3/30/2023· Expert Witnessing
Working Effectively With Experts
By: Lois Kadosh, MA
As a real estate broker who has been deposed more than 100 times in the course of working with attorneys for 35 + years as an expert witness/consultant, I do have some thoughts on the subject. Let’s begin with the obvious! Usually, an attorney hires an expert because the opposing side plans to designate one
3/30/2023· Construction
Construction Management Agency (CMa): Facts Not Fiction
By: Sanford C. Loy
A Construction Management agency (CMa) will administer these bonds for you to make sure they are written by viable and solvent bond companies who are on the government treasury list for approved bond companies.
2/20/2023· Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Professional Services Firm Develops Strategic Plan For IT Initiative And Process Improvement
This multi-billion dollar professional services company was using various, disparate software applications across its worldwide operations. Many of its core business processes were not utilized globally, and dual/triple entry was demonstrated at various sites and in various functional areas.
2/19/2023· Life Expectancy - Life Care Planning
Life Care Planning For Post-Traumatic Epilepsy
Post-traumatic seizures can result from secondary effects of head trauma, including cerebral edema, intracranial hemorrhage, cerebral contusion or laceration, alterations in the blood-brain barrier, or other neurochemical changes.
2/17/2023· Failure Analysis
Design Defect Failure Analysis of Water Shut Off Valve
By: Dr. Thomas Read
When this type of valve is open a rubber seal around the valve stem prevents leaking. In this case, the poly acetate stem deteriorated due to the presence of hot chlorinated water This allowed water to leak out. Over time the leak rate increased.
1/27/2023· Medical Malpractice
Defense Support - Paralysis Following An Epidural Injection
By: Joel L. Kent, MD
In this case I was asked to assist in the defense of a physician who had performed a T5/6 epidural on a patient who subsequently developed an epidural hematoma and resultant spinal cord injury with paralysis. The suit contended that the injuries sustained by the patient were the result of negligent..
12/29/2022· Environment
Residential Soil Vapor Intrusion: An Independent Evaluation
The contaminated groundwater is attributable to past disposal practices of the nearby former Bay Shore/Brightwaters manufactured gas plant (MGP) currently being remediated by National Grid (formerly KeySpan). Injection of oxygen (O2) into the contaminated groundwater
12/14/2022· Psychiatry
Criteria For Diagnosing DSM-III Borderline Personality Disorders
By: Dr. James Reich
One hundred fifty-nine psychiatric outpatients were examined to determine which of the DSM-III Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) criteria were most valid in terms of sensitivity, specificity, predictive power positive, and predictive power negative. Combinations of two criteria predicted
12/14/2022· Construction
Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build Or Construction Management? Circa 2022
By: Sanford C. Loy
Any of these methods can produce beneficial results…but the decision as to which one is used must be made carefully with a full understanding of the pluses and minuses of each; each owner’s circumstances, risk tolerance, staffing, experience with construction, the degree to which the schedule and budget are respectively critical as well a
11/22/2022· Telecommunication
Revenue Boost For Automotive Industry From Cellular Connectivity Outweighs SEP Licensing Costs
By: Keith Mallinson
The automotive industry is being revolutionized by continuous cloud connectivity, autonomous driving technologies, drive train electrification and shared mobility. These transformations are being facilitated in part by the standardized cellular technologies now commonly implemented in “connected vehicles” or “CVs”.
