Category: Articles, Education, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, School Safety/Violence, Security LUCK IS NOT A SCHOOL SECURITY PROGRAM TASA ID: 915 Not a week goes by without yet another security breach report involving a K-12 school, the details surrounding such events as sexual assault, knife attacks, social media threats, guns carried onto school property or an actual shooting. These reports are from every part of the country. Read more
Category: Articles, Accident Analysis / Reconstruction, Auto Safety, Automotive/Trucking, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Off-Road Vehicle Accidents TASA ID: Off-road vehicle use and available products for the consumers to use off-road has increased dramatically over the past several decades. With the increased use, the number of accidents resulting in serious injuries and death to the users have also increased in alarming numbers. Many of these accidents are not caused by the users of these vehicles, but instead, are caused by the defects that are inherent in some of these off-road vehicles. Read more
Category: Articles, Automotive/Trucking, Business & Commerce, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Transportation The New Transportation Broker Law - Map 21 An Analysis for Attorneys TASA ID: 2109 Source: LoadTraining.com - Broker Training InstituteMany motor carrier accidents involve a dispatch by a transportation broker. The broker’s usual position in the event of an accident is “to run away” from responsibility, thinking incorrectly, that they are not liable. However; If any of the broker’s actions in the act of transportation, are normally, actions reserved, in common practice, to a motor carrier, the Broker may be held to strict liability, in that transportation event. Read more
Category: Articles, Crop Management/Agriculture, Food Safety and Production, Resources for Attorneys Cases Written By An Expert TASA ID: 646 In the three case summaries presented below, I was hired through TASA to provide my expertise in each case regarding crop management/agriculture. I’ve been a TASA expert witness going on 25 years. Beyond submitting reports, I’ve been depositioned twice but have never had to testify in court. Read more
Category: Articles, Chemicals / Toxic Substances, Medical & Healthcare, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Toxicology OVERVIEW OF BENZENE TOXICITY TASA ID: 1351 I. Background InformationBenzene is a clear, colorless liquid at ambient temperatures. Benzene has a relatively high vapor pressure and thus evaporates quickly into the air. The odor threshold for benzene has been reported as 12 parts per million. Benzene occurs naturally in crude oil and is widely used in industry as a raw material for the production of other organic chemicals. Most gasolines sold in this country contain between one and two percent benzene (World Health Organization, 1993; ACGIH, 2001; Bruckner, et al., 2008). Benzene is present in most outdoor and indoor environments. Most benzene exposures to the general public are associated with the use of gasoline powered vehicles and other equipment. Benzene is also found in some consumer products and is present in main stream and side stream tobacco smoke (Wallace, 1996). Read more