Michael L. Markushewski, BSMET, Chief Technical Officer for ARCCA, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Philadelphia’s Spring Garden College and attended Pennsylvania State University for graduate courses in Engineering Science. He has established a distinctive career in the field of accident reconstruction, crashworthiness, occupant crash protection, emergency escape, crash safety and survival, and life support engineering. His extensive experience focuses on research, design, test and evaluation of aircraft and vehicular seating systems, restraint systems, ejection seat design, crashworthy seating systems, seat belts and inflatable restraints and protective devices. Mike has held the positions of project engineer, team leader, systems engineer and project manager of significant occupant protection system design, development and test programs responsible for project progress from inception through completion. He has prepared and established program and hardware technical and performance specifications and manuals for many programs and vehicle platforms including aircraft and ground vehicles. Mike acts as a lead investigator and mishap reconstructionist for military and civilian aircraft and automotive mishaps to evaluate occupant protection system performance and the evaluation of mechanisms of injury. He is also currently consulting with the National Hockey League on impacts and the performance of athletic equipment.
Archives for 2017
Trust Fund Paper
DO YOU HAVE TRUST ISSUES? THE SURETY’S USE OF TRUST FUND RIGHTS IN BANKRUPTCY
Introduction
It has been said “where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.”3 Yet trusts abound in statutes, indemnity agreements and contracts, and trusts are even implied by law under certain circumstances. The question that arises is what rights flow from such trusts in the bankruptcy context and the corollary question is how can the surety use such rights to its advantage. To address these questions, this paper will first look at the nature of trusts in general, their characteristics and elements, the duties and obligations of the parties and the rights of the beneficiaries in general. Forming a solid understanding of the law of trusts is essential for the surety to be able to identify and assert such rights in the myriad of circumstances which may arise. Next, the paper will focus on the various forms of trusts, such as statutory trust funds, contractually created trusts and trusts at common law.
Fundamentals of Electronic Discovery
HOW TO MINIMIZE UNNECESSARY AND MISLEADING DISCOVERY DISCLOSURES— DOCUMENTS AND DEPOSITIONS (FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY AND THE NEW FEDERAL RULES)
Introduction
Discovery of electronically stored information has been an issue for decades, but there has been renewed interest in the topic of late due in large measure to the 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which became effective on December 1, 2006. The issue has also risen in stature because of some recent high profile cases signaling the courts’ willingness to tackle the issues and the general fact that electronic technology has become so fully integrated with how we live and work that discovery of electronic information has become a necessity instead of mere theory.