In Questions Attorneys Pose Regarding Document Examination, document examination expert witness Jan Leach writes: 4. How are document examiners paid? The document examiner is paid a retainer to begin the case. Fees are generally posted and set . The fees are not related to outcomes. Document Examiners are paid for…
Former Police Chief Dale Stevenson may serve as a law enforcement expert witness for Flushing Township, MI, in lawsuits that former police officers have filed. Laid off police officers claim that the former police chief, city supervisor, treasurer, and three trustees dissolved the Flushing police force in response to supporting…
Personal injury expert witness Dr. Gidon R. Vardi says the possibility of personal injury is always present no matter how safe the property owner thinks his building might be. “Any floor surface can become a hazard if not properly designed, installed and maintained,” says Dr. Vardi. “That is especially true…
Semiconductors expert witness Michael Thomas has sued the law firm of King & Spalding in San Mateo County Superior Court for fees in a large ITC case. Thomas has over twenty years in the semiconductor industry, primarily in the fields of Operations, Test and Product Engineering, Project Management and Quality…
Electrical engineering expert witness Dr. Woodward Yang testified for Samsung in the patent case filed by Apple in US District Court, N.D. Cal., C 11-1846 & C 12-0630. Dr. Yang is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard…
In Questions Attorneys Pose Regarding Document Examination, document examination expert witness Jan Leach writes: 1. Should I hire an expert as a consultant or as an expert witness? Consultants can sit with you during a trial proceeding and offer insight. An expert witness will present a finding in court and…
In Preparing an Expert Witness for Direct Examination: Time for a Pep Talk, medical expert witness Dr. Burton Bentley of Elite Medical Experts LLC writes: From the perspective of the expert witness, direct examination is not a particularly enjoyable process. The adversarial environment, intensity of focus, and technical nature of…
In Report Writing and Opinion Terminology, document examination expert witness Ronald N. Morris writes: INTRODUCTION At the conclusion of the analysis phase of an examination and comparison, the Forensic Document Examiner (FDE) writes a report that should be complete, standing on its own without having to rely on the availability…
The Paralegal Knowledge Institute is presenting a one hour webinar on The Use Of Facebook And Other Social Media in Litigation September 12, 2012. Few people are unfamiliar with social media. To some people it means Facebook, to others it means Twitter or YouTube, and to still others, it’s everywhere…
Internet expert witnesses may testify on issues involving cyber-squatting, spam, email, websites, and related matters. In the news this week, the Federal Trade Commission has fined Google $22.5M for violating an earlier privacy settlement with the federal agency. The FTC charged Google with misrepresenting to users of Apple Inc.’s Safari…