Case: Christina Nicole Adams v. Laboratory Corporation of America, No. 13-10425, Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; July 29, 2014 Background: Christina Adams received five Pap smear tests over the course of 32 months. Defendant Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp)…
Case: Emblaze Ltd. v. Apple Inc., No. 5:11–cv–01079–PSG, U.S. District Court, Northern District California; June 25, 2014 Background: Plaintiff Emblaze, Ltd. is a publicly held Israeli corporation with a worldwide business in development and marketing of innovative, high-tech technologies and…
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the expert author and do not reflect the opinions of Expert Institute or its affiliates. Informed consent is a relatively new concept in medicine. It involves communication between patient and…
Case: Dawn Lawrey v. Good Samaritan Hospital, et al., No. 12–3863, Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; June 4, 2014 Background: Aubree Lawrey was born with a permanent brachial plexus injury to her right shoulder and arm. The injury resulted…
Case: In re Puda Coal Securities, et al. Litigation, No. 11–cv–2598 (KBF), U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; June 26, 2014 Background: In September 2009 Puda Coal Inc.’s chairman, Ming Zhao, and his brother, Yao Zhao, arranged to…
Case: Patricia M. Keppler v. RBS Citizens, No 12–10768–FDS, U.S. District Court, Massachusetts; June 24, 2014 Background: Patricia Keppler asserts that she was a victim of a “romance fraud” involving one or more people in Ghana. They persuaded her to…
Abstract: Social scientists play an increasingly important role in the prosecution and defense of both criminal and civil matters before the courts. Forensic sociology and criminology expert witnesses are utilized in the analysis of crime foreseeability and security standards of care…
Case: Federal Trade Commission v. BurnLounge, Inc., et al., Nos. 12–55926, 12–56197, 12–56228, Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; June 2, 1014 Background: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asserted claims of unfair and deceptive practices against multi-level marketing business BurnLounge,…
Case: Pyramid Technologies, Inc., et al. v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co., No. 11–56304, Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; May 19, 2014 Background: Pyramid Technologies, Inc., which purchased and resold electronic parts, had coverage for business interruption, building replacement and…
A nearly universal mistake that litigators make is saying – and therefore thinking – the word “expert” and not “expert witness.” among ourselves. To colleagues or opponents. To the consultants and expert witnesses we hire or to judges. And worst…