LOS ANGELES (AP) — A young chemist fatally burned in a UCLA laboratory was inadequately trained, lacked experience and was not given protective gear before handling highly flammable chemicals, an ...

Being an expert witness is serious business. Anyone who takes the witness stand needs to have impeccable credentials and extensive experience in their field, as well as be objective and able to ...

Before they swear to “tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,” witnesses need to be prepared for the process and challenges of testifying in a trial, deposition, or other legal ...

What happens when you suffer a catastrophic injury at work and can’t continue in your career? Workers compensation begins. Those payments last until you reach the maximum medical improvement point.

Cole Miller remembers one case in particular. "He was a young man who was so egregiously injured that it turned his whole life upside down," recalls Miller, a consultant who serves as an expert ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Are you interested in pursuing work as an expert witness? I recommend you consider it if you’re seeking mind-expanding and ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Cedar Crest College cut the ribbon on a brand new Expert Witness Training Center! It's meant to help train forensic science students, law enforcement, first-responder professionals, ...

Michael Roop is a retired Louisiana State Police Captain and a certified Safety Professional (CSP) who has served as an expert witness in numerous civil and criminal cases in state/federal courts. In ...

Expert testimony plays a critical role in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Thousands of petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and ...

Contingency fee payments for expert witnesses look set to be outlawed in a new code of conduct that is designed to stamp out the ‘hired gun’ image of many experts. The clause banning payments to ...