Category: Articles, Law Enforcement & Corrections, Resources for Attorneys The Less Lethal Option for American Policing: Exploring Less Lethal Use of Force Whitepaper TASA ID: 3454 One of the most controversial policies regularly questioned in the public domain is police use of force. Through the news media, we are regularly apprised of situations in which police are alleged to have used excessive force during the apprehension of a suspect or an incident in which a suspect was killed as a result of police action. This essay is an attempt to enlighten the reader on various issues regarding police use of force and some of the choices police officers may face in which there is no desirable outcome but the use of force to preserve life. 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
Category: Articles, Food Safety and Production Food Safety Data Documentation For Legal Case Requirements Whitepaper TASA ID: 1926 This white paper has been written to pull the curtains back and provide attorneys insight into the reams of information available for use in (food processing/manufacturing/safety) litigation cases. Read more
Category: Articles, Food Safety and Production Food Safety Forensics Whitepaper TASA ID: 1926 In 1993, the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) partitioned Forensic Science into 11 categories and Food Science and Food Safety are not among them - even though food is ingested into the body, and the fields of food science and food safety have not been recognized. Read more
Category: Articles, Construction Consumer Protection & More Successful Construction Projects (We're In It Together) Whitepaper TASA ID: 3352 Owners, consumers, professionals, tradespeople, vendors, and regulators are all involved in the purchase of goods and services. However, how many are actually, accurately aware of their duties and rights for those transactions according to the law? Read more
