Category: Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Blender Warnings
SharkNinja manufactured the Ninja Professional Plus Blender, model BL610. Cody Ford received the blender as a gift at her bridal shower in February 2023. The blender was in a box and after opening the box, Ford removed the “top pulp tray” which, according to the design, rests on top of the wrapped pitcher that contains…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Effects of Air Bubbles
Plaintiff Darin Edwin Pape brought this products liability action against Defendant Bodum USA, Inc. (“Bodum”), alleging that defects in Bodum’s coffee press caused him injury when the press’s glass shattered and hot water spilled onto his body. Plaintiff’s expert Mingxi Zheng opined that a combination of (i) a manufacturing defect that allowed air bubbles to…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Allowed to Opine on the Behavior of Wheelchairs
This case arises from an incident in which Plaintiff William Dowdy was injured after falling from a temporary wheelchair while using his wheelchair ramp. The temporary wheelchair had been supplied by NuMotion while Dowdy’s regular wheelchair was being serviced and repaired. NuMotion sought to exclude the testimony of Plaintiff’s expert Mark Ezra, arguing that he…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Allowed to Opine on Clear Warnings
This lawsuit arises out of the death of Timothy L. Stringer (“Stringer”) resulting from a May 15, 2021, explosion on an offshore oil and gas production platform owned by Fieldwood Energy LLC (“Fieldwood”). At the time of the accident, Stringer was working on the platform and, along with another employee, was performing a pressure integrity…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert’s Testimony about the Defective Lawnmower Excluded
Plaintiffs Jaron and Rachel George (“Plaintiffs”) brought this subrogation action against Defendants Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (“SBD”) and MTD Products, Inc. (“MTD”) for strict liability, negligence, and breach of warranty claims based on a riding lawnmower fire resulting in substantial damage to Plaintiffs’ home. Defendants filed a motion in limine to exclude one of…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Allowed to Opine on Tile Flooring
This matter arises out of a slip and fall incident that occurred in the restroom at the Waffle House restaurant in Dillon, South Carolina. On January 3, 2020, Plaintiff Loretta Diaz entered the ladies’ restroom at the Defendants’ Waffle House location and traversed the restroom floor, when she slipped and fell on a foreign substance…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Slide Design
Plaintiff Slick Slide LLC (“Plaintiff” or “Slick Slide”) brought claims of direct and indirect patent infringement, as well as copyright infringement against the Defendants Edwin L. Reed, Trampoline Park Gurus, LLC, and Adventure Park Contractors, LLC (collectively, the “Reed Defendants”). Slick Slide filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Defendants’ expert Nathan J. Macdonald.…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert’s Mix-and-Match Opinions Excluded
Plaintiff Taylor Lavergne sued Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Motor America (collectively, “Defendants”) in connection with injuries she allegedly sustained during a rear-end collision between a 2013 Jeep Wrangler and a 2016 Hyundai Accent (the “subject vehicle”) in which she was a passenger. Plaintiffs designated Brian Herbst as their mechanical engineering expert. Hyundai Motor Company…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Liability Admitted
In June 2019, Plaintiff Anthony Rivieccio severed two fingers on his left hand while using a 10-inch Ryobi table saw, model number BTS10S (“Saw”). Rivieccio introduced the liability expert report of Arthur G. Coons, P.E. Coons claimed that the Saw’s blade height adjustment mechanism was defective. According to Coons, the mechanism was defective because “the…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Shooting Reconstruction Admitted
Plaintiff Edgar T. Rodriguez filed this civil rights lawsuit against Defendants, including the City of Eugene as well as individuals Timothy Hunt, Mark Hubbard, and Faith McCready. This case arises out of a police response to a disturbance at Plaintiff’s apartment on September 10, 2016, during which Plaintiff was shot by Defendants Hubbard and Hunt…
