Biomechanics Expert Witnesses

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What is a biomechanics expert witness?

Biomechanics expert witness candidates typically have experience in mechanical engineering and/or biomechanical engineering. Potential biomechanics expert witnesses often have advanced degrees (PhD, MD, PE), experience as a physical therapist or occupational therapist, or in exercise science. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, the lead attorney may request the biomechanics expert have prior testimony experience.

What types of cases require a biomechanics expert witness?

A biomechanics expert could provide expertise in intellectual property matters, such as a patent litigation or a trade secret dispute, or a proceeding in the International Trade Commission (ITC). A biomechanical engineering expert could also be called in for a vehicle collision accident reconstruction, product liability, personal injury causation, or failure analysis project.

Biomechanics expert witness case examples

Representing the plaintiff or defendant, Cahn Litigation Services is the service provider of choice by leading law firms to locate expert witnesses that can support a case requiring a biomechanical expert. Whether the case involves:

• injury biomechanics,
• automotive seatbelt and airbag design,
• motor vehicle accident investigation,
• biomedical engineering involving an orthopedic medical device,
• soft tissue sports injuries,
• vehicular accident mechanism of injury (MOI) assessment,
• trip & fall injury analysis,
• traumatic brain injury medical records review, or
• occupant kinematics.

What litigation support work might a biomechanics expert witness be expected to perform?

Litigation support could include biomechanical analyses, expert report preparation, forensic engineering, providing expert opinions, and expert testimony in the courtroom. In addition, clients may seek a biomechanics professional for pre-litigation consulting services.

Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for a biomechanics expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.

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Biomechanics Expert Witness - Representative Bios

Please Note: All Cahn Litigation expert witness searches are customized to attorneys' precise specifications and preferences. Attorneys are encouraged to discuss search parameters with a Cahn search specialist.

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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Biomechanics experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Biomechanics landscape.

• Expert Witness #260239

  This expert is both a Professional Engineer and a Ph.D. who focuses on human factors and the biomechanics of injury causation. This expert has significant experience industry as well as consulting experience in product design, manufacturing and safety-related issues and the applicable standards for a wide variety of products and applications. This expert's experience with Industrial accidents in particular, includes machine guarding, rotating machinery, pinch-points, forklifts, explosions and OSHA/MESHA issues. This expert is well published, is a frequent presenter at industry conferences, and holds a machine guarding patent with another application pending.

  
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• Expert Witness #261696

  This expert is an Associate and scientific consultant, providing opinions and expert witness services on matters involving medical devices, medical equipment, and medical procedures. This expert is a biomedical engineer with many years of experience in academia and the medical device industry. This expert obtained an Aerospace Engineering degree followed by Engineering Mechanics Master of Science degree as well as a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in biomechanics. This expert has been involved in the research and design of implantable medical products and surgical instruments and tools (extensively utilized computational methods for failure analysis and drafting applications such as SolidWorks), the management of pre-clinical studies, and worked along numerous surgeons conducting experimental surgeries for research and product development. This expert serves on The International Technical Committee in The Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices field.

  
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• Expert Witness #258116

  This expert brings to the table many years of experience as the principle investigator of a highly successful forensic consultancy specializing in the fields of Human Factors, Safety Engineering, Industrial Engineering. This expert holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical), a Master's Degree in Safety, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering. This expert also serves as adjunct associate professor in a Systems and Industrial Engineering Department in a College of Engineering.

  Throughout the years, this expert has been retained to investigate systems for probable potential incident causes due to oversights or mistakes due to design, manufacture, construction and/or maintenance of a product or premise. Using forensic methods coupled with the principles and practices for human factors/ergonomics, systems engineering, industrial engineering, and safety engineering to analyze incidents, these investigations are intended to result in recommendations for modifications of the existing system to reduce the probability of future occurrences. This expert's investigations generally include looking at human performance characteristics and the interaction with the other system components: other humans, the technology, the environment, and the interfaces that are intended to facilitate the interactions. The various human performance characteristics can include 1) the physical (anthropometry, kinematics, strength, joint range of motion), 2) physiological (the sensory systems, performance capacity), 3) psychological (decision making, risk identification, assessment, and aversion, perception, expectations, information processing, communications), and 4) biomechanics (injury causation, forces applied to the body, forces applied by the body).

  This expert has served as an expert witness in hundreds of litigated matters. This expert's unique educational and experiential background, combined with meticulous attention to detail provide clients with exceptionally high-quality reports, qualified expert testimony, and effective technical case management.
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• Expert Witness #261666

  This expert is the principal owner of a biomechanical engineering company providing design and development of medical devices. With many years' experience in the medical devices industry, this expert also serves as a technical and testifying expert in patent and products matters involving medical devices, and biomechanical issues. This expert has specific experience with surgical cutting tools. As Vice President of Product Development, and as Mechanical Engineer for medical device companies, this expert provided both design and development of mechanical tools used in surgical procedures. This expert holds a Master's in Mechanical Engineering and is a Professional Engineer; this expert can speak with authority on issues of machine tolerances and dimensional variances in the manufacturing process. This expert holds over a dozen US patents in the orthopedic medical device field, has twenty publications and is a frequent presenter at industry conferences.

  
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• Expert Witness #261675

  This expert holds a doctorate in Medical Science and Engineering and a master's degree in materials science. This expert is an ASTM member for standards Committees F04, Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices and E58 on Forensic Engineering. This expert has specific experience with cutting instruments, having developed and manufactured prototypes of septum piercing probes. These were hollow tubes with a cutting edge. This expert has performed analysis on many types of cutting instruments and has personally used biopsy punches in skin research including in animal surgeries. This expert specializes in consultation and expert opinions related to product development, intellectual property, risk, and failure analysis. As a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer, this expert is actively involved in design, product development and research. This expert has been a Teaching Associate and has provided consulting services on issues of Biomedical Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering. This expert is a prolific author of journal articles, abstracts, industry publications, books and bulletins, and presents at industry and academic seminars and conferences.

  
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• Expert Witness #124258

  This biomechanics expert holds a PhD in Safety Engineering and Biomechanics of Injury, testifies in state and federal courts several times per year, has written thousands of reports, has taught at the university level, has been published, and has served on numerous standards committees.

  This expert has OSHA instructor certification, including ADA-related instruction, and has testified in ADA and OSHA matters.

  
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• Expert Witness #258146

  This forensic injury causation expert has over 40 years of experience as an independent forensic investigator in injury causation, including involvement in several pedestrian and motor vehicle collision analyses. This expert holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Doctoral Degree in Biomedical Engineering, with doctoral studies including coursework and projects concerning musculoskeletal modeling, trauma, and human factors. The dissertation topic concerned the role that size and gender play in the probability of injury.

  For over 25 years, this expert has worked as a scientific researcher at a medical college neuroscience research facility. The work involves analysis of the causation of human injury, with an emphasis on the forces that result in head, neck, spine, and extremity trauma.

  This expert has been involved in the analysis of hundreds of accidents and has served as a biomechanics expert witness and forensic consultant, providing analysis of internal and external forces acting on the human body, including human movement and injury analysis, kinematics, biodynamics, biomechanical engineering, automotive biomechanics, child injury biomechanics, occupational biomechanics, and related topics.

  
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• Expert Witness #277971

  This orthopaedic medical device design, testing, and failure expert holds a PhD in Bioengineering, an MS in Biomedical Engineering, and Licensed Professional Engineer credentials in multiple states, with over 20 years of experience and a senior leadership role at an engineering consultancy specializing in orthopaedic medical device failure analysis, independent medical device design and review, and medical device testing.

  This expert has direct experience in spine implant biomechanics and research, including research involving cervical spine fixation devices and scoliosis rod systems using human cadavers. This expert has investigated spinal device failure and has trial testimony experience, including work for both plaintiff and defense sides in medical device cases.

  This expert assists academic institutions, legal teams, and other clients in developing testing protocols for biomechanics in areas related to product liability, computer animation and simulation, structural analysis, sports injury, orthopedic biomechanics, and patent application, evaluation, comparison, infringement, and validity issues.

  This expert also serves as an adjunct professor in mechanical engineering and orthopaedic surgery departments at a university.

  
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• Expert Witness #280001

  This slip and fall expert holds a Ph.D. and CPE credential and is an academic professor specializing in human movement, ergonomics, biomechanics, gait, slip and fall risk, and factors that influence human performance on slippery surfaces.

  This expert is a prolific author and sought-after public speaker on topics related to gait, slip and falls, and slippery walking surfaces. This expert has authored research on factors influencing slip and fall risk while entering and exiting bathing surfaces.

  This expert earned B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial and Systems Engineering from a well-regarded university and has worked in the fields of Ergonomics and Biomechanics for over 25 years. This expert is experienced in providing expert witness testimony and other litigation support.

  
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• Expert Witness #280024

  This biomechanical causation expert holds a Ph.D. in Ergonomics, an M.Sc. in Movement Science/Biomechanics Specialization, and a B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering, and has held a senior consulting role with a leading engineering and scientific investigation consultancy.

  This expert has acted directly as a project manager for litigation matters related to premises safety and specializes in the human factors and biomechanics of accidents, including slips, trips, and missteps.

  This expert has investigated over 850 accidents overall and nearly 200 slip/trip/fall incidents, including incidents involving people going up or down stairs.

  
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• Expert Witness #285717

  This athletic footwear biomechanics testing and performance expert holds a PhD in Sports Biomechanics and is an internationally recognized specialist in sports biomechanics, especially athletic footwear biomechanics and related scientific fields.

  This expert founded and helps lead a consultancy specializing in research and testing, with consulting work focused on biomechanical and functional aspects of footwear design and performance for major athletic footwear manufacturers.

  This expert has experience as a researcher and research director for major athletic footwear companies, with responsibilities including footwear research and testing, collaboration with athletic shoe designers and product developers, management of product development teams, and supervision of footwear testing functions.

  This expert is widely published in athletic shoe biomechanics, footwear design, and related topics in consumer and peer-reviewed sports science publications; has lectured on Biomechanics, Sports Engineering, Applied Biomechanics, Sports Science, and Footwear Science; and has received international recognition and awards for technical research on footwear biomechanics.

  This expert has been active in a prominent international biomechanics society and helped form a footwear biomechanics group. This expert is a named inventor on over 5 U.S. patents, many relating to athletic shoes, and has extensive prior litigation experience, including court testimony.

  
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• Expert Witness #289284

  This biomechanics expert holds a PhD in Ergonomics/Biomechanics, has conducted research in biomechanics and ergonomics for over 25 years, and is board certified through a professional ergonomics certification board.

  This expert has worked on cases involving questions about whether a fall was intentional or accidental. In this work, a physics model is used to determine the vector of the point of impact or entry into water and to calculate whether an additional horizontal force component consistent with intent is required. This expert has provided expert testimony nationwide in over 100 cases. Courts in various jurisdictions have recognized this expert's expertise in injury biomechanics, human factors, and accident reconstruction.

  
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• Expert Witness #292524

  This implant screw expert holds a PhD and has over 40 years of experience in mechanical engineering and biomechanics.

  Formerly, this expert served as director of a biomechanics laboratory at a medical center and held academic appointments as Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at a well-regarded university prior to retirement.

  This expert has researched and published articles on medical implant screws and has consulted on many litigation matters.

  
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• Expert Witness #292762

  This biomechanics expert holds an M.D. and Ph.D. and has experience in clinical medicine, injury biomechanics, accident reconstruction, and injury causation. This expert earned a Medical Doctorate and practiced medicine as a Primary Care Physician for more than five years before earning degrees in Engineering and Bioengineering, including advanced study in biomechanics, from a well-regarded university.

  This expert later joined a major engineering and scientific consulting firm, working as an Engineer/Scientist in a biomechanics practice for a number of years and receiving significant on-the-job training in accident reconstruction, crush analysis, and occupant kinematics during motor vehicle accidents. This expert also serves as an Adjunct Professor in a university bioengineering department and conducts clinical research on the mechanisms through which repetitive strain injuries of nerves and tendons occur, as well as acute and chronic changes in musculoskeletal systems through the collection and analysis of biomechanical data.

  This expert has over 30 years of experience in clinical medicine, injury biomechanics, accident reconstruction, and injury causation. This expert has authored or coauthored several journal articles, abstracts, proceedings papers, and numerous extended reports in these areas, and is a member of professional organizations in automotive engineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, biomechanics, and automotive medicine.

  This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.

  
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• Expert Witness #300117

  This human factors/biomechanics expert holds a Ph.D. in Human Performance with an emphasis in biomechanics and consults and provides expert witness services in injury biomechanics, products liability, visibility analysis, premises liability, collision and accident reconstruction, and slip, trip, and fall reconstruction.

  This expert is also a member of several standards committees addressing forensic sciences, forensic engineering, pedestrian and walkway safety, and exoskeletons and exosuits, including human factors and ergonomics.

  This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.

  
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• Expert Witness #301585

  This biomechanics and accident reconstruction expert holds a Ph.D., is a licensed Professional Engineer, is accredited as a traffic accident reconstructionist, and has investigated hundreds of cases involving vehicle accident reconstruction, biomechanics, occupant kinematics, injury thresholds, and premises liability. This expert's experience includes biomechanical analysis of injury mechanisms, causation analysis, injury reconstruction, fracture mechanics, and failure analysis, including using engineering analysis to determine the origin and cause of human injury.

  This expert is a Walkway Auditor Certificate Holder (WACH) with experience evaluating coefficient of friction testing of walkway surfaces, and continues to conduct research and maintain current knowledge in the biomechanics and engineering fields. This expert has experience reconstructing many types of accidents, including incidents involving injuries from falls. This expert's background in biomechanics supports analysis of incident dynamics before, during, and after an event, including how an injury may have occurred, the forces involved, the geometry of a fall, and how a person may have interacted with the surrounding environment. This expert has worked on falls from heights, including falls down stairways, from ladders, and from platforms and ledges.

  This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.

  
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