Expert witness service
Cannabis Insurance Policyholder Expert Witness
Policyholders often find that the carrier's adjuster has never valued a cannabis crop. The result can be a valuation that ignores how the product is grown and sold.
Ted works with policyholders and their counsel to document the loss and evaluate the carrier's figures against cultivation and market facts.
Available nationwide for state and federal matters.
When this applies
When this expertise is useful.
Support for cannabis policyholders and their counsel in disputed claims.
- A claim was underpaid or denied
- The carrier's valuation method is questioned
- Appraisal is invoked
- Coverage litigation is filed
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.
- Documentation of the loss
- Carrier valuation assumptions
- Expected yield and quality
- Market pricing
- Restoration period
Analysis may be based on: Policy and claim correspondence, Production records, Photos and video, Market pricing data.
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.
Resources
Locations
Cannabis Insurance Policyholder Expert Witness by state.
Available in every state. Ted is based in Denver and does not maintain offices elsewhere.
FAQ
Common questions
Can Ted help before litigation?
Yes. Pre-suit analysis can help a policyholder and counsel understand the strength of a claim.
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.