. JurisPro, Inc. (www.JurisPro.com) is a professional marketing company that maintains a free online directory of over 1600 expert witnesses. At JurisPro, you can read the expert’s CV, see their photo, learn their background,…
US District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled that three plaintiffs’ medical expert witnesses meet the Daubert standard for scientific validity in Avandia lawsuits currently before the court. Avandia lawsuits are numerous, with some 3,500 cases filed in California state courts, and 1,200 in…
Pine trees were mysteriously dying, after being treated at Jacksonville’s wastewater spray fields. The Jacksonville Daily News reported the city had hired a group of experts to investigate. The city manager said 6% of the trees irrigated by wastewater were affected so far. An environmental expert said wind, combined with…
Jerry Grodin, a licensed psychiatrist and former president of the New York State Psychiatric Association, is often called on as an expert witness in forensic psychology in the Capital District. “The system is unprepared to deal with mental illness,” the expert says. The problem is that even when people are…