Civil
FCIS will help you establish liability.
We help you uncover and assemble the information needed for a civil trial. We will meet with you to determine the investigation budget, the needs of the investigation, and how the case should proceed.
FCIS makes your job easier. We are professional, thorough and diligent. We utilize our decades of experience and contacts to find the answers and evidence you need and provide a detailed, well-written, timely report of our findings.
Our litigation support provides the leverage you need to achieve larger verdicts and better settlements.
Our primary areas of expertise include personal injury, accidents, dram shop, civil rights and elder abuse.
Our Litigation Support Services Includes:
- Document Analysis
- Witness Interviews
- Witness Locates
- Background Checks/Investigations
- Asset Checks/Investigations
- Surveillance/GPS Tracking
- Polygraph Examinations
- Handwriting Analysis
Document Analysis:
FCIS will provide you assurance of proper documentation needed for your case.
It is imperative to your case to make sure you have the correct documentation of the facts and records maintained by businesses, medical facilities, municipalities and courthouses. FCIS will analyze all personal and automobile documents, including financial records, credit reports, martial and divorce records and accident reports.
Witness Interviews:
FCIS will provide you clarification of witnesses’ observations prior to deposition/testimony.
Interviewing is an art. FCIS has mastered the art of interviewing. We will contact and interview witnesses. This will provide you impartial, objective information. These statements will be used to evaluate the witness’ knowledge of the events and the value of their testimony.
Witness Locates:
FCIS will locate witnesses to strengthen your case.
We know it’s necessary to effectively locate witnesses who may provide information to the successful results of your case. We have the expertise and professional contacts to locate difficult witnesses.
Background Checks/Investigations:
FCIS will help you avoid “surprises” about a witness or an expert.
We can provide you basic background checks or a comprehensive background investigation that will provide you information about a witness, defendant, or a potential expert. Our background investigation provides you with detailed historical, financial and professional information. This will help you to ascertain the credibility of a witness, establish history of previous litigation, identify possible impeachment issues early and determine the accuracy of an expert’s curriculum vitae and document the viability of a defendant corporation.
Included in our background investigations are:
- Investigative research
- Identification of neighbors, associates and relatives
- Criminal history check
- Civil litigation check
- Asset check
- Develop and interview independent witnesses
- Police reports on any incidents
- Certified copies of judgments and dispositions
- Probable cause affidavits to provide you background on the exact nature of the charges against the listed witness
- Certified copies of criminal convictions from local and out-of-state jurisdictions
A summary report is provided with the obtained court documents so you can easily review the cases in which the witness was involved
Asset Search/Investigation:
Reduce costly litigation, if coverage and assets prove insufficient.
Our asset investigations are performed to determine if defendants have assets in excess of their insurance policy limits or potential assets that could be executed against, such as real property, vehicles, boats, business holdings and other entities. If liability is clearly established and the case has merit due to significant damages, you may try to determine if the defendant has real property or business assets that could be subject to collection or to collect an award issued by the court. Having seized millions of dollars of assets from criminal organizations, we have the training and expertise to deal with these issues.
Report will include:
- Identity of all assets
- Documentation of identifiable assets
- Property
- Banking institutions where assets are being held
- Surveillance of persons activity
Surveillance and GPS Tracking:
FCIS will provide you insight into your subject’s activities.
FCIS has conducted surveillances on sophisticated criminal organizations and our experience is equal to none. We will provide you additional insight into the character and activities of your subject by conducting discreet surveillance operations on both video and digital still photographs. We also employ GPS tracking devices whenever legally permitted.
We pay special attention to all state and federal statutory regulations, as well as private sector liability for unlawful surveillance (civil and criminal liability.) We are careful not to violate anyone’s "reasonable expectation of privacy."
We provide you a detailed, well-written, timely report, along with digital still photographs and video reproductions acquired depicting notable events upon the completion of the surveillance.
We are available to be present at depositions with documented surveillance evidence that was obtained in the field. We will appear for court testimony upon request/subpoena.
Polygraph Examination:
FCIS will help you to learn who is credible.
We know that the effective use of a polygraph can assist you in making a decision on the credibility of a witness and assist in workplace investigations.
We will:
- Conduct a preliminary assessment of the information provided by the client
- Interview the client regarding the allegations
- Develop questions to be asked
- Conduct a polygraph examination
- Provide a detailed report of the outcome of the polygraph examination
Handwriting Analysis:
FCIS will help you know if your client wrote the document in question.
We will conduct an independent review of handwriting analysis done by law enforcement and other experts to learn if there are any discrepancies.