Why Android's Success Makes it a Target for Patent Infringement
Why are manufacturers of Android-based phones, and the owner of the operating system (Google), major targets for patent infringement lawsuits? The answer highlights a key issue in the continuing dispute over the boundaries of software-related patents, as well as the impact of market share and open source operating systems.
Failure Analysis: Product Liability & Personal Injury Involving a Broken Grinding Wheel
This grinding wheel was part of a product liability and personnel injury case. It was claimed that the subject wheel had unexpectedly failed (i.e. flown apart) and an escaping piece had hit the plaintiff in the face causing serious injuries. According to the user, the grinder with the wheel was purchased approximately one hour before the grinding wheel failure.
Gas & Service Stations: Uncontrolled Microbes Eat Earnings
Between 1994 and 1999, I had the opportunity to write a series of articles for National Petroleum News (NPN). Each article focused on one aspect of the connection between microbial contamination and operational problems in fuel retail systems.
Construction Industry Documentation and Record Keeping
Documentation is very important in a construction project because it provides a "memory" of the project. It is the only contemporaneous record of what was actually happening at any given time during the course of the project.
Warring Cops: Making Our Mission Even Tougher
I'm sure many of my fellow law enforcement professionals watched the video carried on Fox News Channel, myfoxphilly.com and other outlets that showed neighboring Pennsylvania law enforcers at war with each other. I think all would be as embarrassed for our profession as I was.
Case Study: Analysis and Optimal Design of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
The client was interested in designing a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for the Department of Defense. As part of this work the client wanted a thorough analysis of the various design tradeoffs that could be made when designing the unmanned aerial vehicle.
The Construction Expert Industry: New Developments
As necessity is the mother invention, an entire industry has been spawned by the growing field of construction-defect's law. Construction defects involve an enormous set of circumstances, including actual or imagined construction defects, deviation from what the industry considers the standard of care, and design defects, which relate to the specifications.
Case Study: Automobile Dealership Deceptive Sales Scheme
A publicly traded dealer group, along within 15 of its dealerships, was sued on the theory that the sales of Window Etching Theft Deterrent were deceptive, misleading and part of a plan orchestrated by the dealer group to encourage and assist dealers in a deceptive sales scheme.
Investment Fraud: Seasoned Investor Conned by Phony Investment; If It Can Happen to Him...
In early 2008 I met an investor who explained to me that he had a business dispute lawsuit he was preparing to file. He planned to engage my services to support the litigation.
Parent Counseling and Training: Should this be a Related Service on Your Child's IEP?
What is parent counseling and training? Parent counseling and training is defined as a related service under IDEA. Here is the definition: (i) Parent counseling and training means assisting parents in understanding the special needs of their child;
