Litigation support can require many different investigative services.
In one of our recent case studies, we showed how background screening checks helped a law firm show that an allegedly injured plaintiff was suing a client because of financial pressures, not actual injury. A thorough background check of criminal records, civil records, news databases, internet research, and social media can identify information to support litigation efforts. This type of investigative due diligence can provide valuable insights about the strengths and weaknesses of your client’s case and that of the opposing party. It can also identify more targeted information, such as an asset search to determine if a party has enough assets to make a lawsuit worthwhile or location of a witness.
But there’s much more to litigation support.
Witness Interviews
Skilled, professional witness interviews can:
- Validate or refute facts
- Identify additional individuals who may have helpful knowledge
- Uncover leads and/or other information that may not be in written documents or public records
Expert Witness Testimony
Expert witnesses can support litigation in the courtroom by:
- Explaining complex and nuanced information to jurors in an understandable manner
- Strengthening the credibility of your case or revealing weaknesses in the opposing party’s claims and arguments
Integras can provide you with an expert witness or help find and vet one specific to your case.
Surveillance and Counter Surveillance
Surveillance can uncover activity and information that may not be available through desktop research, such as:
- A lifestyle that is more or less extravagant than the subject may lead one to believe
- Injuries that are less severe than claimed
- Other forms of income
- Personal connections and undisclosed business interests
All of these discoveries can change the outcome of a case. Counter surveillance will determine if your client or witness is being watched by others.
Technical Surveillance Counter Measures (TSCM)
Many clients are concerned about eavesdropping during a legal battle. A TSCM inspection can locate the following:
- Hidden cameras
- Radio frequency (RF) transmitters
- Recorders
- Sensors
- Microphones and other transducers
The inspection can also identify illicit transmission paths and evidence of covert installations, helping to pinpoint the source of the surveillance. These services can help ensure that your privacy remains just that, private.
Computer, Network and Mobile Forensics
Two recent projects highlighted the value of forensics, used extensively for litigation matters:
- Imaging of a cellular phone and analysis of text exchanges with a subject of interest identified and recovered critical text messages that were erased from the phone.
- Review of an ex-employee’s company-owned laptop revealed potentially threatening behavior.
Process Serving
Process servers are an integral component of nearly all litigation. Connected nationwide, we can help by serving legal documents to individuals and organizations in accordance with applicable laws. If legal documents are not served in a compliant manner, they can be contested in court, which may compromise your case.
For help creating a multi-pronged investigative strategy to support your next case, contact Integras Intelligence at 212.871.1274.
