A forensic engineering expert witness investigates materials, products, structures or components that fail or do not function as intended which may cause personal injury or damage to property. The consequences of failure are dealt with by the law of product liability. The subject is applied most commonly in civil law…
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: The best evidence for examination purposes is always the original document, but frequently only a photocopy is available. If it…
Chemistry expert witness Edward Funk, Ph. D., presented this short course to senior level chemical engineers on patents: Fourth, the MOI should stand on its own for judgment. Some inventors include a section on the planned experiments to help define the invention. This often leads to the memo receiving a…
Eli Lilly & Co. won in a ruling to prevent a “critical” pharmacology expert witness from testifying on behalf of plaintiffs in cases involving the company’s Zyprexa drug. Bloomsberg.com reports: U.S. District Court Judge Jack B. Weinstein in Brooklyn, New York, said he will exclude the expert testimony of Dr.…
Chemistry expert witness Edward Funk, Ph. D., presented this short course to senior level chemical engineers on patents: Now, a few things that should not be in the MOI. First, the potential inventor should not express legal opinions concerning the potential invention. Attorneys are superb at sternly warning that such…
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 answers the question: What is known, sample, or specimen writing? Regardless of what it is called, this is the known and verifiable writing of an…
Chemistry expert witness Edward Funk, Ph. D., presented this short course to senior level chemical engineers on patents: Third, the MOI should include a reasonable summary of the prior art. This gives the reviewers a warm feeling that the writer of the memo has some reasonable appreciation concerning the novelty…
While there are many cases of child abuse each year, Shaken Baby Syndrome is a hot topic right now and child abuse experts are taking a second look at cases that put people in prison for shaking a baby. Some medical professionals and lawyers say there’s just not enough known…
Chemistry expert witness Edward Funk, Ph. D., presented this short course to senior level chemical engineers on patents: There are some criteria for high-quality MOIs’. First, is this something of current or potentially future business interest to the company? An MOI can get a high rating if the invention appears…
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 answers the question: What is questioned writing? A questioned writing is any writing written by an unknown writer whose identity must be determined. The questioned…