The Paralegal Knowledge Institute is presenting Practical Legal Ethics (Four Webinars) Live Webinars Designed Specifically for Paralegals Every year, more and more paralegals are facing critical ethical decisions and more and more responsibility for alleged negligence. In a litigious society, no one is immune. Knowing what is required and how…
Insurance expert Robert Desaulniers, who contracts with FEMA, says extra coverage will be required for Newburyport, MA, homes that are now mapped in a higher risk area. The previous maps are from 1985 and over the years, many of the flood insurance maps have become outdated due to urban growth,…
Lee County, AL, Circuit Court Judge Jacob A. Walker approved up to $10,000 in state funding for expert witness research and testimony in the bizarre case of a retired Texas state trooper who is charged with poisoning 150-year-old trees on the Auburn University campus. Both a chemist and an arborist…
In Pathology of Blunt Force Traumatic Injury, forensic pathology expert witness William A. Cox, MD (www.forensicjournals.com), writes: In this article we will review the gross and microscopic appearance of Blunt Force Traumatic Injuries and the mechanisms which causes them. The Blunt Force Traumatic Injuries covered are abrasions, contusions, lacerations, fractures,…
In Challenges in Recovering Deleted Email computer forensics expert witness Steve Burgess writes: Both computer forensics experts and data recovery technicians seek to recover deleted data. Data recovery is primarily interested in bringing back files, while computer forensics tends to dig deeper, looking not just for deleted documents, but also…
A crime scene analysis expert witness will testify in the Hamilton County, TN, trial of Shanterrica Madden, accused of killing her college roommate Clantina Stewart last year. The defense says Madden acted in self-defense when she stabbed Stewart during an argument. Stewart was rushed to Middle Tennessee Medical Center where…
SEAK Inc. is organizing the 21st edition of its Annual National Expert Witness Conference at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in Falmouth, Massachusetts on August 23rd and 24th, 2012. The Conference aims to provide support and training to experts from all disciplines and with all levels of experience and promises…
Apartment security expert witness John Harris conducted a forensic evaluation and opined in litigation that resulted in a $20 million award to a female tenant who was raped in her apartment at Promenade Culllen Park in Houston, TX…. Mr. Harris found that the apartment complex did not comply with security…
In Apple v. Motorola , Judge Richard A. Posner, US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, denied Apple’s motion to block the deposition of one of its expert witnesses. The patent case is scheduled for trial in June.
Attorneys for Christopher Harris have hired DNA specialist Dr. Julie Heinig in a Logan County Court, IL, murder case. Harris is charged in the 2009 robbery, assault and murders at the Beason family home. Heinig is the Assistant Laboratory Director at the DNA Diagnostics Center and previously served as Senior…