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Podiatric medicine expert witness Dr. Douglas E. Stabile writes on two of the top foot problems:

Heel spurs – growths of bone on the underside, forepart of the heel bone. Heel spurs occur when the plantar tendon pulls at its attachment to the heel bone. This area of the heel can later calcify to form a spur. With proper warm-up and the use of appropriate athletic shoes, strain to the ligament can be reduced.

Neuromas – enlarged benign growths of nerves, most commonly between the third and fourth toes. They are caused by tissue rubbing against and irritating the nerves. Pressure from ill-fitting shoes or abnormal bone structure can also lead to this condition. Treatments include orthoses (shoe inserts) and/or cortisone injections, but surgical removal of the growth is sometimes necessary.

Foot and ankle surgery expert witness Dr. Douglas E. Stabile writes that foot and ankle problems usually fall into the following categories:

* Acquired from improper footwear, physical stress, or small mechanical changes within the foot.

* Arthritic foot problems, which typically involve one or more joint.

On his website, transporation charges expert witness Lew Grill provides links to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including payment of transportation charges:

Extension of credit to shippers by motor common carriers, water common carriers, and household goods freight forwarders

§377.205 Presentation of freight bills.

On his website, interstate motor carrier operations expert witness Lew Grill provides links to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Single State Registration System:

§367.3 Selection of registration State.

(a) Each motor carrier required to register and pay filing fees must select a single participating State as its registration State. The carrier must select the State in which it maintains its principal place of business, if such State is a participating State. A carrier that maintains its principal place of business outside of a participating State must select the State in which it will operate the largest number of motor vehicles during the next registration year. In the event a carrier will operate the same largest number of vehicles in more than one State, it must select one of those States.

On his website, trucking industry expert witness Lew Grill provides links to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including Compatibility of State Laws and Regulations Affecting Interstate Motor Carrier Operations:

General applicability and definitions

§355.1 Purpose.

On his website, trucking expert witness Lew Grill provides links to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs:

The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) rule, 49 CFR Part 40, describes required procedures for conducting workplace drug and alcohol testing for the Federally regulated transportation industry.

http://www.dot.gov/ost/dapc/NEW_DOCS/part40.html?proc

Finance expert witnesses may opine on the Fee Simple Estate, defined here by the Association of Divorce Financial Planners, Inc.:

FEE SIMPLE ESTATE – absolute ownership unencumbered by an other interest or estate; subject only to the limitations of eminent domain, escheat, police power, and taxation.

Source: http://www.divorceandfinance.org

Financial analysis expert witnesses may opine on Apportion, defined here by the Association of Divorce Financial Planners, Inc.:

APPORTION – to divide and assign according to a definite rule. The division is not necessarily equal but is fair according to the respective interests of the parties involved.

Professional engineering expert witnesses may opine on ISO 9000. Here is a summary of ISO9000 from the ISO9000 Council.

Section 2: Management Responsibility

ISO 9001:2008 places great emphasis on top management’s commitment to quality. This section requires a quality policy and quality objectives, and it reinforces the involvement of top management with customer requirements. This ISO 9001 section also requires top management to establish responsibilities and authorities within the company, including the establishment of an ISO 9001 management representative.

Professional engineering expert witnesses may opine on ISO 9000. Here is a summary of ISO9000 from the ISO9000 Council.

The ISO 9001 standard contains requirements affecting virtually all aspects of any company. Because ISO 9001 is designed for any company of any size and in any industry, the requirements are rather broad and hard to read. The ISO 9001:2008 requirements fall into the following sections:

Section 1: Quality Management System. This section of the ISO 9001:2008 standard outlines the necessary steps to implement the ISO 9001 quality management system: