Environmental health expert witness Dr. Bruce Lanphear testified in the case that could cost paint and pigment manufacturers $1 billion in abatement fees according to legalnewsline.com. Defendants in The People of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company et al. include the Atlantic Richfield Company, the Sherwin-Williams Company, ConAgra Grocery Products, and…
Bus safety expert witnesses may provide reports concerning D.O.T. compliance, school buses, and bus accidents. In the news, investigators are researching evidence to see if mechanical problems were at fault in the church bus crash Saturday in Indianapolis. Driver Dennis Maurer said the brakes failed before the bus hit a…
Railroad expert witnesses may opine on railroad accident investigation, train wrecks, and railroad safety. In the news, the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of the train in northwest Spain, the Alvia 151, could help explain why it left the track going twice the speed limit and crashed into a…
In What’s Your H2O (Safety) IQ?, water safety expert witness Dr. David Smith, Commander, USCG (RET) writes: The following 20 questions were the basis of a key address to the First International Boating and Water Safety Summit, April 18-25, 1997 in San Diego, California. The Summit was sponsored by the…
Child pornography expert witnesses may provide reports concerning child sexual assault, cyberpornography, and sexual exploitation, as well as related matters. Attorneys at Shouse Law Group write: “California’s laws prohibiting child pornography or the “sexual exploitation of a child” (often viewed as a form of child abuse) are typically felonies under…
In US Forensic Expert: UK Defendant Convicted with NSA Email Sweep (Part 2), internet security expert witness writes: Nonetheless, 83 pages of email drafts covering about 29 weeks were produced as evidence. SOCA (Serious Organized Crime Agency) Senior Investigating Officer, Paul Ashton, told the jury in the drug conspiracy trial…
Neuropsychology expert witness Dr. Sue Ellen Antell, PH.D., ABPN, ABPP, FACPN, testified in the cases against School Board of Highlands County, FL, employees. The five lawsuits claim a “gross failure to act” by school board employees in connection with the sexual abuse of five female students in the after school…
Cruise ships expert witness Dr. Ross A. Klein, MSW, PhD, will testify before the U.S. Senate committee hearing Cruise Industry Oversight: Recent Incidents Show Need for Stronger Focus on Consumer Protection. The Memorial University of Newfoundland professor serves as an expert witness in lawsuits against the cruise industry which may…
Aviation maintenance expert witnesses may write reports and opine on aerospace engineering, flight safety, ground and aircraft operations, and more. After British investigators traced a fire to a transmitter in a Boeing 787 aircraft, the FAA is asking airlines to inspect emergency transmitters in all Boeing 787s. FAA Statement After…
Patents expert witnesses may consult on issues involving patent protection, patent prosecution, and patent infringement. In Everything you need to know about how Congress is debating patent reform, pandodaily.com writes: Introduced by Reps. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR) in February, the “Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes”…