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OSHA Expert Witness Case Summary

Expert Witness Blog

2015), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas addressed the admissibility of expert testimony in a lawsuit involving allegations of human trafficking and substandard living conditions. The testimony of an OSHA Expert Witness was central to the court’s analysis. Signal International , No.

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Flawed science? Two efforts launched to improve scientific validity of psychological test evidence in court

Forensic Psychologist

Judges rule that any weaknesses in his method should go to the “weight” that jurors give Dr. Harm’s opinions, rather than the admissibility of his tests. Attorneys may try to challenge him in court, but their protests usually fall flat. Psychological tests hold a magical allure as objective truth.

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Pokrovsk Under Fire: Tactical and Technological Shifts in 1,018 Days of War

Complex Discovery

In war crime investigations, geolocation verification provides critical evidence to validate battlefield claims, corroborate witness testimony, and substantiate allegations of violations under international humanitarian law. Information governance practitioners rely on geolocation to ensure the integrity and authenticity of critical data.

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Junk-science paraphilias remain popular despite official rejection, study finds

Forensic Psychologist

Related reading: Behavioral Sciences and the Law published an overview of the evidentiary shortcomings of the nonconsent diagnosis, “The admissibility of other specified paraphilicdisorder (non-consent) in sexually violent predator,” in 2020.

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Hebephilia flunks Frye test

Forensic Psychologist

Under the Frye evidentiary standard , designed to bar novel scientific methods that are not sufficiently validated, a construct must be “generally accepted” by the relevant scientific community before it can be relied upon in legal proceedings. State psychologist Joel Lord had initially labeled Ralph P. The ruling in State v.