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In Standard for Technical Rescue, rescue expert witness Gerald M. Dworkin, Lifesaving Resources Inc., writes:

If lifeguards are trained in CPR and AED for the Professional Rescuer, then it would be negligent not to provide them with the equipment used within those training programs, namely AEDs and Bag-Valve-Mask Resuscitators, among other things. Drowning is a hypoxic event. The only effective way to treat hypoxia in a victim of respiratory and/or cardiac distress or arrest while waiting for the arrival of EMS personnel is to provide positive pressure ventilation (PPV) using a personal resuscitation mask or an appropriately sized bag-valve-mask (BVM) resuscitator along with supplemental oxygen administration. While the use of a personal resuscitation mask provides for the administration of 16 percent oxygen from atmospheric air, the use of a bag-valve-mask will provide the patient with 21 percent oxygen from atmospheric air. And, by attaching an oxygen tank and regulator flowing oxygen at 15 liters per minute, the rescuer will then be providing the patient with 100 percent oxygen.

Read more: www.lifesaving.com.

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In The I.S.O. Pollution Exclusion: How Far Does It Go?, insurance expert witness Dale C. Crawford writes:

Anyone involved in insurance dispute resolution will sooner or later come across an issue involving pollution exclusions. Most carriers-even those operating on a non-admitted basis-use the Insurance Services Office standard form. Typically, the conflict will be whether a cause of loss falls within the exclusionary language.

When these exclusions first evolved in the early 1970s, those active in the industry at the time will recall the two significant features addressed. The first was that damage from pollution was excluded unless it was sudden and accidental; second, the focus was on costs to remediate air, land or water damaged by the pollutants. Thus the intentional polluter who contaminated large land areas or streams over many years or habitually released noxious airborne chemicals would not have coverage for the costs of cleanup. Insurers soon found that the requirement for sudden and accidental was often given wide latitude in favor of coverage. The different terms adopted across the industry were gradually tightened and narrowed into more standard forms, ultimately resulting in a standard ISO form in 1985 with an absolute exclusion.

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In Cross-Examining a Financial Expert, fraud expert witness Mr. Henry J. Kahrs, CPA/ABV/CFF, CMA, CFE, CM of RGL Forensics writes:

The best way that attorneys can prepare for this important moment in the courtroom is to start with three primary steps. First, gain an understanding of the basic methodologies used in forensic damage analysis and the generally accepted processes employed in the application of the methodologies. Second, become familiar with records and resources available to the opposing expert in your case. And finally, take a comprehensive discovery deposition of the expert that locks down the opinions that will be offered at trial. Prepared with this foundation, you will be well armed to face the opposing financial expert.

Generally, there are three approaches to the cross-examination of a financial expert:

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Media expert witnesses may opine on mass media, music, television, and social media. In No “R” in Social Media Tom Morse, Media Communications Association Central Carolina Chapter President writes:

Even without use of spell checker, I know there isn’t an “R” in social media. But, communications professionals need to understand the return, and how they will evaluate the return, on investments in social media.

Measuring ROI for social media is part of the job. Social media is about more than just engagement and awareness. While social media is at the top of the sales funnel, there are still many ways to track and evaluate the return on investment. The process should begin with an agreement on how the organization will define the “R” in ROI is it awareness, leads, conversions, sales? Evaluation of social media is less about what can be done than what should be done. Identify the evaluation criteria, and then secure agreement with sales enablement and business executives on how social media will be evaluated. At this point in our understanding of social media, the criteria will be different from other activities such as advertising, trade shows, or speaking engagements. But, establish some criteria and process for assessing the payoff on investments in social media.

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Marketing expert witnesses may write reports and opine on branding, market studies, market analysis, and related topics. The American Marketing Association Board of Directors defines marketing as the “activity, set of institutions, and processes for creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large” and marketing research.

Marketing research is the function that links the consumer, customer, and public to the marketer through information–information used to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems; generate, refine, and evaluate marketing actions; monitor marketing performance; and improve understanding of marketing as a process. Marketing research specifies the information required to address these issues, designs the method for collecting information, manages and implements the data collection process, analyzes the results, and communicates the findings and their implications.

Read more: marketingpower.com.

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Felicia Miyakawa, associate professor of musicology and assistant director of Middle Tennessee State University School of Music, has been enlisted as an expert musicologist to testify in a copyright lawsuit against rapper Lil Wayne.

Lil Wayne, also known as Weezy, is being sued over his song “Mrs. Officer” that features singer Bobby V. Producer Michael “Mali Boy” Bradford is suing Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., claiming that he made the track’s original beat but was not credited and compensated.

Read more: www.dnj.com.

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In Cross-Examining a Financial Expert, white collar crime expert witness Mr. Henry J. Kahrs, CPA/ABV/CFF, CMA, CFE, CM of RGL Forensics writes:

The trial’s going well, and you’ve arrived at a crucial point in the case: the cross-examination of the opposing financial expert. For many attorneys, this can be a watershed moment: how well you are able to cross-examine this expert, and convey the appropriate message to the jury or judge, can significantly impact the damages sought.

With their specialized training, financial experts can often have the advantage when facing a questioner inexperienced with complex financial terms or concepts. Attorneys may inadvertently interchange common language with “terms of art,” or use terms in ways that demonstrate a lack of familiarity with the theories of the discipline. Resulting answers from the expert may vary dramatically from the expected or, in the alternative, provide the expert with an opportunity to show his command of the topic. This can lead to confusion in the court, or give the opposing expert additional credibility.

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Insurance claims expert witnesses may opine on insurance policy interpretation, insurance fraud, and related topics. In 8 Great Ways to Get Busted for Auto Insurance Fraud, Insurance.com writes:

6. Include previous damage to your car in your loss report.

How could an investigator know when the damage happened? You’ve wanted to fix the dent in your door for a long time now, and this seems like the perfect opportunity. It’s not, because the SIU can use rust analysis and wear patterns to determine if the damage is new or old.

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In Standard for Technical Rescue, rescue expert witness Gerald M. Dworkin, Lifesaving Resources Inc., writes:

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) establishes standards for the Fire and Rescue industry. In February 2004, they published NFPA 1670: Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents. The purpose of this standard was to minimize threats to rescuers while conducting operations at technical search and rescue (SAR) incidents, and the standard deals specifically with identifying and establishing levels of functional capability for conducting technical rescue operations safely and effectively.

Lifesaving Resources Inc. advocates the need to conduct a Threat Assessment of the aquatics facility and the implementation of these principles within the Lifeguard and Aquatic Recreation Sector as follows:

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