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Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses’ Safer Alternative Forklift Designs Deemed Speculative

Feb 13, 2025

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Expert Witness Profiler

in Expert Challenges, Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses

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…