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Chemistry expert witness Neal Langerman testified in a hearing regarding the death of a young chemist burned in a UCLA laboratory. Chemistry professor Patrick Harran may be tried for not properly training the 23 year old Sheharbano Sangji. Langerman described how the chemical she was working with becomes highly flammable when in contact with oxygen. Ms. Sanji , who was also not given the proper protective gear, died 18 days after the accident.

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On his expert witness blog, computer expert witness Judd Robbins offers a link to Patent Infringement Damages – a US Overview.

Jason Witten of Witten Law, Ltd. provides an overview of how damages are calculated for patent infringement in the United states for IntellectualPropertySolicitor.org.

http://expertwitnesstrainingblog.com/2012/11/16/patent-infringement-damages-a-us-overview/

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Computer expert witness Judd Robbins, author of Expert Witness Training, Profit From Your Experience, writes: You’re already a Professional. This book can enhance your reputation.

Two reviews from experts at Expert Communications:

“I just wanted to tell you that Judd Robbins’ book, Expert Witness Training – Profit From Your Experience, is the best book on the topic I have read in over 20 years. It is concise and to the point, yet it covers a great many topics while still being readable. I highly recommend it.”

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Brooke Sissom of Shelbyville, TN, has been accused of using Manchester Health Care Center patient’s drug prescriptions for herself. While employed at the nursing home, Sissom allegedly ordered strong pain medication fraudulently by using patient names and prescriptions. Criminology expert witness Stuart Colwell testified that Sissom may have sold pills as well as using them herself. Police Corporal Colwell is a Manchester police investigator.

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In Top 5 Specialties of an Orthopedic Surgery Expert Witness, Mednick Associates writes:

Searching for an orthopedic surgery expert witness can be challenging given the various specialties available. As a rule of thumb, orthopedic surgeons come in all shapes and sizes…. When reviewing a CV for a potential expert witness assignment, it is always helpful to discuss the particulars of the experts’ surgical history and how many surgeries and types they have performed.

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

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In THE LAYMAN’S GLOSSARY: Terms Relating to the Forensic Examination of Handwriting, Signatures and Documents , handwriting expert witness Jacqueline A. Joseph, CDE, Board Certified Examiner of Handwriting & Documents, writes:

This glossary has been designed to meet the needs of those seeking to gain the meaning of common forensic terms and to understand the jargon used during the examination of questioned handwriting and signatures…

Because it would be impracticable to include all forensic terms in a work of this size and scope, this work includes many of the common terms relating to the examination of questioned handwriting and signature examination. It does not include terms relating to laboratory equipment, ink differentiation or other methods involving aspects beyond the examination of handwriting and signatures. However, it is my intention to publish expanded editions in the future….

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In Why Neurology Expert Witnesses are Uniquely Beneficial to Litigators with Medical Cases, Mednick Associates writes:

While most physicians tend to focus on a specific area of medicine, there are some specialties, like neurology, where the specific meets the general. Mednick Associates highlights the top 5 areas where neurology expert witnesses can help litigators.

Read more: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/10/prweb10076590.htm

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Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper Brian Bragonier is expected to testify in the Fremont County, WY, case against William Dean Barnes. Barnes is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in the death of an 11 year old girl who was getting off a school bus in 2011. Bragonier is a recorded vehicle data expert witness and will speak about downloading the information from the system on Barnes’s truck.

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Electrical engineering expert witness Richard Bonyata testified that a refrigerator, not a stove, might have caused a fire in a Texas home day care that killed four children and injured three. Jessica Tata, charged with murder, left children in age from 16 months to 3 years old alone with hot oil cooking on the stove and went shopping at Target.