In Construction Hazards – Early Identification and Risk Control, electrical expert witness Gregory W. Miller, P.E., B.S.E.E, writes: The tragedies associated with construction project losses give us the opportunity to reflect on the incident causes. In many cases we can use our hindsight to view the “coulda’s”, “shoulda’s” and “if-only’s”…
In What the Defendant Can Do Wrong, security management and risk management expert witness Ira Somerson, BCFE, CPP, CSC, writes that the mission of security management (loss prevention) will be below a standard security industry practice if it fails to: ■ Identify reasonably foreseeable risks. ■ Test and continue to…
Insurance claims expert witnesses may opine on insurance policy interpretation, insurance fraud, and related topics. In 8 Great Ways to Get Busted for Auto Insurance Fraud, Insurance.com writes: 4. Claim whiplash from an accident when you don’t have bumper damage. (Bonus points if you weren’t even hit from behind.) SIU…
In Important Issues of Business Valuations For Attorneys and Their Clients finance expert witness Richard Teichner, CPA, CVA, CDFAJ, writes: Certain Terms Applying to Valuations To aid the attorney and client during the process of establishing a business value, the following is a summary of some of the terms that…
In What the Defendant Can Do Wrong, security management and risk management expert witness Ira Somerson, BCFE, CPP, CSC, writes that “failing to preface your security plan with a risk assessment would violate standard security industry practices. If your risk assessment lacks sufficient qualitative (unscientific) or quantitative (scientific) analysis, it…
In Important Issues of Business Valuations For Attorneys and Their Clients finance expert witness Richard Teichner, CPA, CVA, CDFAJ, writes: Depending on the reason for the valuation, there are various factors that need to be considered, some of which are contained in the descriptions of the terms listed below. If…
Liability policies expert witnesses may testify regarding insurance loss claims, insurance policy coverage, liability policies, and related topics. In The Insurer’s Duty to Defend: A Quick Analysis, attorney Thomas H. Veitch, partner with the law firm of Langley & Banack, Inc. in San Antonio, writes: The duty to defend is…
In Important Issues of Business Valuations For Attorneys and Their Clients finance expert witness Richard Teichner, CPA, CVA, CDFAJ, writes: Attorneys often need to help their clients establish values for businesses or business interests. This article discusses some of the issues which need to be addressed before attempting to arrive…
In Optimizing Your Use of Banking and Financial Institution Experts, banking expert witness Michael F. Richards writes: Three Critical Expert Questions After the expert has had a chance to review the documents and reconstruct what happened there are three distinct questions the retained attorney should ask their expert. 1) The…
In Are You Waiting Too Long To Hire An Expert?, construction site expert witness William Gulya, Jr., President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes: Provide the expert with enough advance notice that you require his or her services. A well- rationalized, logical opinion and conclusion must take into account a…