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Medical malpractice expert witnesses may consult on issues involving medical negligence, healthcare providers malpractice, and medical malpractice litigation. In the news, Dr. Kermit Gosnell has been found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder. The Philadelphia abortion provider who is not a board-certified obstetrician or gynecologist, was found guilty of 21 counts of abortion of the unborn.

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Intellectual property litigation expert witnesses may opine on licensing, assignees, patents, and associated matters. At the blog IPWise, attorneys Peter J. Brann, Stacy O. Stitham, and David Swetnam-Burland are “Making Business Wise About Intellectual Property Litigation.” The litigation attorneys with Brann & Isaacson represent leading internet retailers in intellectual property matters running the gamut from copyright to trademark to patent litigation. On May 10th, they wrote:

In a badly fractured en banc decision, the Federal Circuit in CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. affirmed the lower court’s holding that Alice’s claims to a computerized method, a computer-readable medium containing computer instructions, and a computer system that implements those instructions were not patent-eligible subject matter.

Read more: http://ipwise.wordpress.com/.

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Patent protection expert witnesses may consult on assignees,
patent infringement, inventions patents, and related matters. In Bowman v. Monsanto, the US Supreme Court ruled today that Indiana farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman violated Monsanto’s patent on a genetically modified soybean. Bowman reused Monsanto’s Roundup Ready soybeans seeds without paying the company.

Slip opinion found here

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Safety expert witnesses may provide reports concerning safety codes, safety standards, and safety inspections. After the April 2013 collapse of the Dhaka, Bangladesh, textile factory complex, all the Ashulia industrial zone factories have been shut down. Criminal cases have been brought against at least 177 garment factories after they failed to ensure safety measures. Nine stories collapsed and 1,100 employees lost their lives in the industrial disaster.

Details: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp

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Computer security expert witnesses may consult regarding network security, network forensics, computer forensics, computer crime, hacking, and data security. Philly.com reports that hackers stole $45M from thousands of ATM machines in just hours. The thieves hacked into a database of prepaid debit cards and then drained ATMs.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130510_Hackers_pull_out_a__45M_jackpot.html#g092o7TBHzuOBWhv.99

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FDA expert witnesses may consult on the FDA, food and drug regulations for humans and animals, nutritional standards of care, and more. In the news, Wrigley has decided to stop production of their new product Alert Energy Caffeine Gum after meetings with the FDA. One piece of the chewing gum contains 40 mg of caffeine, equal to 1/2 cup of coffee.

The FDA is investigating deaths which may be linked to energy drinks with caffeine. Caffeine gum may be detrimental to young people.

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Cardiology expert witness Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter testified Tuesday that Dr. Conrad Murray was not qualified to treat Michael Jackson. Jackson’s family is suing concert promoters at AEG Live saying that AEG should be responsible for hiring Dr. Murray.

Dr. Wohlgelernter, Cardiology Consultants of Santa Monica, earned his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine and has been on the UCLA faculty since 1985. He testified that “Dr. Murray did not have the appropriate training, experience or knowledge to administer propofol.” In addition Dr. Murray did not have the proper equipment or ancillary personnel.

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Sports injuries expert witnesses may consult on exercise physiology, sports injuries, sports medicine, and orthopedic rehabilitation, as well as related topics. www.standard.net/ reports that 46 year old soccer referee Ricardo Portillo has died after being punched in the head by a 17 year old goalie. The player was called for a foul and issued a yellow card warning. Portillo’s daughters had begged him to stop refereeing because of the growing risk of violence from angry players.

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Oil and gas expert witnesses may opine regarding oil and gas pumps, fracking, petrochemical manufacturing, oil field explosions, and related matters. In the news, Mora County, N.M. has voted to ban oil and gas extraction using hydraulic fracking. Commissioners believe federal and state laws are not adequately protecting communities from hazards such as ground water contamination, risks to air quality, and migration of gases and hydraulic fracturing chemicals to the surface.

More news at http://www.usnews.com/.

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Environmental toxicology expert witnesses may consult on chemical spills, forensic toxicology, toxic chemicals exposure, and related matters. In the news, two workers at the Idaho National Laboratory research facility have filed a complaint with OSHA against Battelle Energy Alliance after being exposed to plutonium contamination in 2011. Ralph Stanton and Brian Simmons accuse Batelle of creating an unsafe work environment and officials at INL have confirmed that at least two workers suffered internal exposure to plutonium and 14 others may have been exposed accidentally at the facility. Battelle is the world’s largest nonprofit research and development organization, with over 22,000 employees at more than 130 locations globally.

Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/