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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
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The expert can review how the screening was scoped, which records and databases were searched, what identifying information was used, how possible matches were evaluated, whether results were verified against appropriate source records, and how the final report was presented. Depending on the matter, the review may also include employment or education verification, professional credentials, criminal-history information, driving records, or other screening components.
Names alone may not uniquely identify an individual, particularly when people share common names or when records contain aliases, incomplete identifiers, or inconsistent information. A screening review can examine which identifiers were available, which were actually used, and whether potentially conflicting information was investigated before a record was attributed to the subject of the report.
Yes. The expert can compare the report with underlying court, agency, employment, licensing, or other source records and assess how or where discrepancies may have arisen. Issues may include records attributed to the wrong person, duplicate entries, missing dispositions, outdated information, inconsistent identifiers, or information that was not updated after the source record changed. The significance of an error depends on the screening purpose, available information, and applicable procedures.
An expert can examine the screening process that was actually used, including its scope, timing, source selection, verification procedures, documented results, and any follow-up prompted by identified information. The expert can also distinguish information shown to have been available or obtainable through the screening methods at issue from facts learned only after the event. Whether an employer was legally required to discover particular information, exercised reasonable care, or is liable for negligent hiring depends on the governing law and the facts of the case rather than on the background check alone.
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
Background Check expertise focuses on screening methods, record searches, matching, verification, and reporting. Human Resources addresses broader employment policies, hiring practices, personnel administration, and workplace processes. Investigation expertise addresses fact gathering, interviews, corroboration, timelines, and investigative methodology more generally. A case may involve more than one specialty when the dispute extends beyond the screening report itself.