Foundation Expert Witness

This case involves a large residential home in California that was surveyed by a professional engineer following a storm. The house sustained significant foundational damages after being hit by a utility pole that came down during the storm. The homeowners…

This case involves a construction worker who was impaled on a steel beam that was left jutting from the base of a concrete building foundation. At the time of the incident in question, the man was working as an electrical…

This case stems from a wrongful death suit, where the Chief Executive Officer of an urban renewal foundation  in South Dakota contracted terminal cancer after being exposed to toxic materials in a construction site. It has been already proven that…

This case involves damage to a small commercial property incurred during a hurricane. The Plaintiff owner of the property discovered structural damage to the property’s foundation after the storm, which had allegedly made the building dangerous to occupy, causing FEMA…

This case involves injuries that were sustained by a construction worker who was part of a crew responsible for clearing the foundation of a skyscraper that was under construction from intruding groundwater. As a part of this function, the man…

Case: Scott Bridge Co. v. Gresham Smith & Partners, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139604 (M.D. Ala. Oct. 14, 2015) Background: Plaintiff filed this action in tort against Defendant alleging professional negligence, gross negligence, and/or wantonness. Plaintiff’s claims relate to designs…

This case takes place in South Dakota and involves rotting roof conditions which resulted in a wrongful death action. The area where the accident took place was a work site shared by employees of the defendants. The defendants were aware of the…

A civil engineering expert witness advises on a case involving the design and construction of a commercial building in New Hampshire. Plaintiffs engaged defendant civil/structural engineer and his firm to design a concrete foundation for a pre-engineered metal building. Plaintiff…

This case involves the owner of a of a ten-story apartment building who took out a “named perils” property insurance policy. The insurance network policy covered direct physical loss or damage caused by any of 14 kinds of events. The…