In Cross-Examining a Financial Expert, white collar crime expert witness Mr. Henry J. Kahrs, CPA/ABV/CFF, CMA, CFE, CM of RGL Forensics writes: OBJECTIVE I: EXCLUDE OR DISCREDIT When the goal is to exclude or discredit the opposing financial expert’s opinion, attorneys may opt to: * Proceed with a Daubert Challenge…
In What the Defendant Can Do Wrong, security management and risk management expert witness Ira Somerson, BCFE, CPP, CSC, writes on discovery and investigation of a Security Program: Discovery and investigation of a premises security matters should seek to identify: ■ Did Defendant routinely conduct qualitative and quantitative risk assessments?…
In Medical Office Building Appraisal, leasing expert witness Orell Anderson, MAI, of Bell, Anderson & Sanders LLC, writes: Even when equipped with a complete understanding of how to appraise a standard office building, to appraise a medical office building an appraiser must thoroughly understand the many characteristics that make us…
In What is Traffic Accident Reconstruction And Cause Analysis?, accident reconstruction expert witness Patrick Scott Moore writes: Traffic accident reconstruction is the science of recreating the dynamics of a collision in an attempt to determine the causes. A complete reconstruction requires a complete investigation and analysis of all relevant evidence,…
Nuclear energy analyst Robert Alvarez of the Institute for Policy Studies says there are many things we do not know about the Fukushima Prefecture nuclear plant failure, including whether the containment structure is fully intact. The information that has been made public, particularly by the Japanese nuclear safety authorities, certainly…
Media expert witnesses may opine on mass media, music, television, and social media. In No “R” in Social Media Tom Morse, Media Communications Association Central Carolina Chapter President writes: Things can get murky when it comes to “soft metrics,” such as measuring views on YouTube, comments on blogs, brand mentions,…
Insurance claims expert witnesses may opine on insurance policy interpretation, insurance fraud, and related topics. In 8 Great Ways to Get Busted for Auto Insurance Fraud, Insurance.com writes: 8. Buy insurance for a loss you already had. This is one of the all-time classics. You’ve been meaning to get comprehensive…
Marketing strategy expert witnesses may write reports and opine on branding, market studies, market analysis, and related topics. Here, WOMMA, the Word of Mouth Marketing Association describes common types of word of mouth marketing. This is not a complete list — we’re publishing it as a means to begin a…
Guardian.co.uk reports that Japan’s fears of nuclear mayhem recede as the nuclear reactor at Fukushima Daiichi starts to cool. For a few unnerving hours, Japan faced a bleak and unsettling prospect. The devastation wreaked by Friday’s earthquake and tsunami seemed set to be followed by a nuclear meltdown that could…
Mass media expert witnesses may opine on mass media, music, television, and social media. In No “R” in Social Media, Tom Morse, Media Communications Association Central Carolina Chapter President writes: Many organizations use applications such as Google Analytics or SAS® Customer Intelligence to monitor web traffic and gain valuable business…