In Mold Claims: Recognizing What Is Real and Dealing With the Current Excessive Fears and Claims, pollution expert witness Ronald E. Gots, MD, Ph.D.writes: The recent mold frenzy is the strangest environmental claims issue that I have seen in thirty years of toxicological and environmental litigation consulting. Why? Mold is…
Pesticides expert witness Allan Snyder; ACGIH, AIHA, SPCI writes on treatment and control of termites: Treatment and control techniques vary depending on the species causing an infestation. Multiple colonies of the same species of termite or more than one species of termite can infest a building. Subterranean, and less frequently,…
In Using Marketing, Business & Competitive Research to Win Cases, Don E. Smith, marketing expert witness and President of American Consulting Group, Inc. explains that marketing research is a powerful tool that helps lawyers win cases. Areas that benefit from marketing research: Advertising effectiveness Agent performance Best effort evaluation Competition…
Flooring expert witness Kenneth D. Newson describes the forensic science of floor covering and how investigation begins with discovery. The steps include: 1. Site visit (no geographical limitation) 2. Videography 3. Investigation 4. Document review 5. Dissemination of testimony 6. Development of the “Standard of Practice” with supporting documentation 7.…
The wife of Morton Scheinbaum has sued Las Vegas Mountain View Hospital over the death of her ex-husband. Linda Scheinbaum claims nearly an hour had passed from the time her husband arrived at Mountain View Hospital while a nurse insisted on getting his Social Security number, emergency contact and insurance…
In Industry Standards, Technology Associates, the forensic engineering expert witness company discusses cases where there may be no significant amount of “good” custom and practice within an industry. …where there is no good custom and practice within the industry, the need for dispassionate engineering judgment is even greater. Further, the…
Ray Everett-Church has been appointed Director of Privacy and Industry Relations at Responsys, a leading global provider of on-demand email and marketing automation solutions. Mr. Everett-Church, an internationally recognized author and expert witness on privacy and technology policy issues, has spent nine years at the forefront of industry efforts to…
In Strategic Security Management: A Risk Assessment Guide for Decision Makers, author and security expert witness Karim H. Vellani provides a “definitive text on security best practices, introduces the concept of analysis for security decision making, and discusses advanced threat, vulnerability, and risk assessment techniques that you can apply to…
In Post Loss Underwriting is an Oxymoron, attorney and insurance expert witness Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, discusses “post loss underwriting.” His firm’s practice emphasizes the representation of insurers and those in the business of insurance. In California there is much publicity for what the plaintiffs’ bar calls “post loss underwriting”…
In Mediation as a Discovery Tool, insurance expert witness Guy O. Kornblum describes the benefits of going to mediation: So the case does not settle at mediation! Disappointment perhaps, but there are other benefits to going to a mediation. One of them is the exchange of information that takes place…