Our security expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including cybersecurity, physical security, risk assessment, and surveillance. Some of the most common security expert witness specialties also include premises liability, workplace violence, and crime prevention. They have opined on the effects of data breaches, theft, fraud, workplace violence, terrorism, and other security-related incidents.
Example cases an attorney might need a security expert witness for include:
A business owner who wants to sue a security company for negligence after a break-in at their store
A company facing a lawsuit from an employee who was injured during a workplace violence incident
A bank that wants to ensure its cybersecurity practices are up to industry standards
A hotel owner facing a lawsuit from a guest who was assaulted on the property
A homeowner who wants to sue a security company for failing to prevent a burglary
Expert Institute can help an attorney find the perfect security expert witness for their case by providing access to a network of highly qualified experts who have experience in the specific area of security that pertains to their case.
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This highly qualified mall security expert has 15 years of experience in his field. He earned his AS in administration of justice from Moorpark College and his MS in education from Cal Southern University. He is one of 80 licensed drug recognition expert instructors in the country. and a member of the National Commission on Law Enforcement Integrity. Formerly, he served as deputy marshal for the Los Angeles Marshal's Department and a police officer for both the Simi ...
This expert has extensive experience in law enforcement and physical security. He graduated from the Law Enforcement Academy before graduating with police staff and command at Northwestern University. This expert has previously served as a police officer, trainer, detective, corporal, and sergeant, before being promoted as police chief of Brier. He currently serves as the security director of a security guard service company in Washington....
This highly qualified security and law enforcement professional has over thirty years of experience in military and federal law enforcement. He earned his BA in political science from the University of West Florida and is a certified police instructor and special agent assessor. He formerly served as a supervisory special agent with the FBI working on a variety of assignments, such as kidnapping task force investigator and counterterrorism investigator. He then went on ...
This highly qualified expert has over 15 years of experience in Internet security and data privacy. He obtained his BA in journalism and mass communication from Samford University and his JD from the Samford University Cumberland School of Law, before receiving his LLM in intellectual property from The George Washington University and his PhD in mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Today, he is an active member of several professional ...
This highly qualified data privacy expert earned his BA in chemistry from the University of Chicago, his PhD in cancer biology from MD Anderson Cancer Center - UTHealth, and his MBA in healthcare management from Vanderbilt University. Formerly, he served as the health information exchange operational lead at Dell, a senior management consultant for GBS healthcare life sciences at IBM, and a data protection officer at Figure Eight. Currently, this expert is a data ...
This expert has extensive experience in cybersecurity and computer networks. He earned his BS in information systems management and his MS In information assurance from the University of Maryland. He is certified as an information systems security professional, as a network professional, as a internet webmaster, and as a security analyst. This expert previously served as an information systems coordinator and criminal investigatory with the United States Marine Corps, as ...
This expert has been involved with healthcare security for over 28 years, with a focus on policy and protocol development. He has experience providing internal site assessments where he would review the current physical security, contracts with service providers, budgeting, and other Joint Commission security standards. Once reviewed, he would develop policies and procedures to align with corporate responsibilities, operational needs, and priorities. Formerly, he was the ...
This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in the fields of security and law enforcement. She obtained her AS in legal assistance at Broward College in Florida. Today she is certified in federal law enforcement and corrections. Previously, this expert was an immigration enforcement assistant at the US Department of Homeland Security, a detention and deportation enforcement officer at the US Department of Justice, a federal corrections officer at the US Bureau ...
This highly qualified security expert has over a decade of experience as a security leader. He started his career as a police officer before entering the private security industry and is a certified protection professional through the American Society for Industrial Security. He served as a regional security director at both MasterCard and Alliance Data Systems before his current role as a corporate security manager for a major corporation in Missouri. He has extensive ...
This expert has 30 years of experience in retail security and loss prevention. He earned his BS in criminal justice and criminology from Metropolitan State College and is a licensed private investigator. This expert has completed extensive technical training through industry organizations, such as the US Army Security Specialist School and the American Society for Industrial Security. Further, he has served on the board of directors and as chairman of the Georgia Retail ...
This highly qualified expert has 25 years of experience in information security. She obtained her BA in psychology from Montclair State University. She is certified as an information security manager, DOD secret clearance, qualified systems engineering, information security evaluation, and assessment methodology. Formerly, she served as an ITSM upgrade and system re-architecture chief engineer at Lockheed Martin Cporraiton. She also served as a security and privacy ...
This mall security expert earned his AA in criminal justice from the University of Nevada and Truckee Meadows Community College. He went on to complete his BA in religious studies, psychology, and philosophy at Anderson University and his MA in divinity at Vanderbilt University. He formerly served as a marine in the US Marine Corps, a deputy sheriff for Washoe County, and a primary investigator for Williamson County. He has also served in a theological capacity in ...
In California’s Northern District, Judge Lucy Koh recently dismissed several claims in a class action against Zoom Video Communications Inc. alleging user privacy violations. The dismissed claims alleged invasion of privacy, negligence, and violations of California’s consumer and anti-hacking laws.…
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In early August 2020, 10 class action lawsuits alleging biometric privacy violations by popular social media app, TikTok, were merged into a multi-district litigation (MDL) case in the Northern District of Illinois. The chief complaint amongst the plaintiffs is an…
On August 5, 2020, an Illinois woman filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Macy’s for its alleged use of facial-recognition software, Clearview AI, to identify shoppers in Chicago stores. Filed in the Northern District Count of Illinois, the complaint…
The UCLA Health System class action was filed against the University of California, Los Angeles, after a data breach put the private information of 4.5 million patients in jeopardy. The lawsuit, filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, states the UCLA…
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Court: State Court of Georgia, Fulton County Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Austin v. Justin’s Rest. Citation: 2013 Ga. State LEXIS 2845 In this premises liability lawsuit, the plaintiff sustains gunshot injuries on the defendant’s property. The plaintiff’s security expert blames…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Tyco Integrated Sec., LLC Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 193807 Following a security system breach and burglary, the plaintiff…
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Lilley v. CVS Health Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47985 Facts This case involves a carjacking that took place in a CVS Pharmacy parking lot.…
This case involves a middle school student with a history of violence who engaged in a physical altercation with an Autistic student. Both students were in the cafeteria when the violent student approached the Autistic student. The violent student began…
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Lees v. Carthage College Citation: 714 F.3d 516 This case involves a sexual assault which took place at Carthage College in 2008. The plaintiff, Katherine Lees,…
This case involves a smartphone company’s announcement that its new device came equipped with hard disc encryption enabled by default. It was further announced that phone users would not keep the key to decrypt these devices. It was alleged that…
This case involves a university student who died in a physical altercation with another student at a university-sponsored event. The students involved were both intoxicated at the time of the event and were allegedly instigated into the altercation by other students.…
This case involves a group of couples and individuals that were recorded in their hotel rooms in Colorado without their consent. After a woman discovered a hidden camera in the desk of her room, the hotel launched an internal investigation to determine the origin of…
This case involves a woman who was raped and severely beaten at a gas station mini-mart. On the day of the incident, 3 men entered the mini-mart and started to harass the clerks. The men attempted to grab cash out…