Worker’s compensation plans expert witnesses may opine on worker compensation, wage replacement and medical benefits for employees, and associated topics. BusinessInsurance.com reports In Brief: Washington state legislators approved a workers compensation reform bill that its backers say will save the state’s disability system $1.1 billion over the next four years.…
Industrial psychology expert witness Dr. Bob Rose of The Rose Porterfield Group writes that one example of Industrial Organizational Psychology case work is sexual harassment. One of his cases was a Fortune 100 company with a middle manager who was terminated for sexual harassment. Industrial Psychologists (also “Industrial Organizational” or…
Environmental toxicology expert witness Richard Troast, PhD, Troast Environmental Consulting, explains lead toxicity and environmental exposures: Environmental lead (Pb) and its toxic effects on adults and children have long been recognized. The US EPA has had a continuing goal to minimize exposures to lead to populations threatened by exposures to…
Tree removal expert witnesses may write reports and opine on tree pruning, the safety of nearby trees, and tree removal, among other topics. The Tree Care Industry Association reports that winter storms with high winds, ice and snow, put tremendous pressures on trees growing near houses or power lines. In…
Insurance coverage expert witnesses may testify regarding insurance policy coverage and insurance loss claims. The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents reports on crop insurance questions following an intentional levee breach. Homeowners whose property was flooded after the levee at Birds Point, Missouri, was breached by the Army Corps of…
In Toxicity of Crude Oil and It’s Vapors environmental toxicology expert witness Dr. Richard Parent writes: Some of the immediate symptoms resulting from exposure to crude oil would include difficulty breathing, nausea, headaches, dizziness in relatively healthy people, but those with conditions such as COPD, allergies, and asthma would be…
Insurance expert witnesses may testify on homeowner’s insurance, auto insurance claims, and related topics. Recently, price comparison websites have come under fire for misleading people about the best deals available. The websites promise a ‘one-stop shop’ for products that include insurance, utilities, loans and broadband deals. But there can be…
In Toxicity of Crude Oil and It’s Vapors environmental toxicology expert witness Dr. Richard Parent writes: Also contained in crude oil are several polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, many of which are also classified as known human carcinogens. These materials mostly have very limited volatility, but they can penetrate human and animal…
Trucking expert witnesses may write reports and testify on trucking and transportation rules and regulations, including federal motor carrier safety regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reopened its hours-of-service proposed rule to public comments in order to allow review of four new studies. FMCSA did not immediately say how…
In What the Defendant Can Do Wrong, security management and risk management expert witness Ira Somerson, BCFE, CPP, CSC, writes on organizing security functions. Senior management of most organizations believe that a security function is purely a cost center and does not produce any “net present value” to their organization.…