Expert Witness Blog

Silicone expert witnesses may write reports and testify on silicone breast implants, silicone products, and silicone polymers. In FDA Sees No New Safety Signals for Silicone Breast Implants, John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today, writes:

The FDA’s preliminary review of postmarketing studies on silicone breast implants, released Wednesday, found no evidence that the products increase the risk of breast cancer, reproductive abnormalities, or other problems. But, the report also noted, “no study has been large enough or long enough to completely rule out these and other rare complications.”

The report shed no new light on the previously reported cases of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma potentially associated with silicone gel implants. It merely noted that the relationship was still under investigation.

Trucking accident expert witnesses may opine on qualifications of truck drivers, crashworthiness, truck maintenance, and related topics. In The Importance of Hiring an Experienced Truck Accident Attorney, attorney Randy Rozek writes:

As any experienced truck accident lawyer knows, the spoliation letter is perhaps the most important step in representing any truck crash victim. In my office, I insist that a spoliation letter be sent out the same day I am retained. This is not discretionary it is mandatory. The spoliation letter is sent certified to the the trucking company AND the truck driver. The spoliation letter puts the company and driver on notice of the claim and directs them not to destroy the essential evidence that I need to prove my client’s case. The spoliation letter also directs the company and driver that if they decide to destroy this critical evidence, then the Court will likely instruct the jury that this evidence would have been favorable to the injury victim. My spoliation letters are very specific as to the exact evidence that must be retained. My spoliation letters vary depending on the facts of the crash. Only an experienced truck accident attorney has the knowledge to draft an appropriate spoliation letter tailored to the facts of the crash.

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Federal motor carrier safety regulation expert witnesses may write reports and testify on federal motor carrier safety standards, crashworthiness, truck maintenance, hours of service, and related topics. In New Business Model for Unsafe Trucking Companies, attorney Randy Rozek writes:

As described in an April 2011 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article, the trucking industry has seen the development of a new business model. This new business model involves flagrant regulatory abuses resulting in a poor governmental safety rating, which then gives way to bankruptcy and restructuring under a new name with a clean slate.

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Liability insurance expert witnesses may testify on personal liability insurance, business liability insurance, and related topics. In Small Business Liability Insurance – The 4 Types That You Need To Protect Your Business, everythingsmallbiz.com writes:

Business Owner’s Policies, also known as BOPs, are policies that are many types of liability put together into one policy. The contents of one of these policies can be custom made by the agent as to what a business owner needs.

For example, other types of small business liability include Storekeepers Liability Insurance, Uninsured Motorists Coverage (because you never know what might happen!) Landlords and Tenants Liability Insurance Policy, Employers Liability and Compensation, Commercial General Liability Insurance, Physicians, Surgeons and Dentists Professional Liability, and Manufacturers and contractors Liability.

Auto insurance claims expert witnesses may testify on damages, insurance companies, and insurance adjusters. In The Accident Scene Be careful with what you say, AutoInsuranceClaimAdvice.com writes:

If you leave the scene and then the police get called, you can be cited for leaving the scene of the accident. In addition, if you are at the scene of the accident and you try to negotiate repairs without the police, there will be no guarantees of anything. The other party can deny things later, and they can blame you for everything.

I have seen claims where the police was not involved, and the parties will be later in disagreement as of how many people were passengers in each vehicle. You might think you hit one person, but suddenly you have five people claiming injuries against you!

Professional liability insurance expert witnesses may write reports on professional indemnity insurance, negligence claims, and more. In Small Business Liability Insurance – The 4 Types That You Need To Protect Your Business, everythingsmallbiz.com writes:

Professional liability insurance is for professionals who need coverage from malpractice, negligence, errors and omissions. Attorneys, insurance agents, physicians, architects, information technologists, and artists are all professionals that require, to some degree, professional liability insurance. Affordable liability insurance can be acquired from many resources. Price quotes can be obtained from agents, online insurance providers, and various insurance companies.

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In Construction Trench Collapse Cases Require Knowledge and Experience with OSHA, construction site expert witness William Gulya, Jr., President & CEO, Middlesex Trenching Company, writes:

Trench collapse cases are frequently very intense, as the result is often death or serious injury. Experts must be experienced and proficient in various shoring components, construction installation methods and means, soil classifications, impact of weather conditions, testing, OSHA regulations regarding workplace safety, and OSHA investigative report conclusions. Trench collapse cases often require the expert give oral testimony in lengthy depositions and review countless other documents, and evidence. The expert must also be explicitly familiar with OSHA citations that may have been issued in the case. OSHA uses classifications of citations such as “willful and serious,” and the expert must be well versed in the implications these classifications have on the case. After a thorough review of all the documentation, depositions and other evidence, the expert must provide an initial expert report and likely supplemental or rebuttal reports, which include testing results, graphs, charts, detailed analysis, and conclusive supported professional opinion. The report must be clear, concise, detailed and accurate, and presented professionally.

Employment practices liability insurance expert witnesses may testify on discrimination claims, wrongful termination claims, and more. In Small Business Liability Insurance – The 4 Types That You Need To Protect Your Business, everythingsmallbiz.com writes:

Employment practices liability insurance protects from discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, hiring, retention, and promotion, and a laundry list of other claims that could potentially harm your business. This is not an umbrella policy, but one that covers many claims that have been filed in recent years against employers that the insurance agency thought could be helpful to business owners. This policy can protect against claims made from past workers and events that occurred in the past, as well as current workers and events.

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Liability insurance expert witnesses may testify on personal liability insurance, automobile liability policies, and more. In Liability Insurance or Personal Umbrella Liability Policy, InsuranceLocal.com explains:

Often called an umbrella because it is carried over all other liability insurance and is used for a catastrophic loss when primary liability insurance is exhausted. This policy adds $1,000,000 ($2,000,000 to $10,000,000 available) extra coverage to your personal liability and automobile liability policies. Coverage is provided for you, your spouse and any relatives living in your household and insured by your primary policies.

This policy is designed to cover catastrophic situations where a legal award could exceed the limits of you primary liability insurance. This policy also included coverage if you are sued for false imprisonment, wrongful eviction, libel, slander, defamation of character or invasion of privacy.

Insurance claims expert witnesses may write reports and testify on auto insurance claims, insurance companies, insurance adjusters, and more. In The Accident Scene Be careful with what you say, AutoInsuranceClaimAdvice.com writes:

What to do in case of an accident? Or what to do it do at the accident scene?

These are questions often asked, and there is no accepted correct answer.