Telemarketing expert witnesses may give opinions regarding call center agents, and computer telephony. Here, the Telemarketing Connections Newsletter writes on the FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule. The FTC has reached a settlement with six defendants who marketed a credit card and failed to disclose that it could be used only to…
In Chest Pain & Medical Malpractice, medical malpractice expert witness Barry Gustin, M.D. writes: When a patient comes to an Emergency Room complaining of chest pain, the Emergency Physician is faced with complex and difficult decisions. The physician must decide whether a major diagnostic or therapeutic intervention should be used…
Polymers expert witnesses may opine on conductive polymers, monomers, and related topics. Here the American Chemistry Council defines polymers: A high-molecular-weight organic compound, natural or synthetic, whose structure can be represented by a repeated small unit, the monomer (e.g., polyethylene, rubber, cellulose). Synthetic polymers are formed by addition or condensation…
In Financing Your Indoor Waterpark Resort in 2010, finance expert witness David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC, and Eric B. Hansen, AIA, ISHC write: Lender Characteristics If a lender is willing to initially consider your project, then there are several attributes that, if present, will help generate a potential positive…
In Testifying as an expert witness in computer crimes cases, Deb Shinder writes: When we think about witness testimony, most of us think first of material fact witnesses (lay witnesses). These are persons who have first-hand knowledge of matters relating to a particular case. For example, if you as an…
In The Second Coming Of Healthcare Insurance, medical insurance expert witness Stephen George, MBA-HA, writes on Scheduled Medical Plans: Scheduled Medical Plans, sometimes called MiniMed or Limited Medical Plans provide significant savings. The newest types of plans being sold segment coverage by cause of care like: Wellness, Sickness Only and…
In What is an Automobile “Black Box?,” Dr. Alexander Zhukov, M. Eng., Ph.D., and accident reconstruction expert witness writes: Starting early-to-mid 90s recordable air bag modules (so called “black boxes”) have been installed in select GM vehicles. SDM, Sensing and Diagnostic Module, is the name given to air bag modules…
In Financing Your Indoor Waterpark Resort in 2010, finance expert witness David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC, and Eric B. Hansen, AIA, ISHC write: The big question for 2010 is as follows: After two years of the frozen tundra in lending, are the capital markets beginning to thaw? Amid a…
In Forensic Psychiatric Nursing — A Legal Affair: An Expert Interview With Angela Frederick Amar, PhD, RN, and Paul Thomas Clements, PhD, APRN-BC, CGS, DF-IAFN Medscape asks: What is forensic nursing? Drs. Amar and Clements: Forensic nursing is nursing care with a legal component. Often times, this can mean that…
In The Second Coming Of Healthcare Insurance, managed care expert witness Stephen George, MBA-HA, writes on plan designs: The good news is that the market is responding with plan designs that are affordable. These plan designs can be organized into two basic types of benefit packages: Scheduled Medical and Major…