The William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, MN, is offering their second Expert Witness Training Academy this summer. Instructors will include judges, lawyers, and Mitchell professors who will instruct experts on how to dial their brilliance down to a level the average person can understand. “We want to…
Crime scene analysis expert witness John Wilson testified in defense of Dondray Fowler, accused of killing one man and wounding five people in Muskogee, AZ. Fowler has 30 years crime scene investigation experience and heads a state crime lab in Missouri. The expert testified that because of the location of…
Finance expert witness Dr. Marsha J. Courchane testified that the home appraisal company eAppraiseIT gave inflated valuations to mortgage lender Washington Mutual in 2006 – 2007. Dr. Courchane, VP and Practice Leader, Charles River Associates, heads the Financial Economics Practice in the US and UK. She testified for the prosecution…
In As expert witnesses, industry experts play key roles in litigation cases, Rick Arnett writes that complex litigation requires “the powerful testimony of expert witnesses.” Read more: djcoregon.com.
OSHA expert witness Michelle Copeland, President of Occupational Safety Resource Inc., writes this on Workplace Assessments: Audits and program reviews are a critical and too often overlooked aspect of any effective management program, including safety management. They are tools that give you the feedback and information to accurately determine your…
Psychology expert witness Dr. Michael Flaum testified for the defense in the South Lee County, IA, case against Adam Pitman, who is accused in the death of his mother. Dr. Flaum is associate professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa and directs the Iowa Consortium for Mental Health Services.…
Occupational safety expert witness Michelle Copeland, President of Occupational Safety Resource Inc., writes this on Exposure Assessment and Control: Industrial hygiene monitoring is your primary tool in determining employee exposures to chemicals, noise, heat, radiation, and other workplace hazards. Accurate exposure determination enables you to ensure compliance with OSHA (Occupational…
Night clubs expert witnesses may consult and testify on bars, lounges, and night clubs. With over 30 years experience in security and surveillance operations, including Security Director for the Sahara Tahoe and High Sierra resorts in Lake Tahoe as well as corporate security for Del E. Webb, Corp. in Nevada,…
Solar energy experts may consult on active solar energy systems, solar power, passive solar building design and related matters. IKEA, the home goods giant, recently installed a 122,200-square-foot PV array solar energy system in Canton, MI. IKEA was founded in 1943 and now comprises 330+ stores.
Cancer expert Frank McCormick, PhD, FRS, spoke before the Senate Cancer Coalition saying that cancer medicine must transition to treatment targeted to individual patients and away from the usual standard treatments. McCormick is a professor at the UCSF Cancer Research Institute. His research focuses on signal transduction pathways in cancer…