Expert witness service
Cannabis & Hemp Crop Loss Expert Witness
Crop loss matters ask two questions: what happened to the plants, and how much was lost. Both depend on cultivation facts that are easy to get wrong.
Ted assesses the extent of damage, the production that was lost and its value, in matters such as herbicide overspray, fires, wildfire ash, power outages and loss of heat.
Available nationwide for state and federal matters.
When this applies
When this expertise is useful.
Cause and extent of cannabis and hemp crop loss after an incident.
- Herbicide drift or overspray damaged a crop
- Fire, smoke or ash contaminated plants
- A power outage or heat loss affected a grow
- Environmental-control equipment failed
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
Issues
Issues Ted may evaluate.
- Extent and nature of damage
- Salvageable versus lost product
- Lost production quantity
- Value of lost production
- Timing relative to harvest
Analysis may be based on: Incident documentation, Photos and video, Production history, Environmental-control information.
Representative matter types
Matters Ted has been retained on.
Anonymous categories only. Client names, case details and outcomes are confidential.
Scope
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.
Related
Related expertise and case types.
Locations
Cannabis & Hemp Crop Loss Expert Witness by state.
Available in every state. Ted is based in Denver and does not maintain offices elsewhere.
FAQ
Common questions
Can partial damage be quantified?
Often. Ted compares the affected crop with documented production history and comparable unaffected plants where they exist.
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.