Expert Witness Blog

In Patent expert decodes U.S. reform bill, Reuters interviewed patent expert John Mancini, co-leader of the intellectual property practice at law firm Mayer Brown. Read the article: http://www.reuters.com/article.

Expert witness Professor Matthew Hickman testified in the brutality case against the city of Chicago. Bartender Karolina Obrycka was beaten by off-duty policeman Anthony Abbate and the police department is charged with covering up the videotaped attack. The criminal justice expert witness is a criminal justice professor at Seattle University.

In Your Competitive Advantage, leading authority on expert witness marketing and founder of Expert Communications Rosalie Hamilton writes: A competitive advantage can be merely a perceived advantage. You can use this to your benefit. A large engineering firm may have many different specialties of engineers, along with its own testing…

Liability insurance experts may consult on issues involving general liability insurance, umbrella policies, bodily injury coverage, and more. The property-casualty insurance trade organization, The American Insurance Association, urged safety and preparedness ahead of hurricane Sandy which included: • Make an inventory list of your home’s contents. It is best to…

Patents expert witnesses may opine on patent infringement, software patents, invention patents, and more. In A Guide to the Legislative History of the America Invents Act: Part I of II, Joe Matal, Judiciary Committee Counsel to Senator Jon Kyl, describes the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and provides a guide to…

The Paralegal Knowledge Institute is presenting Introduction To Construction Defect Litigation/Forensic Investigation on December 5th and 12th. Construction defect litigation is rapidly growing. This two session online, interactive course takes you through the complex and often confusing pre-trial construction defect dispute – from researching plans, maps and permits through inspections,…

In THE LAYMAN’S GLOSSARY: Terms Relating to the Forensic Examination of Handwriting, Signatures and Documents , handwriting expert witness Jacqueline A. Joseph, CDE, Board Certified Examiner of Handwriting & Documents, writes: This glossary has been designed to meet the needs of those seeking to gain the meaning of common forensic…

In Your Competitive Advantage, leading authority on expert witness marketing and founder of Expert Communications Rosalie Hamilton writes: After objectively assessing your own strengths and weaknesses, determine your competitive advantage. Is your education or professional experience superior? If you are not a novice, have you handled a greater number of…

In The deposition and cross-exam of defense experts, A narrative guide to asking the right questions at deposition and trial, trial attorney Arash Homampour discusses: Expert deposition notice and trial subpoena Videotaping Researching the expert Read more: http://www.theadvocatemagazine.com/Homampour-article.pdf

Patents expert witnesses may write reports on drug patents, patent prosecution, and patent infringement. In a recent post on www.becker-posner-blog.com, Professor Gary S. Becker, University of Chicago, Departments of Economics, Graduate School of Business, and Sociology, writes on Reforming the Patent System Toward a Minimalist System. Read more: www.becker-posner-blog.com.