Insurance Claims. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 3.5 million housing units in the U.S. are for seasonal, recreational or occasional use–from big summer estates and time-share condos to A-frame structures and simple fishing cabins. “That means these homes are unoccupied a good portion of the year,” says…
electronic evidence recovery expert witness Steven G. Burgess writes on: The Case for Electronic Discovery: Saving a File When a document is named, it is saved. It may be saved with a name such as “Untitled” even if not given a unique name by the author. When the file is…
Tile expert witnesses at Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants offer links to these resources on their website: Industry Associations Ceramic Tile Distributors Importers Installers Manufacturers Cleaners and Sealers Computer Services Construction Defect Attorneys Economic Forecast Economic Indicators Floor Warming Systems Industry Statistics Ceramic Tile Stone Industry Articles Installation Products Manufacturers…
Process service expert witnesses may opine regarding the process server’s work product. The National Association of Professional Process Servers writes on unsworn declarations and affidavits of service: Unsworn Declarations Made Under Penalty of Perjury An Unsworn Declaration made under Penalty of Perjury is a written or printed recitation by the…
Marketing expert Rosalie Hamilton offers this article on her website: Keeping Your Small Business Going After Surgery, by Dr. Jean Murray. I wanted to tell you about my experience and give you some suggestions for getting through with your health and your business intact. 1. Plan and work ahead. This…
Physics expert witness Louis A. Bloomfield, Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia, answers the question “How do anti-lock brake systems work?” If you brake your car too rapidly, the force of static friction between the wheels and the ground will become so large that it will exceed its…
Pesticides expert witness Allan Snyder; ACGIH, AIHA, SPCI, writes that there are more than 2,500 different types of termites in the world with the most common species being Drywood, Dampwood and Subterranean. Dampwood Termites: They live and breed in soil, sometimes many feet deep. Subterranean termites require moist environments. They…
Diesel engine experts at TractorData.com write on tractor fuel types: Diesel Fuel Diesel fuel first started appearing in large agricultural crawlers in the 1930s, but it was not until the 1950s that diesel became a major fuel source for farm tractors. Difficult starting limited the use of early diesel engines.…
In Mold, Housing and Wood, wood products experts at the Western Wood Products Association write: Why is there concern about mold in homes? Mold growth in homes has not necessarily increased in recent years, but new court cases involving mold, sensationalistic media coverage and publication of questionable scientific research have…
On their website, packaging experts at the Paperboard Packaging Council offer their Industry Glossary. Definitions include: basis weight: the specification of boxboard as density of weight per unit area. In the US it is measured as “pounds per thousand square feet,” and in Europe, as “grams per square meter”(gsm). It…