Insurance counsel
Cannabis Expert Witness for Insurance Counsel
Coverage litigation over cannabis claims often comes down to valuation and restoration questions that adjusters could not resolve. Ted provides independent analysis and testimony for counsel on either side.
How Ted helps
What Ted provides for insurance counsel.
- Crop and inventory valuation
- Restoration period analysis
- Review of opposing valuations
- Appraisal and litigation support
Ted Menadier, MBA
Ted Menadier, MBA provides expert witness services in litigation involving cannabis, marijuana and hemp cultivation, crop loss, crop valuation, business operations, insurance claims, testing, classification and related industry matters.
- Matters retained
- 38+
- Industry since
- 2015
- Courts
- State & federal
- Availability
- Nationwide
Relevant services
Services most often relevant.
Case types
Common case types.
Evidence and records
What the analysis is built on.
Opinions are grounded in the records and industry information available in each matter. The specific materials depend on the issues.
Cultivation and production records
Grow logs, production records, harvest history and documented production history.
Learn morePlant counts and growth stage
Counts, growth stage and canopy information at the relevant point in time.
Learn moreCultivation environment and systems
Equipment, cultivation systems and environmental-control information.
Learn moreTrack-and-trace and inventory
State seed-to-sale entries and inventory records.
Learn moreCOAs and testing results
Certificates of analysis and laboratory results, read in context.
Learn moreMarket pricing and conditions
Market pricing data and regional market conditions for the relevant period.
Learn moreIncident and loss documentation
Incident reports, insurance-loss documentation, photos and video.
Learn moreInspection and operations
Inspection observations and operational documentation.
Learn moreIndustry practice and data
Accepted industry practices and relevant industry data.
Learn moreScope
What Ted does not do.
Clear limits save time for counsel and keep opinions defensible.
- Ted does not provide legal advice and is not counsel for any party.
- Ted does not hold himself out as a business valuation or business appraisal expert.
- Ted does not hold himself out as a molecular genetics or plant-genetics laboratory expert; specialized genetic evaluation may require another expert.
- Ted is not a CPA, forensic accountant or economist. Economic-loss work stays within crop value, production loss, market pricing and lost revenue.
- Scope is determined by the facts and issues of each engagement, and matters outside his experience are declined early.
Ted Menadier is an expert witness and industry consultant, not an attorney. Nothing on this website is legal advice, and contacting Ted does not create an attorney-client relationship. Expert scope is determined by the facts and issues of each engagement.