The cover story of the December 2015 issue of the ABA Journal, “Badly Burned: Long-held beliefs about arson science have been debunked after decades of misuse,” should be read by every lawyer and corporate executive involved in insurance coverage disputes where arson is or may be at issue.
Among other things, the article quotes Case Western Reserve University law professor Paul Giannelli as saying, “Although the science exists to debunk these lingering fire investigation myths, this kind of junk science continues to enter courtrooms through the testimony of some fire investigators who continue to ignore the science behind fire and rely on the 'art' of arson investigation.”
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].