An Item-by-item Summary of Positions of the Section of Litigation's Council to Agenda for Civil Justice Reform in America
Title | An Item-by-item Summary of Positions of the Section of Litigation's Council to Agenda for Civil Justice Reform in America PDF eBook |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1991 |
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Guidelines for Forensic Engineering Practice
Title | Guidelines for Forensic Engineering Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Gary L. Lewis |
Publisher | ASCE Publications |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9780784475409 |
Sponsored by the Forensic Engineering Practice Committee of the Technical Council on Forensic Engineering of ASCE. This report provides the fundamentals of developing a practice that includes forensic engineering. Within the broad field of civil engineering, forensic engineering involves the investigation of performance, difficulties, or failures of buildings, structures, pipelines, foundations, airplanes, manufacturing equipment, vehicles, bridges, flood control facilities, and other engineered products. This report covers five general topics important to the practice of forensic engineering. "Qualifications" addresses commonly accepted education and experience requirements for forensic engineers. Various aspects of federal and state law are cited with an expanded section on admissibility. and disqualifications are discussed. "Investigations" shows the typical aspects of physically carrying out a forensic investigation, such as the handling of evidence for subsequent courtroom presentation. "Ethics" fulfills a professional charge to promulgate guidelines for ethical behavior of the forensic engineer. "Legal" gives a brief overview of the court system as it applies to the construction industry, including the role of the forensic engineer as an expert witness. "Business" describes the nontechnical management side of forensic engineering practices; the marketing of forensic engineering services within an acceptable ethical scheme is encouraged.
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Title | Model Rules of Professional Conduct PDF eBook |
Author | American Bar Association. House of Delegates |
Publisher | American Bar Association |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781590318737 |
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
Litigation News
Title | Litigation News PDF eBook |
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Pages | 308 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Actions and defenses |
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Health Care Litigation Reform
Title | Health Care Litigation Reform PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law |
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Pages | 140 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Electronic government information |
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The Third Branch
Title | The Third Branch PDF eBook |
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Pages | 14 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Courts |
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
Title | Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents PDF eBook |
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Pages | 1316 |
Release | 1991-11 |
Genre | Government publications |
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