Design Defect Expert Witnesses
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Design defect expert witness candidates are typically a licensed professional engineer with extensive experience and expertise in mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, civil engineering, and/or electrical engineering – depending on the specific product or technology involved in the case. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may request an expert with prior expert testimony experience.
Design defect engineers are sought after for matters including construction defect issues, contract disputes over a defective product delivery, product defect case, consumer product liability case, personal injury, warranty disputes, and accident reconstruction activities. Expert witness services by a design defect expert could include product testing, failure analysis, forensic engineering, an expert report, expert opinion, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony. In addition, attorney clients may seek a qualified expert for pre-litigation consultant work.
Cahn Litigation Services has been approached by numerous clients to locate expert witnesses, on behalf of either the plaintiff or defendant, that can support design defect matters. When a product is thought to have a design defect or design flaw resulting in litigation, top law firms call on Cahn Litigation Services to source the right expert witness for the job. The firm has an earned reputation of providing expert candidates with the perfect combination of technical expertise and testimony experience.
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Design Defect Expert Witness - Representative Bios
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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Design Defect experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Design Defect landscape.
Expert Witness #251086
This expert is President, CEO and Principal Engineer for a highly sought-after engineering consultancy. A Graduate Mechanical Engineer with many years of professional, domestic and international engineering system design & material defect analysis experience, this expert has been called upon to examine and investigate numerous design, fabrication and operational issues related to various processes being performed, items being fabricated and parts being produced in volumes and at rapid rates. These have included the designing and overseeing of the installation of 83 brand new production lines of machinery and equipment for the production of diapers and various feminine hygiene products. Additionally, this expert has investigated the assembly line and product defect failures associated with juice packet spout application failures which caused excessive product leakage and large storage issues. Such design and product assembly processes relied heavily on photoelectric cells, high speed counters, adjustable guideways and multiple mechanical assemblies that directed parts into specific positions in order to be mated up with other components all at excessively high speeds. These efforts ranged from the insert of the raw materials to the folded or packaged finished product ready for shipment. Over the course of this expert's years of design, fabrication, construction and project management work combined with years of mechanical investigation and testing experience, this expert has centered work around mechanical system and material component analyses. Retained by both national and international insurance organizations, plaintiff and defense law firms and private industry to perform mechanical equipment assessments and causation evaluations, this expert has extensive prior litigation history including deposition and courtroom testimony.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #260531
This expert is an AIA certified Architect with many years of architectural design and construction administration experience with all building types, including educational, medical, R&D, corporate, commercial, custom residential, multi-family housing, military and industrial projects. Emphasizing use of durable, low maintenance materials including stainless, copper, bronze, zinc, cement-fiber, plastics, composites, specialty sealants & industrial paints. This expert heads a building reconstruction and forensic investigation consultancy that provides visual inspection, intrusive testing, defect analysis, repair recommendations and forensic expert services for both plaintiff and defense parties. This expert brings to the table specialized knowledge of construction materials, industry standards, code compliance, waterproofing, vapor transmission, exterior finishes, corrosion, condensation, ventilation, mold, wood rot, suspended ceilings, interior partitions, and structural issues. This expert's experience includes thousands of visual inspections and hundreds of intrusive tests for construction defect cases, including institutional, commercial and retail structures, housing developments and private homes. This expert also provides reconstruction design, details and specifications focused on solving complex construction problems and developing effective repairs for commercial and institutional buildings.
This expert has served as a third-party neutral construction expert for mediators, arbitrators and courts, and retained jointly by both plaintiff and defense parties. Specializing in complex construction disputes where resolution can be facilitated through clarification of technical issues and extensive case documents. Experience includes complex, multi-party commercial and institutional cases.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #253514
This expert brings to the table many years of industry experience as a Mechanical Engineer skilled in product design, research, and manufacturing, providing valuable insight into design refinement, and product liability/defect claims. This expert has extensive prior litigation experience that includes consumer product forensic engineering, written reports and a significant amount of deposition/courtroom testimony, including several matters on consumer icemakers. During this expert's years of Forensic Engineering, this expert has investigated over a hundred losses many of which have involved icemakers and numerous refrigerator component failures. This expert has represented both plaintiffs and defendants, investigating losses and performing failure analysis. This expert is familiar with refrigerator/freezers with multiple compartment temperature control. This expert has been awarded 3 US Patents.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #256744
This expert received a Ph.D. and is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. This expert's research interests include investigations of fundamental mechanics of manufacturing processes and utilizing those insights for designing effective and efficient processes with unique capabilities.
This expert's research has focused on various aspects of Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) process used in semiconductor manufacturing, specializing in prediction of instability as well as defect tolerance & mitigation. This expert is particularly interested in Data Driven Prognosis and application of Multi-scale and Multi-Physics analysis techniques applied to various life prediction, design & control problems. This expert has conceptualized, designed and fabricated a new generation Chemical Mechanical Paired Grinding (CMPG) machine.
This expert has served as Project Director and Principal Investigator on more than 25 research and educational projects funded by the U.S. Govt. and private industries. This expert is the author of a book, and has published over 100 technical articles in international archival journals, with several others in conference proceedings. This expert holds eight U.S. patents, currently serves as Associate Editor/Editorial Board of three international journals, and regularly serves as a reviewer for various international journals and funding agencies. This expert has also served as a consultant to several US and International companies in areas of product and process designs.
This expert has prior litigation experience; has written expert reports, been deposed and testified in court.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #231360
This forensic mechanical engineer holds a B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and has over 15 years of R&D and design experience involving failure investigations of mechanical systems, including automotive components and agricultural equipment.
This expert serves as a forensic engineer working on a broad variety of mechanical equipment, patent disputes, and products liability cases. This expert has over 15 years of experience in mechanical product design and R&D involving high-pressure mobile oilfield equipment at a major oilfield services company and automotive engine components at an automotive technical center. This expert holds over 10 U.S. patents and a number of international patents and has served as a forensic engineer since 2002, testifying at over 10 trials and over 55 depositions for both plaintiffs and defendants.
This expert has served on several agricultural equipment cases, including product liability matters involving self-propelled long-boom sprayers and diesel heavy truck engine defect cases involving review and analysis of repair, maintenance, and warranty claim material.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #238527
This mechanical engineering expert is a licensed Professional Engineer and board-certified Diplomat Forensic Engineer (DFE) who provides forensic engineering investigation and analysis services for legal and insurance clients investigating claims and causes of action involving personal injury or death. This expert provides forensic engineering services for amusement park ride accident investigations and evaluates product defect and failure claims involving personal injury or wrongful death.
This expert has substantial knowledge of ASTM F24 standards for amusement park rides, posted ride documentation, and safety requirements, and is a member of an international amusement parks and attractions association. This expert's work includes evaluating amusement park ride accidents throughout the United States.
Relevant subject-matter experience includes amusement ride regulation, amusement ride safety officials' guidance, ASTM F24 amusement ride standards, concession go-kart design and operation standards, amusement ride and device design standards, amusement ride auditing standards, racing kart handling behavior, in-service annual inspection guidance, recreation and park safety guidance, go-kart-related injuries, and fairground and amusement park safe-practice guidance.
This expert has experience as an expert witness and litigation consultant, including deposition and trial testimony in matters involving go-kart accidents.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #246520
This transportation planning, rural/small urban/metropolitan areas, and traffic safety expert has provided consultation, expert testimony, and litigation support for over 25 years and has served as a consulting city traffic engineer. This expert is a licensed Traffic Engineer, Civil Engineer, General Engineering Contractor, and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer.
As the principal consultant of a traffic engineering consulting firm, this expert specializes in roadway design defect, design immunity, adequacy of design, and the construction and maintenance of traffic control devices and systems, including compliance with standards of care for existing-condition and construction-zone accidents. This expertise applies to all roadway types and parking lots. This expert is a life fellow of a prominent transportation engineering institute and was formerly employed as a municipal regional traffic/transportation engineer and consulting city traffic engineer.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #268489
This vehicle defect expert is a Mechanical Engineer with over 15 years of experience in vehicle and crash reconstruction. In this role, this expert has provided technical investigations, crash reconstruction, testing, analysis, reports, and testimony to assist with litigation involving motor vehicle collisions, vehicle design and manufacturing defects, improper repairs, and vehicle fires. This expert also has several years of experience in the automotive restraint industry, including design and project engineering roles with tier-1 suppliers and design and release engineering work for a major automotive manufacturer. This expert's specialty areas include crashworthiness product liability matters involving airbags, inflators, crash sensors, and seatbelts, including airbag deployment thresholds and investigations into why an airbag improperly deployed or failed to deploy.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #277370
This automotive radiator expert is experienced in engineering analysis and forensic engineering analysis, with responsibility for engineering design and development, vehicle component analysis and vehicle testing, robotic manufacturing, material handling and processing equipment, and manufacturing process analysis. As a board-certified Forensic Engineer, this expert's professional emphasis and credentials include safety, products liability, industry standards research, accident investigation, defect analysis of products, manufacturing processes, and manufacturing equipment.
This expert is an experienced expert witness with direct involvement in matters including commercial litigation involving automotive NHTSA national recall causation analysis, investigation of automotive fuel system malfunction resulting in NHTSA national recall and class action lawsuits, and automobile and truck accident causation analysis. This expert has performed over 275 engineering analysis projects related to litigation, is a qualified expert witness in Machine Design and Mechanical Engineering, and has testified in both Federal courts and courts of general jurisdiction.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #288617
This airbag and automotive safety expert is Spanish-speaking and works as an Expert Witness and Consulting Expert in automotive safety, with specific disciplines in airbag system design, crash sensing, frontal impact, side impact, rollover, and rear impact. This expert has over 25 years of automotive engineering experience, including more than 20 years focused on airbag and safety system design and development.
This expert and team specialize in EDR black box data analysis, evaluation of airbag deployment timing, evaluation of system sensing design, vehicle performance testing and product defect analysis, vehicle sensor instrumentation, onboard vehicle data analysis, vehicle computer imaging and diagnostics, and advanced driver assistance systems testing.
This expert leads a consultancy that handles litigation cases and claims of varying size and scope. Clients are mostly attorneys and insurance companies, and the firm also handles challenging engineering projects involving the laws of physics and solutions not readily available in the market. Doing so requires an extremely deep knowledge base in a variety of disciplines, which this expert and team possess.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #293865
This consumer product safety expert holds an MPH with a focus on risk assessments related to consumer products and has over 15 years of experience in product safety, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance. This expert has advised major retailers, manufacturers, and regulatory agencies on product risk assessments, compliance, and defect analysis.
This expert has over 15 years of experience evaluating product design, hazard identification, and risk mitigation across a wide range of consumer products. This expert's background includes over 10 years as a technical lead at ISO 17025-accredited laboratories performing product testing, inspection, and failure analysis, as well as developing and auditing ISO 9001-compliant quality management systems to support safe product design and production.
This expert has experience assessing child-related products against ASTM F3641, Standard Specification for Front-Mounted Bicycle Child Carriers (12 kg-27 kg), and ASTM F3642, Standard Specification for Front-Mounted Bicycle Child Carriers (9 kg-15 kg). This expert's work routinely involves determining whether product designs, including child seating and restraint systems, meet the applicable standard of care through appropriate design controls, guarding, and risk mitigation strategies.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #293877
This forensic engineering expert is a licensed professional engineer with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.Sc. in Engineering, and an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from well-regarded engineering universities.
This expert has been trained to inspect accident scenes, passenger vehicles, and heavy vehicles for defects and accident causation. This expert is experienced in imaging and analyzing Event Data Recorders, Electronic Control Modules, and vehicle brake systems, and has been trained to use computer models for vehicle dynamics simulations and accident reconstructions.
This expert has investigated matters involving vehicle accidents, product defects, and failure analysis models used to determine causation and support opinions. To support accident reconstructions, this expert has conducted testing of industrial and consumer products and equipment involved in accidents resulting in bodily harm, and has provided assessments and reports regarding accident causation, product failure, and defect analysis.
This expert has inspected and tested agricultural tractors, skid steer loaders, construction equipment, commercial trucks and trailers, motorcycles, and passenger vehicles as part of forensic engineering investigations and accident reconstructions. This expert also has experience involving component design changes in construction equipment.
Before consulting work, this expert served in a senior engineering role and as a mechanical engineering subject matter expert for an aerospace company that made debris monitoring sensors and air-oil separators for lubrication and hydraulic systems with aerospace and industrial applications.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #303496
This California renewable energy and construction expert is a licensed California General (B), Electrical (C10), and HVAC (C20) Contractor with over 35 years of construction and energy industry experience, specializing in solar energy systems, EV charging infrastructure, and public-sector energy projects. This expert offers a combination of hands-on field experience, executive-level construction leadership, renewable energy expertise, and forensic litigation support. The background includes a deep understanding of MEP systems, solar and energy infrastructure, contract analysis, and public works compliance, combined with extensive expert witness experience, supporting evaluation of energy contracts under California GC ?4217 and related public works solar and infrastructure projects.
Solar and renewable energy experience includes design-build solar PV systems for commercial installations, utility-scale central inverter technical field service and support, Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) evaluation and standard-of-care analysis, solar roofing interface and waterproofing defect analysis, performance, commissioning, and system failure investigations, cost-to-repair estimating, and lifecycle evaluation.
This expert's background includes evaluation of energy service contracts under California Government Code ?4217, including review and analysis of energy service agreements for public agencies, evaluation of guaranteed energy savings and performance obligations, lifecycle cost analysis and feasibility studies, public works compliance and procurement review, solar farm and large-scale energy installation oversight, and contract structure, change order, and claims analysis.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #305439
This vape pen expert holds over 150 U.S. patents and over 450 international patents primarily in electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and vaping products.
During this expert's tenure managing an e-vapor laboratory at a major nicotine products company, responsibilities extended beyond prototype design and manufacturing to include comprehensive Adverse Event (AE) reporting and sample root-cause identification. When consumer complaints or product anomalies occurred in the field, physical samples were sent directly to the laboratory. This expert led engineering investigations to dismantle and analyze these devices to determine what occurred. The team identified whether an issue stemmed from a manufacturing defect, user misuse, tampering, or component failure.
Start Design Defect Expert SearchExpert Witness #2372746
This automotive design expert holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, with over 40 years of automotive and vehicle engineering, defect analysis, vehicle, truck, diesel, and automotive industry experience as an engineer, technical expert, and engineering manager.
This expert has inspected, evaluated, and analyzed over 1,000 vehicles for potential defects and safety concerns, and has served as an expert in numerous vehicle fire matters. This expert has also served as an expert in RV customization, including matters involving custom RV design, buildout, manufacturing standards, safety hazards, and fire hazards.
This expert has experience in cases involving custom vehicle buildout methods and turnaround for vans, trucks, buses, RVs, and other automotive vehicles, including evaluation of vehicle safety and fire risks associated with custom builds. This expert has observed quality, reliability, and safety issues in custom RV assembly and has extensive experience addressing compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, ANSI standards, ECE regulations, corporate standards, industry standards, international government regulations, safety guidelines, quality and reliability standards, and due-care requirements.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant who has served as an expert in over 400 cases and has testified in over 100 depositions, trials, and hearings.
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