As previously described in a Jan. 12, 2024 legal alert and a July 12, 2024 legal alert, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) promulgated amendments to freshwater wetlands regulations, changing 6...more
Technology is transforming nearly every aspect of our lives, and the world of auto accident cases in Florida is no exception. From the moment an accident occurs to the courtroom battles that follow, modern technology plays a...more
Introduction: The Role of Roadway Engineering in Preventing Vehicular & Pedestrian Accidents - Roadway engineering is tied directly to what is known about driver needs and behavior during certain tasks. It is the role of...more
Emergency personnel and first responders have the opportunity to document crash scenes while evidence is still recent. The growth of the drone market and the efficiency of documentation with drones has led to an increasing...more
Having awakened on the morning of March 26 to the devastating news of the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after being struck by the Dali container ship, I thought of the many times I crossed the bridge as a...more
Abstract Video of an event recorded from a moving camera contains information not only useful for reconstructing the locations and timing of an event, but also the velocity of the camera attached to the moving object or...more
Abstract - Event data recorders (EDRs) were harvested and imaged after Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 56 km/hr frontal and 64.4 km/hr frontal offset crashes of 15 different brands of 2016-2022 vehicles. The...more
In 2022, the United States experienced 18 separate weather and climate disasters costing at least one billion dollars according to NOAA. In 2023, that number rose to 28 separate billion dollar weather events. The frequency...more
Florida was hit by Hurricane Ian in September 2022 and Hurricane Nicole in November 2022, both of which caused severe damage to various parts of the state. In response to these disasters, the Florida Legislature enacted...more
As interest rates and financial pressures on families continue to mount, more and more drivers may be unable to pay their repair bill for damage they caused or for mechanical issues on their vehicles. A common response is...more
The Role of An Accident Reconstructionist & Why They Are Needed - Often, when a commercial motor vehicle driver reports an accident, the details of the collision are murky, and the severity of the accident is understated. The...more
The Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) defines a “Clear Zone” as an unobstructed, traversable roadside area that allows a driver to stop safely or regain control of a vehicle that has left the roadway. While the...more
Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts present myriad opportunities for foreign businesses particularly in the energy, construction and tech sectors. At the same time, it is imperative for foreign businesses to approach these...more
Technology is ever advancing in the world around us, and it is no different when it comes to data acquisition systems used in accident reconstruction. In 2016, the SAE publication, “Data Acquisition Using Smart Phone...more
In the early 2000s, many accident reconstructionists believed that the emergence of event data recorders (EDRs) meant that EDRs would replace many of the traditional accident investigation techniques. These EDRs were commonly...more
By: William L. Hallam The American Law Institute, a group of prominent judges, lawyers, and professors, publishes the Restatements of the Law. According to Brooklyn Law School, “The drafting process of the Restatements is...more
Forensic engineering and accident investigation is a diverse and comprehensive field that involves the examination and analysis of both physical and electronic evidence. An integral part of the accident investigation process...more
Crash reconstruction is the application of scientific principles to determine what occurred in a collision or other claim. Accident reconstructionists provide their findings to insurance companies or to lawyers eventually...more
Although the United States military’s role in Afghanistan effectively ended in August 2021, the Government’s fraud watchdog for operations in Afghanistan, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Recovery (“SIGAR”),...more
Corona makes it possible! Soon there will be the opportunity to share based on a much shorter prospectus ( " reconstruction Prospect " or " short-form prospectus offering") and / or to allow the stock market. This privilege...more
Several individuals and community/neighborhood organizations filed a July 10th Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction (“Motion”) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas...more
Angry women, anxious that officials were failing to protect their health, besieged a federal Food and Drug Administration hearing in the spring. That unusual outcry may have helped push regulators off their bureaucratic...more
Just days after the twelfth anniversary of the Minnesota 35W bridge collapse, the Eighth Circuit summarily affirmed the dismissal of a False Claims Act case alleging that Minnesota government officials conspired to submit...more
Uncle Sam has paid what critics have called long overdue attention to women’s breasts and how surgeons and diagnosticians treat them....more
Experts have a tough job translating sometimes technical detail to lay audiences and working closely with a party to the litigation while still maintaining the role of “teacher” rather than “advocate.” Some excellent and...more