Expert Witness - Financial

Ryan A. Carruth, CPA, CFE
Peachtree Center - International Tower
229 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 900
Atlanta, GA  30303

Email: .com">rcarruth.com
Website: RGL Forensic Accountants and Consultants
Tel: 866-953-0400
Tel: 404-522-1220
Fax: 404-522-1224

Expertise details:
Litigation Services:
Intellectual Property Infringement - Patent and Trademark (Advertising, Outdoor Grill, Medical and Dental Devices, Pharmaceutical) Antitrust (Pharmaceutical, Commodity) Breach of Contract (Beverage Producer, GPS Technology) Financial Motive in Arson (Retail Flower Industry, Retail Jewelry, Farming, Personal) Wrongful Death (Personal) Wrongful Termination (Insurance Brokerage) Product Liability (Fertilizer Manufacturer, Dessert Manufacturer, Automobile Service)

Insurance Services:
Economic Loss / Loss of Business Income / Extra Expense (Retail / Manufacturing / Service) To include the following major industries: apparel, block plants, automobile dealership, communications, construction, environmental, furniture, hotel/motel, lottery, medical professional, governmental, supermarket, restaurant, textiles, tobacco, and trucking.

Employee Dishonesty (Fidelity Bond Claims)
To include the following major industries: publishing, medical services, governmental and retail. Inventory Loss (Out-of-Sight): plumbing supply, apparel, beverage (non-alcoholic, liquor, beer, wine), tool, tobacco, and manufacturing parts.

Builder's Risk
(Soft-Cost and Hard-Cost); Surety Bond

Education:
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting Magna Cum Laude - Kennesaw State University

Board Certifications:
Certified Public Accountant (CPA); Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

Professional Affiliations:
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants; Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; Atlanta Claims Association

Professional Experience:
Been involved in investigative accounting and litigation support services since 1997. Testified in both Alabama and Georgia state courts. Provided expert testimony in appraisal and arbitration relating to loss of business income and extra expenses.

Achievements:
Partner - Atlanta Office of RGL

Presentations:
Prepared and presented seminars to top tiered insurance companies dealing with time element losses (loss of business income / lost profits) and extra expense claims.

Legal Services Offered:
Consulting and Expert forensic accounting services. This includes, but is not limited to: case review, document review, preparation of request for production, preparation of counsel for opposing expert or 30 (b) 6 witness deposition and trial testimony, economic / financial damage analysis, preparation of State and Federal expert report, deposition testimony, and trial testimony. Our experience is not concentrated on one side or the other, but rather we have been engaged by both Plaintiff and Defendant.

Geographical Area:
Worldwide

Legal Cases:
Intellectual Property Infringement; Breach of Contract; Product Recall; Product Liability; Matrimonial Dissolution; Antitrust; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Death; Loss of Business Income / Extra Expense; Financial Condition - Motive for Arson.