Learn the difference between a hazard and a risk, and how engineers evaluate exposure, likelihood, severity, foreseeable use, and safeguards when conducting product safety assessments, machinery design reviews, and forensic engineering investigations.
Generative AI tools can create persuasive yet fundamentally flawed liability claims. This pre-litigation case study reveals how an unverified LLM analysis misapplied ASTM F2291 safety standards to uncalibrated accelerometer data, and why expert human judgment remains essential in legal disputes.
Podcast Ep. 9: Patent expert witness Nigel Jones explains how source code review, technical analysis, and clear expert testimony support attorneys in patent litigation. This episode looks at the practical work behind infringement, validity, and trial preparation in complex IP disputes.
Patented engineers bring firsthand experience with claim drafting, prosecution history, and real-world invention to patent litigation. This article explains how that background can strengthen claim construction, infringement analysis, invalidity review, expert reports, deposition performance, and trial testimony.
Machine guarding helps protect workers from rotating parts, pinch points, cutting tools, crush zones, and other mechanical hazards. This guide explains common machine guard types and the engineering considerations that help make safeguarding effective, practical, and compliant.
When an emergency stop doesn’t halt a hazard, the results can be catastrophic. This packaging equipment injury investigation by Alpine Engineering & Design reveals why robust machine safety design must look beyond basic controls to mitigate hidden, stored pneumatic energy.
Machine guarding should protect workers while allowing safe maintenance. Learn how guard design, lockout/tagout, and JSAs can reduce unsafe workarounds.
(Podcast Ep. 7) Alpine Engineering Senior Advisor Fred Smith discusses expert witness work, product liability, patent litigation, courtroom testimony, and the importance of honest, consistent engineering opinions.
Walkway safety requires more than general awareness, it relies on measurable standards, codes, and engineering analysis. This article explains how slip resistance, trip hazards, and walkway conditions are evaluated in real-world applications.
(Podcast Ep. 18) Mechanical engineer and medical device expert witness Rob Irion discusses using engineering as a vehicle for justice and safety. Rob shares lessons from medical device R&D and explains how forensic analysis supports complex litigation.
(Podcast Ep. 17) Oil and gas expert witness Jon Marshall discusses how experts build credibility through confidence, honesty, and clear communication, drawing on 19 years of engineering experience and real-world lessons from high-stakes technical and legal environments.
Slip and fall cases require more than subjective opinions. A premises liability expert explains how tribometry, ASTM standards, and objective slip resistance testing are used to evaluate walkway safety and determine whether a property condition contributed to a fall.