Media expert witnesses may opine on the motion picture and music industry, radio broadcasting, royalties, and more. Here, the Digital Media Association addresses the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeiters Act (S. 3804). Senate Anti-piracy Bill Provokes Battle Between Hollywood and Web Giants Authored by Cecilia Kang on November 18, 2010…
In An Introduction to Copyright Law and the Music Industry copyrights expert Maggie Lange, attorney and Professor of Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music, discusses the US copyright code and how it applies to the music industry and recording artists. Topics covered include: the nuts and bolts of what…
In Accident Reconstruction of Low Speed Impacts, accident reconstruction and automotive engineering expert witness writes: Even if high speed barrier crash tests could be validly generalized to low-speed crashes with moving cars, they cannot help predict the energy transferred in any one crash because vehicles differ considerably in their ability…
Spectroscopy expert witnesses may provide reports and testimony regarding absorption spectroscopy, microwave spectroscopy, and x-ray spectroscopy, as well as related issues. The 58th Annual Western Spectroscopy Association conference is coming up on January 19th – 21st, 2011, at the Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA. Read more: westernspectroscopy.org.
In Composers as Expert Witnesses in Copyright Infringement Suits Erica Muhl, a Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, shares her experiences as a composer who is called upon to be an expert witness in copyright infringement suits involving suspected unlicensed use of a piece of music,…
Insurance expert witnesses may write reports and testify on insurance regulations, insurance claims, and medical insurance. In Did You Know That An IME Provider Can Be Liable To The Insured? Vivian Persand, Esq. discusses how someone hired by the insurer in connection with the investigation of your client’s claim can…
Insurance claims expert witnesses may opine on insurance companies, bad faith, liability insurance, and related topics. In When Insurers Hide Behind their Experts in Texas, Sergio V. Leal, Esq. writes: One strategy insurance companies use to avoid bad faith liability is claiming that they reasonably relied on their experts’ reports…
Automotive braking expert witnesses may opine on brake failure, brake trouble, and related topics. In How well do you know your brakes? Peter D. duPre, iCARumba’s Content Editor, gives tips that will help you stop safely and alert you to possible brake problems: Pulsating pedal — If the pedal pulsates…
Collision analysis expert witnesses may opine on collision records, injury collisions, and related topics. On December 12, 2010, I-CAR, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, will present Steering And Suspension Damage Analysis. I-CAR is an international not-for-profit organization dedicated to training the collision inter-industry. Formed by the collision repair…
Business income claims expert witnesses may advise on issues involving loss of revenue, insurance fraud, and related issues. Here Bruce D. Smith, CPA and certified fraud examiner explains: What is a Forensic Accounting? The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) explains that, “Forensic accounting is the use of professional accounting…