In An Introduction to Copyright Law and the Music Industry copyrights expert Maggie Lange, attorney and Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, discusses the US copyright code and how it applies to the music industry and recording artists. Topics covered include: the nuts and bolts of what…
In Accident Reconstruction of Low Speed Impacts, accident reconstruction and automotive engineering expert witness writes: Even if high speed barrier crash tests could be validly generalized to low-speed crashes with moving cars, they cannot help predict the energy transferred in any one crash because vehicles differ considerably in their ability…
In Composers as Expert Witnesses in Copyright Infringement Suits Erica Muhl, a Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, shares her experiences as a composer who is called upon to be an expert witness in copyright infringement suits involving suspected unlicensed use of a piece of music,…
Insurance expert witnesses may write reports and testify on insurance regulations, insurance claims, and medical insurance. In Did You Know That An IME Provider Can Be Liable To The Insured? Vivian Persand, Esq. discusses how someone hired by the insurer in connection with the investigation of your client’s claim can…
Insurance claims expert witnesses may opine on insurance companies, bad faith, liability insurance, and related topics. In When Insurers Hide Behind their Experts in Texas, Sergio V. Leal, Esq. writes: One strategy insurance companies use to avoid bad faith liability is claiming that they reasonably relied on their experts’ reports…
Automotive braking expert witnesses may opine on brake failure, brake trouble, and related topics. In How well do you know your brakes? Peter D. duPre, iCARumba’s Content Editor, gives tips that will help you stop safely and alert you to possible brake problems: Pulsating pedal — If the pedal pulsates…
Business income claims expert witnesses may advise on issues involving loss of revenue, insurance fraud, and related issues. Here Bruce D. Smith, CPA and certified fraud examiner explains: What is a Forensic Accounting? The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) explains that, “Forensic accounting is the use of professional accounting…
In How we created an almost paperless real estate expert office, real estate expert witness Merrie Turner Lightner writes on shared virtual work spaces: The skeleton of our virtual workspace is Central Desktop. Case documents are uploaded just once and reside in a secure virtual library, hugely reducing paper waste…
Medical insurance expert witnesses may provide testimony regarding managed care, HMOs, and related topics. Here, the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents reports: The U.S. Senate fell six votes short on November 29 in a bid to repeal a provision of the healthcare law requiring businesses of all sizes, as…
In Accident Reconstruction of Low Speed Impacts, accident reconstruction and automotive engineering expert witness writes: Low speed impacts represent substantial number of accident-related claims and deserve attention of experts in the accident reconstruction field. Low speed impacts often occur at the intersections when a moving car rear-ends a stationary vehicle…