Category: Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses’ Safer Alternative Forklift Designs Deemed Speculative
Plaintiff Deavrin Sneed (“Sneed”) filed this products liability case against Defendant Crown Equipment Corporation (“Crown”) after a workplace incident involving a Crown RC5500 Series stand-up rider forklift (the “subject forklift”). Crown’s RC5500 stand-up, side-stance forklifts are used to move palleted materials in warehouse facilities. When operating the forklift, the driver stands sideways with their hands on…
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Testimony of Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses Held to be Based on Thorough Review and Adequate Testing of the Product
Plaintiff India Smith (“Plaintiff”) filed this product liability lawsuit against Tabletops Unlimited, Inc. d/b/a TTU’s (“TTU”) on August 1, 2022. Plaintiff sought to recover damages from an August 24, 2020 incident in which she sustained burns on her chest, upper abdomen, and legs after her Pressure Cooker ejected hot contents on her when she tried to open…
