Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys Options on Leveraged VIX ETFs - Legal Issues TASA ID: 13992 This article was originally published on NavesinkInternational.com and in Albourne Village, village-us.albourne.com___________There is much to be said about the February 5th losses on the leveraged VIX ETF options. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys Don't Touch the VIX! Oops. TASA ID: 13992 This article was originally published on NavesinkInternational.com and in Albourne Village, village-us.albourne.com___________It's a no-brainer; the financial industry has change a lot over the last decades. There are multiple causes. Among the structural factors, one can mention the rise of technology, the decimalization and electronification of exchanges, the introduction of ECNs for equity, the increases in volume and speed of those exchanges. There were also significant regulatory changes (MIFID, Basel, Dodd-Frank...). Derivatives trading has changed a lot too. But what happened to the VIX on February 5th, could be a wake-up call to the industry and generate another wave of deep changes. Read more
Category: Articles, Animals, Appraisals / Valuations, Resources for Attorneys, Working With Experts Equine Appraisals: Who, What, When, Why? TASA ID: 14386 An equine appraisal is a document prepared by a credentialed individual to determine the value of the equine(s) in question. Definition of an appraisal: an independent, impartial and objective relative estimate of value based on facts. A bound technical report should be provided to the client by the appraiser. Read more
Category: Articles, Audio-Video Forensics, Resources for Attorneys, Working With Experts Audio Evidence Forensics: Finding Signals In The Noise The Value of Audio in Proving Your Case TASA ID: 14235 Modern forensic and audio production tools can be very effective in repair and enhancement if it can be done. If a jury can hear recorded dialog so clearly to determine inflections of a voice, the breathing, the tone, then the emotion on tape makes for a far greater impact on the listener. Enhancement can be beneficial to bring out background noise revealing other evidence as well and this is not considered as an edit. Read more
Category: Articles, Medical & Healthcare, Resources for Attorneys Board-Certified Plastic Surgery Expert Witness = Successful Litigation TASA ID: 11869 A 2017 study by Therattil et al. has revealed that those engaging in plastic surgery lawsuits are more likely to win their case if they hire a board-certified plastic surgery expert witness. It also revealed a growing number of lawsuits and that defendants have a greater success rate than plaintiffs. Read more
