Category: Medical & Healthcare, Toxicology Scientific Evidence and Causation of Toxicity TASA ID: 1111 Establishing causation is a critical - if not the most important - task when allegations of harm are made. This is particularly true for adverse consequence arising from illicit drugs, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, and other chemicals. Causation of adverse health effects and even wrongful death requires more than demonstrating an association or connection. Knowing whether or not there is a causal link between a toxicant and a claimed adverse health effect is important for both plaintiffs and defendants. Read more
Category: Articles, Insurance, Medical & Healthcare How to Get Evidence Admitted or Re-admitted by Use of Rule 703: The Advantages of a Life Expectancy Using Life Insurance Underwriting and Life Settlement Methods in the Legal Setting Whitepaper TASA ID: 2409 The investigation and use of personal attributes and personal history in assessing mortality risk is standard practice in the life insurance and life settlement industries. Life insurers want to ensure that the premiums charged for a life insurance policy accurately reflect the mortality risk of an applicant. Life settlement providers similarly want to ensure that the calculated life expectancy accurately reflects the mortality risk of the insured seeking to settle (sell) his/her life insurance policy. Read more
