Tag: Maul

Intellectual Property Expert’s Opinion as to a Safer Design for a Splitting Maul Admitted

Apr 25, 2025

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by

Expert Witness Profiler

in Expert Challenges, Intellectual Property Expert Witness

Plaintiff, Joseph Ferlito purchased a splitting maul (an axe specially designed for splitting wood) from Defendant, Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc. in 2017. Several months later, while the Plaintiff was hanging the maul to store it, the head of the tool detached and struck Plaintiff, causing injuries to his nose and left eye. Plaintiff initiated…