In Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Hospitality Industry hospitality expert witness Maurice Robinson writes: ADR Providers A “provider” organization is usually needed to administer the dispute resolution process, such as a hearing. There are numerous providers of these services, including organizations such as the American Arbitration Association (AAA), JAMS, the…
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Document Examination Expert Witness On Questioned Writing Part 5
Document examination expert witness Ronald N. Morris is a certified forensic document examiner and in this excerpt from Submitting a Handwriting Case for Examination, he writes on how to organize a case for submission. Step 1-Separate the questioned and known documents. Step 2-Write the word “questioned” on an envelope and…
Security Expert Witness On Avoiding Security Litigation Part 2
In Security Experts: Litigation and Beyond, security expert witness Robert A. Gardner, CPP, writes: Regardless of the focus of your practice, there may be a place for a qualified security expert in your legal tool kit. Consider making these suggestions to your client: • Have a qualified security expert conduct…
San Diego Medical Expert On Tasers
Despite recent controversy over the use of Tasers, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department says the electroshock weapons have defused hundreds of possibly lethal confrontations and kept deputies and the public safer since deputies began using them in late 2005. Law enforcement officials say the stress exerted by a subject…
Internet Expert Witness On Company E-mail Part 3
In Managing the Risky Business of Company E-mail Part1 internet expert witness Scott Greene, CEO of Evidence Solutions, Inc., writes that his company has documented, during the examination of electronic systems, employees who frequently say/save things into e-mails or store on a computer, things they would never say anywhere else.…
Forensic Engineering Expert Witnesses Part 1
Joseph E. Bonadiman, PhD, PE, writes on Experience versus education in forensic engineering: Much like the argument for nature versus nurture in determining the outcome of an individual’s personality, experience versus education in forensic engineering is a subject of contention when it comes to choosing an expert witness. This article…
Real Estate Valuation Expert Witness On Real Estate Inventories
In Continental Valuations News, real estate valuation expert witness Robert D. Domini, MBA, MAI, writes: Inventories are beginning to come down in markets like, say, Fort Myers, Florida. You all remember the good old days when a 250-lot subdivision “sold out” in one day? At the peak, properties were appreciating…
Security Expert Witness On Avoiding Security Litigation Part 1
In Security Experts: Litigation and Beyond, security expert witness Robert A. Gardner, CPP, writes: Q. How can a security expert help me? I don’t handle security related litigation. A. It’s true that security experts are most often retained for litigation. Expert opinions on issues of crime foreseeability, security adequacy, and…
Document Examination Expert Witness On Questioned Writing Part 4
Document examination expert witness Ronald N. Morris is a certified forensic document examiner and in this excerpt from Submitting a Handwriting Case for Examination, he writes on working with copies: Another reason why photocopies are problematic is the ability of a person to create or fabricate a completely fictitious document…
Failure To File Medical Expert Witness Report
A. David Tammelleo, JD, a nationally recognized authority on health care law, writes in Caveat To Physicians Having Lasers In Their Offices: Recently, the development and refinement of the laser has opened a panorama of areas in which laser treatments can be used. However, whenever lasers are used they should…