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Solar energy experts may consult on active solar energy systems, solar power, passive solar building design and related matters. IKEA, the home goods giant, recently installed a 122,200-square-foot PV array solar energy system in Canton, MI. IKEA was founded in 1943 and now comprises 330+ stores.

Cancer expert Frank McCormick, PhD, FRS, spoke before the Senate Cancer Coalition saying that cancer medicine must transition to treatment targeted to individual patients and away from the usual standard treatments. McCormick is a professor at the UCSF Cancer Research Institute. His research focuses on signal transduction pathways in cancer cells and ways of treating cancer based on these pathways.

In Gage County Courthouse, Nebraska, District Judge Paul Korslund said he may allow a medical expert witness to testify on behalf of alleged abuse victims of a former caregiver at the Beatrice State Developmental Center. Matthew Pangborn is charged with six counts of abusing a vulnerable adult and five of strangulation. The victims are so disabled that prosecutors are unsure they will be able to testify. Four other former employees have been convicted of abusing developmentally disabled men at the Beatrice State Developmental Center.

Restaurants expert witness Howard Cannon testifies in restaurant litigation regarding management neglect, injuries, food contamination, and more. He also consults in restaurant matters and and tells owners, “To a customer, a restaurant can never be too clean. The only thing a customer notices is ‘not clean enough’. That’s right, you are either acceptable or unacceptable. If you don’t know how important cleanliness is, ask your customers.” Cannon is CEO of Restaurant Consultants of America.

Environmental toxicology expert witness Dr. Herman Gibb testified for Oregon Guard soldiers in their case against KBR, defense contractor at an Iraqi water treatment plant. The soldiers say they were exposed to unsafe levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium. Dr. Gibb is the President of Tetra Tech Sciences, a health risk assessment company located in Alexandria, VA, and previously worked for the EPA.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives signed off on a bill allowing rape expert witnesses to testify for the prosecution. If approved, Pennsylvania will be the last state to adopt such a law.

Patents expert witnesses may provide reports regarding computer patents, design patents, international patents and licensing. In the recent Apple v. Samsung patent case, Samsung took a slap at Apple’s expert witnesses, saying they show “slavish adoration” to the company.

Internet expert witness Barbara van Schewick has published a new white paper discussing the FCC’s Open Internet rules. Schewick is faculty director of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School and a professor of law and electrical engineering at Stanford University. The full paper and an executive summary can be downloaded here: http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/publications/network-neutrality-and-quality.

Forensic psychiatry expert witness Dr. Clarence Watson reported that David Granskie Jr. may have given a false confession in the death of Carolyn Stone due to heroin addiction. The evidence will be weighed in July in Somerset County Superior Court, NJ.

In What Should an Expert Witness Look for in an Attorney or Law Firm?, Dr. Gerry Goldhaber, Goldhaber Research Association, LLC, writes:

Recently, a lawyer’s group discussed in quite a bit of detail, the topic of what criteria a lawyer should consider when retaining an expert witness. While it is important for a lawyer to find a good expert to work with in litigation, it is also important for an expert to find a good lawyer.

My 33 years as a warnings expert has taught me that there are at least five rules that should help the expert maintain a healthy relationship with the lawyer.