Explosions expert witnesses may provide reports on chemical explosives, implosions, steam boiler explosions, dust explosions, and more. This week eight people were injured in a central Florida propane gas plant explosion. The accident happened Monday night at the Blue Rhino propane plant in Tavares, Lake County, FL. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents who investigated the Texas fertilizer plant explosion will be part of the team in Tavares. Prosecutor Byron Todd Jones is to be installed as the new director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Water Safety Expert Witness On Aquatic Accidents Part 2
In What’s Your H2O (Safety) IQ?, water safety expert witness Dr. David Smith, Commander, USCG (RET) writes:
The following 20 questions were the basis of a key address to the First International Boating and Water Safety Summit, April 18-25, 1997 in San Diego, California. The Summit was sponsored by the National Water Safety Council and The National Safe Boating Council. This article is taken from the proceedings of the Summit. The article has been repeatedly updated to reflect current aquatic accident statistics. Human physiology, by contrast, has not been known to change in the last 10,000 decades.
How well can you answer these twenty boating and water safety questions:
Industrial Hygiene Expert Witness Testifies In Asbestos Exposure Case
Industrial hygiene expert witness Fred W. Boelter testified in the case against Garlock Sealing Technologies in Bankruptcy Court, W.D.N.C.. The trial will determine the liability of Garlock for current and future asbestos claims. Fred W. Boelter, CIH, PE, BCEE, has nearly 40 years of experience in industrial hygiene, environmental engineering and risk management with expertise in examining asbestos exposure stemming from gaskets.
Computer Security Expert Witnesses & Hackers
Computer security expert witnesses may consult regarding network security, network forensics, computer crime, data security, and computer forensics. According to Reuters, computer software hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek will release blueprints for techniques to attack critical systems in the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape at the Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas, August 1-4, 2013. Miller and Valasek are labeled “white hats,” meaning ethical hackers who specialize in uncovering computer weaknesses before criminals may exploit them.
Handwriting Expert Witness On Forgeries
In They Forged My Name, handwriting expert witness Jan F. Leach, Janus Document Examination, writes:
“They forged my name” is a common cry heard by document examiners and handwriting analysts. The anguish felt by many as the courts, credit card companies, mortgage foreclosure specialist act upon these forgeries AS IF THEY WERE genuine and real signatures. When someone steals your identity or your signature, it is a grievous assault on your personal and financial safety.
What to do to protect your signature
Environmental Health Expert Witness Testifies In $1B Case
Environmental health expert witness Dr. Bruce Lanphear testified in the case that could cost paint and pigment manufacturers $1 billion in abatement fees according to legalnewsline.com. Defendants in The People of California v. Atlantic Richfield Company et al. include the Atlantic Richfield Company, the Sherwin-Williams Company, ConAgra Grocery Products, and DuPont. Plaintiffs, including 10 California cities and counties, estimate lead-based paint remains in approximately 5 million homes.
Dr. Bruce P. Lanphear, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Children’s Environmental Health at Simon Fraser University and a Senior Scientist at the Child & Family Research Institute, BC Children’s Hospital, both in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Bus Safety Expert Witnesses & Indianapolis Church Bus Crash
Bus safety expert witnesses may provide reports concerning D.O.T. compliance, school buses, and bus accidents. In the news, investigators are researching evidence to see if mechanical problems were at fault in the church bus crash Saturday in Indianapolis. Driver Dennis Maurer said the brakes failed before the bus hit a barrier and overturned. Three people were killed and more than 20 people were injured.
Railroad Expert Witnesses & Spanish Train Derailment
Railroad expert witnesses may opine on railroad accident investigation, train wrecks, and railroad safety. In the news, the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of the train in northwest Spain, the Alvia 151, could help explain why it left the track going twice the speed limit and crashed into a cement wall. The driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, has been detained following the death of 78 passengers.
Water Safety Expert Witness On Aquatic Accidents Part 1
In What’s Your H2O (Safety) IQ?, water safety expert witness Dr. David Smith, Commander, USCG (RET) writes:
The following 20 questions were the basis of a key address to the First International Boating and Water Safety Summit, April 18-25, 1997 in San Diego, California. The Summit was sponsored by the National Water Safety Council and The National Safe Boating Council. This article is taken from the proceedings of the Summit. The article has been repeatedly updated to reflect current aquatic accident statistics. Human physiology, by contrast, has not been known to change in the last 10,000 decades.
How well can you answer these twenty boating and water safety questions:
Child Pornography Expert Witnesses & CA Penal Code
Child pornography expert witnesses may provide reports concerning child sexual assault, cyberpornography, and sexual exploitation, as well as related matters. Attorneys at Shouse Law Group write:
“California’s laws prohibiting child pornography or the “sexual exploitation of a child” (often viewed as a form of child abuse) are typically felonies under Penal Code 311.” Charges may be filed on the state or federal level and conviction brings “heavy fines, incarceration, and, perhaps the most devastating penalty of all, Penal Code 290 registration as a sex offender.”
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