Health insurance expert witnesses may opine on health insurance, medical insurance, managed care, and more. In Managed Care Fact Sheets, experts at the health care publisher MCOL describe provider payment arrangements: In Managed Care Organization (MCO) provider contracts, providers often bear some level of financial risk. In paying providers, capitation…
In Building A Box Around Murphy’s Law, risk management expert witness Donald Bendure writes on how to approach the transactional transfer of operational risk. Always include insurance requirements of your sub-contractors. Be aware and satisfy imposed insurance requirements in contracts you sign. Monitor certificates of insurance issued to satisfy contractual…
On his website, trucking expert witness Lew Grill, the SAGE Corporation, offers links to trucking research topics, e.g. Transport Topics Online.
In Social Workers and the Witness Role: Ethics, Laws, and Roles Susan Sarnoff, MSW, DSW, Assistant Professor, Ohio University, addresses the role of the social services expert witness: Social workers have a long history of providing testimony in court, particularly in Family Court proceedings. Gothard (1989) noted that prior to…
The nursing expert witness may often be a Legal Nurse Consultant. Here, the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants answers: What Does a Legal Nurse Consultant Do? # Interviews witnesses and involved parties # Prepares persuasive graphic exhibits for trial # Assesses issues of damage and causation # Identifies and…
In Expert Witness – A Valuable Asset, William Gulya, Jr., construction expert witness and President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes: Expert witnesses often will be required to be deposed and testify under oath at trial. The attorney should know in advance how the expert would appear and perform under…
The nursing expert witness may often be a Legal Nurse Consultant. Here, the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants answers: What Does a Legal Nurse Consultant Do? # Acts as a liaison with attorneys, physicians and clients # Educates attorneys regarding medical facts and issues relating to a case or…
In Expert Witness – A Valuable Asset, William Gulya, Jr., construction expert witness and President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes: As in any profession, there are good and bad experts. An attorney should always talk with a prospective expert to obtain a sense of his or her demeanor, character,…
The nursing expert witness may often be a Legal Nurse Consultant. Here, the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants answers what makes a Legal Nurse Consultant distinct: As licensed registered nurses, legal nurse consultants bring specialized health care education and clinical experience to the medically related issues of the litigation…
In Expert Witness – A Valuable Asset, William Gulya, Jr., construction expert witness and President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes: A case in point, an attorney in New Jersey, had a case in which his client suggested utilizing an expert. The attorney indicated to his client that it was…