Expert Witness Blog

Psychology expert witness Walter Quijano testified in the murder trial of Duane Buck whose execution has now been blocked by the US Supreme Court. The high court ruled that Quijano had introduced racial bias into the case in 2000.

Professional engineering expert witnesses may write reports and testify on engineering document responsibility, licensed engineers, design reviews, and correlated matters. In Client Expectations of Perfection, The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Risk Management Committee writes: Design professionals are required by law to meet the existing standard of care in…

Digital screen media expert witnesses may opine on video files, media formats, media players, and associated matters. The Digital Screen Media Association offers a glossary at http://www.digitalscreenmedia.org/glossary including: Back channel – a data communication from which a media player exchanges information with a network management server. The back channel communications…

Truck driver qualifications expert witnesses may write reports and testify on driver training, driver experience, and affiliated matters. In The Large Truck Crash Causation Study, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Office of Research and Analysis reports: Driver critical reasons are coded in four categories: * Non-Performance: The driver fell…

In After the Storm…(but before the cleanup starts) arborist expert witness Russell E. Carlson, RCA, BCMA, writes: As a consulting arborist, I have been called on many cases long after the trees have been cut up and hauled away, and asked to reconstruct the “scene of the crime.” When there…

Media expert witnesses may opine on film, television, wireless technology, and associated topics. In the news, Lee Knife, Interim Executive Director of the Digital Media Association, responded to AT&T’s recent announcement of its plan to slow down the speed or “throttle” wireless service for its heaviest data users. If implemented,…

Insurance carriers expert witness Alan F. Shirek, AFS Risk Consulting International, advises on the obligations of Insurance industry custom and practice. He writes: Unfortunately, errors and omissions are not the sole purview of the agent or broker. Often, it is the carrier that has erred in its duty to the…

Trucking accidents expert witnesses may write reports and testify on crashworthiness, truck maintenance, hours of service, and associated matters. In The Large Truck Crash Causation Study, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Office of Research and Analysis reports: Coding Crash Causation Variables Many variables were coded from the hundreds of…

Risk management expert witness Alan F. Shirek, AFS Risk Consulting International, advises on the obligations of employed producers to their firms with respect to “non-compete” and “non-piracy” agreements. In Obligations of employed producers, Shirek writes: Unfortunately, a contract that appeared clear to both parties when signed becomes less than clear…

Disability insurance expert witnesses may testify on disability income insurance, disability and insurance claims, among other topics. The International Disability Insurance Society website offers a glossary for disability insurance which includes definitions such as: Entire Contract Clause A provision in a group insurance contract stating that the insurance policy, the…