Dave and Kathei Hendrickson have filed suit against Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon for denying them coverage when their four-level home cascaded down a hill into two other houses on Oct. 8. The Hendricksons allege in the $2 million complaint filed Dec. 10 in Multnomah County Circuit Court that Farmers…
The Philadelphia firefighter’s union lost a bid to prevent closing seven fire companies targeted as part of Mayor Nutter’s response to the current budget crisis. Common Pleas Judge Gary DiVito yesterday ruled that Nutter could unilaterally make the cuts and said the union’s fire expert witness had not shown that…
In Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Hospitality Industry hospitality expert witness Maurice Robinson writes: With the increasing popularity of ADR in all areas of business, it was inevitable that the hospitality industry would take note of its advantages. With the escalating costs associated with litigation, organizations involved in the hospitality…
In SECURITY: By Design And Decree security expert witness Robert A. Gardner, CPP, writes on security ordinances: Establishing liability depends in large part on the foreseeability of a specific kind of criminal attack and the amount of control the negligent party exercised over the circumstances and conditions under which the…
In Moving On Their Own Ahmed K. Noor, mechanical engineering expert and Director of the Center for Advanced Engineering Environments, writes on mobile robots: Military and security organizations use robots to assist in dangerous situations. In space exploration, robots have been used as planetary probes, orbiters, and rovers. Robots have…
In SECURITY: By Design And Decree security expert witness Robert A. Gardner, CPP, writes on security ordinances: The Uniform Building Security Code, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, is another source of security standards for residential dwellings. This code, like the CCPOA Model Building Security Code, sets minimum…
In The Role of a Forensic Psychiatrist in Legal Proceedings forensic psychiatry expert witness and Harvard Medical School Associate Clinical Professor Harold J. Bursztajn, M.D., writes on the kinds of determinations forensic psychiatrists make in criminal cases. Although few defendants win a verdict of “not guilty by reason of insanity”…
In SECURITY: By Design And Decree security expert witness Robert A. Gardner, CPP, writes on security ordinances: To ensure that security and crime prevention considerations are included in new construction and remodeling projects, a growing number of city and county governments have adopted minimum security standards as part of their…
In The Role of a Forensic Psychiatrist in Legal Proceedings forensic psychiatry expert witness and Harvard Medical School Associate Clinical Professor Harold J. Bursztajn, M.D., writes on the kinds of determinations forensic psychiatrists make in civil proceedings. Forensic psychiatrists are involved in a range of particularized competency determinations, including the…
In Fire Experts: Times Have Changed, explosions expert witness Robert L. Rowe, CFI/PI, writes: In today’s litigious society, much more is required to prove guilt or negligence when fires occur. A fire expert must be able to make a determination as to why a fire (or explosion) has occurred and…