Preventative medicine expert Rob McConnell, MD, presented evidence at a public forum regarding the 710 freeway extension in Pasadena, CA. McConnell, Professor of Preventative Medicine at the USC Keck School of Medicine said the 710 Freeway is considered the dirtiest freeway in the country and an expansion could mean increased…
DNA expert witness Huma Nasir testified in the Marietta, GA, murder case against Waseem Daker. Nasir is with Orchid Cellmark which has performed DNA forensic analyses in tens of thousands of cases and for hundreds of thousands of offender samples. The DNA expert stated that a hair sample found under…
Hydrogeology expert witness Robert Hershey testified at the Dorrance Township’s (PA) hearing where Small Mountain Quarry requested expanding mining operations. Hershey is Principal Hydogeologist at Meiser & Earl, a hydrogeologic and environmental consulting firm. Hershey described the potential impact to groundwater, wetlands, and the flow system of water below the…
In The Many Faces of TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, brain injury expert witness Dr. John D. Lloyd, PhD, MErgS, CPE, CBIS, writes: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is often considered the signature injury of the ongoing military conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. However, there are many more non-combat victims of the devastating…
In EFFECTIVE VALUATION & LITIGATION SUPPORT IN CORPORATE SECURITIES LAWSUITS, forensic accounting expert witness Richard M. Squar, CPA, CVA, ABV, CFF, MBA-Taxation, writes: Okay, let’s face it. There are always important concerns for the board of directors of any company, public or private. Today you, Director, and the board and…
Medical expert witness Dr. Steven Wolf testified in the case against grandparents Kenneth and Shelley Walker who are charged with giving their granddaughter second degree burns on her feet with scalding water. Wolf was one of the experts who said injuries to the two year old girl were not accidental.…
In Construction Process Can Lead to Defects, construction expert witness Michael S. Poles, GC, CM, RCI, DABFET, ACFE, writes on the complex process involved in a building project: Building Materials Before building materials can be used in any building, they are first run through a highly complex, and extensive engineering,…
In Challenges in Recovering Deleted Email computers expert witness Steve Burgess writes: There are three main types of email in common usage – Microsoft Outlook (often paired with a Microsoft Exchange Server), text-based email client programs, and web-based email, or webmail. In Microsoft Outlook, all emails are kept in one…
Fire expert witness John J. Lentini testified last week in defense of Joseph Awe who is in prison for arson. Lentini, CFEI, F-ABC, of Scientific Fire Analysis, LLC, says the fire that burned down the Marquette County, WI, JJ’s Pub was an accident started in an electrical box and not…
The Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Trial Advocacy Section on Monday, Oct. 8 presents its “TAP (Trial Advocacy Project): Expert Witness Workshop.” According to the LACBA meeting announcement, “The Expert Witness Workshop” provides introductory and advanced level instruction on how to use expert witnesses in civil and criminal actions, with…