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What is a hydraulic engineering expert witness?

Hydraulic engineering expert witness candidates are typically professional engineers with expertise and extensive experience in civil engineeringmechanical engineeringgeotechnical engineeringenvironmental engineeringfluid mechanics, and/or hydrology. Professional engineers that can act as expert witnesses for hydraulic engineering matters have advanced degrees (PE, PhD) with a sub-specialty in hydraulics and years of practical experience. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may request a subject matter expert with prior expert witness testimony experience.

What types of cases require a hydraulic engineering expert witness?

In hydraulics-based systems, movement is produced by pumped liquid, such as water or oil. Example cases that would require a professional with expertise in hydraulics could involve construction equipment, industrial machines, hydraulic jacks, hydraulic fluid, and hydraulic presses. A hydraulics consultant could also provide expertise for cases involving water distribution and collection systems, storm drain system, sediment transport, flood damage, or dam design.

Legal cases and projects involving hydraulics technology that Cahn Litigation Services locates expert witnesses for often involve intellectual property, such as a patent infringement case in district or federal court, inter partes review in the PTAB, or trade secret disputes. A forensic engineer can prove (or disprove) intellectual property infringement or theft. A subject matter expert in hydraulics might also provide expert testimony in a product liability, design defect, or personal injury case.

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

Expert witness services by a hydraulics expert could include forensic engineeringfailure analysesaccident reconstruction, research and authoring expert reports, providing expert opinions, depositions, and expert testimony at a trial. Attorneys also frequently utilize the expertise of a civil engineer or mechanical engineer with specialized knowledge in hydraulics for pre-litigation consulting services.

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

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