Entertainment expert witnesses may opine on motion picture distribution, media formats, and media piracy. The Motion Picture Association of America website describes how rogue websites traffic in stolen movies, TV shows, and music or even counterfeit prescription medications and other goods. These sites are located throughout the world, and while…
Video content expert witness Robert Schumann currently holds 13 issued and 11 pending US patents with many having foreign equivalents. These patents cover a broad range of technologies including digital watermarking, forensic watermarking, digital video analysis, digital video processing, digital video compression, digital video display, real-time systems, transaction processing, operating…
In REASONABLE ROYALTIES AND THE ENTIRE MARKET VALUE RULE, royalties expert witness Michael A. Einhorn, Ph.D. writes: Market-based royalty agreements based on negotiated bases and rates in comparable licenses then are practical guideposts that any court can consider in determining a reasonable royalty benchmark. There is no reason to attempt…
Insurance expert witnesses may advise on issues involving insurance claims, insurance adjusters, insurance agencies, and insurance rates. In the news this week, Senator Mike Johanns is looking into whether the 90% increase in long term care insurance quoted to a 67 year old Nebraska woman is justified.
On his website, patents expert witness Manfred E. Wolff writes: Crucial goals in patent preparation to minimize such pitfalls–both “design around” attacks and invalidation attacks–include strict attention to the question “what is the correct identification of the invention”; full disclosure of the invention; fully enabling the invention; correct listing of…
In The Use of an Insurance Expert, insurance claims expert witness Barry Zalma writes: In California, and other states, an expert must have some first hand experience in insurance and insurance claims handling to qualify to present testimony. Once qualified it is essential that the expert is able to credibly…
On his website, patents expert witness Manfred E. Wolff writes: In today’s competitive environment, existing pharmaceutical patents are at risk from a number of pitfalls. In particular, “Designing Around” (i.e., developing a chemical entity, device, or method that avoids the claims of an existing patent) is a legal means for…
In How to Avoid Charges of Bad Faith, insurance expert witness Barry Zalma writes: Almost every lawsuit filed against an insurance company, especially when a claim is denied, alleges that the insurer acted in bad faith. In the first party context, bad faith claims typically allege that the insurer did…
Trucking expert witnesses may testify on trucking safety, commercial motor vehicles, truck maintenance, and related matters. In the news this week, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has notified customers and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that its ATR-6 valves installed on as many as 60,000 vehicles may be faulty and…
In Experts – Be Wary of What You Post Online construction site expert witness William Gulya, Jr., President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes: Recently I followed a discussion wherein an expert was seeking opinions on how to best present a complex testing method in his report to a jury.…