In Chemicals and Cancer: Establishing Causation through Medical Toxicology, chemical toxicology expert witness Nachman Brautbar, M.D. writes: Chemical exposure and cancer date back several thousand years. The famous occupational physician, Ramazzini, was one of the first to describe examples of occupationally-induced cancers. In the last 20 years, benzene has been…
Environmental toxicology expert witnesses may provide reports on chemical toxicology, ecotoxicology, and forensic toxicology. Here is Wikipedia’s definition of Environmental Toxicology (EnTox): EnTox is a young (1965) and interdisciplinary science that uses both basic and applied scientific knowledge to understand natural and anthropogenic pollutants life cycle and their impacts upon…
In Types of Mortgage Lenders – Mortgage Bankers and Mortgage Brokers, mortgage brokers expert witness Robert Trombley writes: Mortgage brokers generate about 50% of all loans. They have access to a variety of lenders and often offer the most choice in loan programs. Brokers assist the consumer in completing the…
In Types of Mortgage Lenders – Mortgage Bankers and Mortgage Brokers, mortgage expert witness Robert Trombley writes: The types of mortgage lenders include mortgage bankers, commercial banks, credit unions, and thrift institutions (savings banks and savings & loan associations). Banks, savings & loans and credit unions gather funds from their…
In Homebuyers And Credit Score Requirements For FHA Loans, finance expert witness Daniel Milstein writes: If you are buying a home, then you need to understand the credit requirements for FHA loans. FHA Underwriters are the people that work for the FHA mortgage lenders and make the decisions on loans.…
In What is a finance expert witness?, wiseGeek writes: In the majority of cases, the potential finance expert witness will be interviewed and asked to give his or her credentials. He or she will also be questioned by the opposing attorney, and his or her demeanor while answering questions will…
What is a finance expert witness? A finance expert witness is someone with specialized knowledge in economics or finance who is petitioned to provide a testimony during a court trial. His or her expertise will be used to prove or disprove theories or facts presented in the case. Both the…
In Identifying the Source of a Power Surge, forensic failure analysis expert witness Mamoon Alyah, P.E., answers the question “Is it possible to differentiate between lightning related surges and artificially generated electrical surges?” Lightning-related surge has a significantly larger amount of energy (magnitude) compared to artificially generated surges. Despite the…
Engineered composites expert witnesses may opine on vinyl chloride polymers, electroactive polymers, functional polymers, and more. Here, the International Cast Polymer Alliance describes cultured marble, cultured granite and cultured onyx: Cultured Marble, Cultured Granite and Cultured Onyx, as their names imply, have the look of genuine marble, granite or onyx.…
Copyright infringement expert witnesses may opine on copyright notice, copyright infringement, and copyright limitations. On their website, the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law describes the Copyright Act: It is illegal for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the copyright code to the owner of copyright. These…