Tag: Temperature
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Design Defect Theories Employed by Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness Deemed Unreliable
On August 23, 2021, Plaintiff Virginia Huss used a Ninja BL660 blender, designed and manufactured by Defendant SharkNinja Operating LLC, to blend a mixture of chocolate chips that she had microwaved for 60 to 90 seconds. After blending, Huss attempted to twist open the blender lid and the lid shot off the blender cup, causing…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness Barred From Testifying About the Duties Owed by Plumbers and Landlords
In March of 2008, serious burn injuries were sustained by a very young infant in a whirlpool bathtub in a rental property in Frederick, Maryland. One of the infant’s young siblings (who were ages 4 and 2 at the time) turned on the hot water in the tub while her mother briefly exited the room.…
