This expert has over 40 years experience in communication messages and interpretation. He currently conducts research concerned with the interpersonal tactics and message strategies that individuals use in the context of problematic social interactions. He also specializes in communicative intention and the adequacy/inadequacy of messages. This includes the question of how people are most likely to interpret messages in particular warning labels, advertising, contracts, ...
This human factors and ergonomics expert has 20+ years of experience analyzing human performance and behavior. He specializes in warnings and risk perception, product safety, vehicle collisions, pedestrian falls, and related areas. The expert earned his Master's and his Ph.D. in Psychology and Ergonomics from North Carolina State University. He is Board Certified in Professional Ergonomics and is a member of several industry associations, including the American Society ...
This expert researches how people access and respond to safety and health risk information, examining the effectiveness of consumer product and industrial equipment warnings. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Kansas State University and both his Master's and doctoral degrees in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas. He has published his scholarly findings on the effectiveness of product warning labels and the communication of risk. ...
This highly qualified mechanical engineer earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from City College of New York, his MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his PhD from the University of Connecticut. He has been formally trained in a number of engineering disciplines, including accident investigation and labels/warnings/failure to warn instructions. He belongs to a number of highly prestigious societies in the engineering field, including ...
This expert works as the vice president of engineering for a large fitness corporation. He has worked in the industry for over over thirty years, is familiar with industry trends, and is familiar with the history of numerous fitness products. He holds multiple patents for highly used fitness equipment and has published multiple articles on product safety/warning labels. He is chairman of the committee responsible for fitness industry standards and has authored or ...
In the world of product liability cause of actions, an expert witness can make or break the case. Product liability lawsuits, the legal liability of a manufacturer for selling a defective product, are as broad as the products themselves. Generally,…
Hazardous chemical products that are sold commercially require warnings to alert potential users of these products, as well as others who may be adversely affected by them, to the health and physical dangers posed by these products. Four federal agencies,…
The Depakote class action has emerged recently, targeting the manufacturer’s anticonvulsant drug that has been prescribed to hundreds of thousands of Americans to treat epilepsy, bipolar mania, and migraines. The Depakote class action was filed in response to birth defects allegedly…
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: West v. Janssen Pharms., Inc. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124276 Facts This case involves two plaintiffs, West and Harper, who alleged that…
Court:Â United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Charleston Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name:Â In re C. R. Bard, Inc. Citation:Â 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151673 This case was a part of one of the seven MDLs concerning the…
The woman purchased a bottle of over-the-counter Vitamin E supplements manufactured by the defendant pharmaceutical company. After taking several doses of Vitamin E, the woman experienced nausea, stomach cramps, and violent diarrhea, which led to her sudden death. Upon autopsy,…
This case involves a 33-year-old obese woman with leukemia who developed a fatal plaque buildup in her arteries after receiving chemotherapy treatment. Upon discovery of her leukemia, the patient was treated with imatinib mesylate. Within 3 months of her initial…
The plaintiff was a 140 lb woman, and the dumbbells were 30 pounds each. The plaintiff had never used this type of exercise ball in a workout before and was not aware that the ball had the potential to explode.…
This case involves a 19-year-old female patient who was prescribed clindamycin to treat bacterial vaginosis. The medication was dispensed to the patient by a local chain pharmacy location.  The medication did not have an insert when picked up from the pharmacy. The…
This case involves a hip implant with package labeling that failed to disclose that it contained a number of cobalt components. The man had undergone surgery to implant the hip, which proceeded without incident. However, shortly after the surgery the…
This case involves a mother in Mississippi who bought a package of small, battery powered toys with multicolored LED illumination. The mother distributed the toys to her own children as well as several of their friends during a birthday party at…
This case involves the mechanical defect of a hoverboard and improper instructions and guidance on how to use it, resulting in serious injury. The plaintiff is a supervisor for an amusement park and he was instructed, by his manager, to…
