Fire expert witnesses may provide reports concerning arson detection, arson investigators standards of care, fire equipment, and fire origin and cause. Rhode Island fire officials are investigating a suspicious electrical fire extinguished Saturday on the Sakonnet River Bridge. The fire damaged nearby equipment and not the bridge structure. Arson is…
Aviation expert witnesses may testify on air traffic control, aircraft accident investigation, aircraft contract manufacturing, aircraft design, and aircraft operations. In the news, The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a full Go-Team to investigate the crash of a United Parcel Service Airbus A300. The crash occurred while on approach…
Correctional facilities standards of care expert witness Gene Miller testified in the death of inmate Shannon Finn. Finn is believed to have died of alcohol withdrawal while in the Warren County Regional Jail, KY. Finn’s survivors are suing Warrren county, the jail’s former medical director and deputy jailers for negligence…
Expert Witness Profiler, LLC, the country’s leader in expert witness research, announced today the addition of the “Expert Challenge Predictor” feature to its Preliminary Screening Report product. With this new feature, the Preliminary Screening Report will now be able to predict instances of challenges to a particular expert’s testimony which…
Patents expert witnesses may provide reports and testify regarding computer patents, design patents, and international patents and licensing. In Experts Streamlined in Microsoft-Motorola Case, Courthouse News Service writes that U.S. District Judge James Robart, W.D. Wash, “has approved and denied a raft of expert witnesses in a contentious battle between…
In Use Experts Early, J. Patrick McConnell, Odin Feldman Pittleman Law Firm, writes: Many of the divorce cases we handle involve closely held businesses, complicated banking transactions, commingling of separate and marital funds and difficult financial issues. The rules in most courts require the disclosure of expert witnesses and what…
In The Building Permits New York Requires, building codes expert witness Christopher E. Chwedyk, AIA, CSI, writes: According to New York City building codes, unless you’re only making a minor alteration or repair to your property, you’ll need to obtain a building permit before you commence work. The type of…
At Expert Communications.com, expert witness marketing and training expert Rosalie Hamilton reviews The A to Z Guide to Expert Witnessing by Steven Babitsky, Esq., James J. Mangraviti, Jr., Esq., and Alex Babitsky, MBA. Ms. Hamilton recommends: Resource lists – checklists for CVs and reports; directories of different resources such as…
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…
Workers compensation expert witnesses may provide reports regarding injured workers, compensation claims, and employee claims. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Portland, OR, ruled Friday against worker’s compensation benefits for longshoreman Gary Schwirse. Evidence showed he had 9 beers and half-pint of whiskey before he fell over a railing and…