Safety advocates have long argued that SUV roofs crush too easily in rollover crashes and cause avoidable deaths. About 10,000 deaths a year occur in rollovers. The numbers have climbed with the rise in popularity of SUVs and other light trucks, whose relatively high centers of gravity increased the chances…
JurisPro, the national expert witness directory built by practicing attorneys, is now directly accessible through the internal network of 12 of the top 20 law firms in the US. The newest firm to take advantage of JurisPro’s database of experts in over 4500 fields of expertise is Sidley & Austin…
Ever wonder and/or worry about what would happen if your car was stolen? Rob Painter, forensic locksmith, automotive expert witness, and principal of Rob Painter & Associates, can tell you. He writes: It’s a common occurrence especially now with the factory anti-theft systems for the insurance company to assign an…
In A Look at Art Experts’ Liabilities John Dratz Jr. discusses the appraisal and valuation expert witness’s role in authenticating and appraising works of art. A thriving international art market has led to an equally robust industry of art authenicators and appraisers. But as recent court cases illustrate, people holding…
In Test to Spot Liars Takes Center Stage in Personal Injury Cases Debra Cassens Weiss writes for the ABA Journal on personal injury expert witnesses using the “Fake Bad Scale”: Expert witnesses are citing a test designed to spot those who are faking their pain in hundreds of court cases,…
A Los Angeles prosecutor told the court this week that Anthony Pellicano masterminded a “thriving criminal enterprise” that used illegal wiretapping and bribery to solve the legal problems of Hollywood’s rich and famous. Pellicano is accused of running a criminal service that bugged phones and bribed police and telephone workers…
The leading expert witness for National Century Financial Enterprises executives accused of the nation’s largest private fraud also had talked with the FBI about fraudulent business at the company. Computer expert witness Bryant testified about work he did analyzing National Century’s computer system. Crashes in nine of the company’s hard…
In Testimony From Experts In Demand Tyler Kekewich of the Financial Post describes expert witnesses: You’ve seen them in movies and watched them on television. They are the superstars of a trial and their testimony can make or break a lawyer’s case. They’re expert witnesses — from coroners to accountants,…
James Ziliak, director of the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, testified Tuesday as a nutrition expert witness before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in Washington, D.C. UKy.edu also reports Ziliak is expected: … to provide expert witness testimony on hunger among senior citizens in America. During…
Expert witness Dr. Douglas Zusman testified this week in the wrongful-death suit filed by John Ritter’s family. The cardiology expert witness said Ritter had a ‘lethal’ tear of the aorta. Zusman testified that Ritter was too far gone for the emergency surgery performed the night he died. Zusman has performed…