Category: Articles, Premises Liability, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety Negligence vs Gross Negligence TASA ID: 4009 Joining a health/exercise center these days often includes signing some form of hold harmless agreement which absolves the center from acts of negligence. If a member is injured and sues, then plaintiff has to show that the club had committed gross negligence. I recently worked as a plaintiff’s expert on such a case. A health club member was injured when he attempted to mount an elliptical exercise machine which had been located too close to another. He was struck and injured by the moving part of the adjoining machine. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Communications, Marketing, Media, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Negative Communications: The Process of Absorption and Transmission TASA ID: 2156 To truly comprehend the impact of negative communications on the recipients(s), one must understand how such negative input is received and processed by those exposed to it directly, as well as how such information can be transmitted unintentionally and the harmful effects of that. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Communications, Marketing, Media, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Defamation Cases: Why an Expert Witness is Vital TASA ID: 2156 Very few people that serve on juries – whether they are housewives, mechanics, sales clerks, etc. or financial planners, architects, rocket scientists, etc. have the knowledge, background or understanding of how defamation (or negative communications) works. They understand that it is alleged that one person/entity communicated something bad about another that was untrue, derogatory or disparaging, thus harmful. Read more
Category: Articles, Computer/Internet, Marketing, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts The Importance of Online Reputation Management (ORM) for Legal Professionals Check out our archived webinars in the Knowledge Center! TASA ID: 11604 Reputation, by its very definition is a nebulous, intangible and complex concept. Trust, along with an excellent reputation as a legal resource, cannot be directly measured like income and expenses. An attorney’s reputation and credibility matter more today than ever before. Clients prefer to retain attorneys and firms with strong and positive reputations. The internet democratizes information and increased competition from both the attorney next door and cost-effective digital legal platforms, such as LegalZoom, Rocket Lawyer and Nolo. Read more
Category: Articles, Ethics, Medical & Healthcare, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Working With Experts Plastic Surgery Expert Witness The Importance of Ethics TASA ID: 11869 When choosing a plastic surgery expert witness, it’s important to choose an expert witness who is familiar with the necessary code of ethics. Historically, there has been no real formal code which expert witnesses should follow. However, in 2010, attorney Robert Ambrogi put together a code of ethics which aims to provide a guide for expert witnesses and how they should behave in an ethical way. Read more