Dr Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - Former Dean and former NYIT and UT Dallas professor, and expert witness, Gurumurthy Kalyanaram reports on the Bhopal Tragedy lawsuit against Union Carbide (US).

A lawsuit filed by Earth Rights International in the U.S. District Court against Union Carbide (US) for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy was recently dismissed by Justice John Keenan. I am familiar with John Keenan’s decisions – he is generally inclined to grant motions for summary judgment unless the plaintiff in the lawsuit can show robust evidence of dispute of fact(s). Justice Keenan’s threshold is high. He has been a senior judge since mid-1990s.

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - Former Dean and former NYIT and UT Dallas professor Gurumurthy Kalyanaram reports on his expert witness testimony in a False Claims Act/qui tam lawsuit based upon my expert witness testimony, the US government decided to intervene in a qui tam lawsuit against two private educational entities.

The background to the lawsuit is as follows. Two educational entities had collaborated and designed an on-line educational program. According to the complaint, the institutes were purportedly offering degrees without completion of the requisite requirements, employing unqualified faculty and using inadequate facilities. The on-line educational program was also purportedly engaged in commissions-based student recruitment process.

Reports on Expert Witness Testimony in Litigation between Two Telecom Companies

Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - Former Dean and former NYIT and UT Dallas professor Gurumurthy Kalyanaram reports on his recent expert witness testimony in a lawsuit filed by a start-up telecom firm against a China-based telecom firm.

The background to the lawsuit is as follows.  A start-up telecom company based in US got a license in 2004 to operate in Liberia. The license was for the entire suite of telecom services.  As part of its launch preparation, the start-up explored a collaborative with a China-based telecom company to supply hardware.  The two telecom companies engaged in substantial conversation, and the both signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement.