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...
While going to college I had a professor who liked to reference the Zeno paradox. “That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before it arrives at the goal.” He would make this point with an analogy. An engineer and a mathematician are in a bar. ...
Warning Signs to be Aware of in Machinery and Maintenance The old adage: “Red sky at night sailor’s delight, Red sky in the morning sailor take warning.” has been around in one form or another for thousands of years (Matthew 16:2-3). This was a well understood sign...
Congratulations! You think you came up with a new, multi million-dollar idea... But before you invest in an invention you want to be sure... I met with an inventor not too long ago, who told me about his idea for a new gardening tool that he was really excited about....
Introduction to Fatigue Analysis Engineering calculations come in many flavors and must be carried out in a way that accurately describes the real-world situation. Mechanical structures can fail for a variety of reasons, one of which is by “fatiguing” which is what...
Hopefully this article will be helpful to product liability and personal injury attorneys; both plaintiff and defendant. I am a mechanical engineer and an expert witness. I have worked on many product liability and personal injury cases over the years. In some of...
Finding Your Expert Witness Finding an Expert Witness can be difficult. They don't teach a class on it in law school. It is no secret that the expert witness that you choose to work with can have a huge impact on the outcome of your case. When looking for an expert...
If you are reading this, odds are you have heard about a Provisional Patent Application,and how great they are for inventors, entrepreneurs, and product developers. What is a Provisional Patent Application? When we first talk about Provisional Patent Applications...