Employment expert witnesses may consult on compensation, human resources, wrongful termination, labor economics, labor law, and benefits, as well as related topics. Over the weekend, negotiations between Bay Area Rapid Transit management and the agency’s two largest unions over pay, medical benefits and pensions resumed Sunday morning. Amalgamated Transit Union…
Explosions expert witnesses may provide reports on chemical explosives, implosions, steam boiler explosions, dust explosions, and more. This week eight people were injured in a central Florida propane gas plant explosion. The accident happened Monday night at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares, Lake County, FL. Bureau of Alcohol,…
In What’s Your H2O (Safety) IQ?, water safety expert witness Dr. David Smith, Commander, USCG (RET) writes: The following 20 questions were the basis of a key address to the First International Boating and Water Safety Summit, April 18-25, 1997 in San Diego, California. The Summit was sponsored by the…
Computer security expert witnesses may consult regarding network security, network forensics, computer crime, data security, and computer forensics. According to Reuters, computer software hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek will release blueprints for techniques to attack critical systems in the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape at the Def Con hacking…
In They Forged My Name, handwriting expert witness Jan F. Leach, Janus Document Examination, writes: “They forged my name” is a common cry heard by document examiners and handwriting analysts. The anguish felt by many as the courts, credit card companies, mortgage foreclosure specialist act upon these forgeries AS IF…
Bus safety expert witnesses may provide reports concerning D.O.T. compliance, school buses, and bus accidents. In the news, investigators are researching evidence to see if mechanical problems were at fault in the church bus crash Saturday in Indianapolis. Driver Dennis Maurer said the brakes failed before the bus hit a…
Railroad expert witnesses may opine on railroad accident investigation, train wrecks, and railroad safety. In the news, the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of the train in northwest Spain, the Alvia 151, could help explain why it left the track going twice the speed limit and crashed into a…
In What’s Your H2O (Safety) IQ?, water safety expert witness Dr. David Smith, Commander, USCG (RET) writes: The following 20 questions were the basis of a key address to the First International Boating and Water Safety Summit, April 18-25, 1997 in San Diego, California. The Summit was sponsored by the…
Child pornography expert witnesses may provide reports concerning child sexual assault, cyberpornography, and sexual exploitation, as well as related matters. Attorneys at Shouse Law Group write: “California’s laws prohibiting child pornography or the “sexual exploitation of a child” (often viewed as a form of child abuse) are typically felonies under…
Cruise ships expert witness Dr. Ross A. Klein, MSW, PhD, will testify before the U.S. Senate committee hearing Cruise Industry Oversight: Recent Incidents Show Need for Stronger Focus on Consumer Protection. The Memorial University of Newfoundland professor serves as an expert witness in lawsuits against the cruise industry which may…