The experts at Alpine Engineering and Design, Inc. (AED) provided Mechanical Expert Witness services on a case involving an auger conveyor. It is our understanding that this case was resolved outside of court. AED has multiple offices in the intermountain west, and...
Standards are commonly used in engineering design. Some standards are legal requirements while others are consensus or voluntary standards. There are a number of organizations that provide standards including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA),...
As a mechanical engineer who works in equipment design safety, I sometimes get involved in lawsuits where injuries occur while equipment is being used. Usually in the roll of an expert witness. One question that I am often asked in one form or another during...
Forklift Expert from Alpine Engineering and Design offered expert opinions in a lawsuit around the events and equipment involved in the unnecessary death of a delivery driver. The case settlement was confidential, but we have been informed that it was favorable to...
Recently, there was a big hullabaloo in my neighborhood regarding the swings in the park maintained by our HOA. Someone posted a picture on our neighborhood Facebook page showing two of the swings hanging by only one chain. As you might imagine, the neighborhood...
