Expert witnesses for R. Allen Stanford have resigned because they haven’t been paid. Stanford, former head of the Stanford Financial Group, is facing charges for allegedly taking $7 billion from investors. Stanford’s attorney asked the U.S. District judge to postpone his trial.
Siesmology expert witnesses may provide reports concerning earthquake building codes, earthquake engineering, and structural issues involving earthquakes. In the news this week, seismology expert John Armbruster of Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory predicts more minor earthquakes in the northeast Ohio area after the 4.0 event New Year’s Day. Scientists at…
The American Bankers Association Insurance Risk Management Annual Forum will be held January 22-25, 2012, at Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, FL. Programs include: BLACK SWANS: Your New Normal? Real Life Solutions for Complex Risk Management Challenges Real LIfe Solutions for Risk Management’s New Normal More information: http://www.aba.com/Events/IRM.htm.
In Preventing Texting-while-Driving Reduces Distracted Driving, wireless technology expert witness Ben Levitan writes: While it has been recognized that there is no such thing as multi-tasking, many people still believe that they are able to multi-task. According to cognitive psychologists, multi-tasking is more accurately described as a continuous partial attention.…
In Workplace Accidents, human factors engineering expert witness Kenneth Nemire writes: Injuries in the workplace may occur because of one or more factors: Behavioral factors may include: • Insufficient operation or safety training • Failure to wear protective equipment • Inattention to environmental conditions such as scaffolding • Ingestion of…
In What’s the difference? Making sense of titles for doctors, nutritionists, theRepublic.com writes: Finding the right medical expert can be one of the most frustrating aspects of health care. Osteopathic physicians are medical doctors (M.D.s), for example, but not all M.D.s are osteopathic physicians. Meanwhile, all dietitians are nutritionists, but…
Worker’s compensation plans expert witnesses may consult on wage-loss benefits, medical and career rehabilitation benefits, and benefits to dependents. A starting point for research into state specific links regarding worker’s compensation insurance may be found at the International Risk Management Institute, Inc. site: Workers Compensation Assigned Risk Plans and Pools.
While the North Carolina legislature will be studying the state’s auto insurance system in 2012, insurance expert and Chair of the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance Department at Appalachian State University David Marlet says “I don’t think you have a clear consensus among the industry that they (General Assembly)…
Douglas Lovell’s attorneys requested that hearings relating to expert witnesses be held behind closed doors without prosecutors. Lovell is on death row for the death of Joyce Yost in 1985. His defense attorney argued in Utah 2nd Judicial District that including prosecutors would give the state insight into the defense…
In Watch Out: A Deluge of Legal Blogs is Approaching, Robert Ambrogi writes: Better start building that ark, because a deluge of new blogs will soon flood the legal profession. At least, that seems to be the conclusion of a just-released survey of social media in the legal sector conducted…