◼ BACKGROUND: 35+ years' experience in product design, product development, manufacturing. Product innovation part-time academic since 2009. Certified New Product Development Professional (NPDP) since 2008 by the Product Development and Management Association. Member of: Society of Plastics Engineers, American Society for Quality. Expert witness services to Product Liability, Intellectual Property (IP), and Commercial Dispute litigators. ◼ PLAINTIFF COUNSEL RETAINED: Expert witness in 3M Combat Arms earplug case, retained by two plaintiff law firms. More at, https://bit.ly/3M-earplug-settlement Daubert ruling at, https://bit.ly/EPR-3MEP-Daubert (Page 98). Two depositions. Expert Witness in furniture injury case, settled after my deposition. N95 mask commercial dispute case, report submitted 5/2024. ◼ DEFENSE COUNSEL RETAINED: Furniture injury case. Review of the state of competitive product safety, mechanisms, warnings. Defense counsel represented major insurance company. ◼ PATENT INFRINGEMENT: Support to IP litigators looking for design alternatives, product tear downs, and competitive product reviews. Case completed in electromechanical automotive accessory related product category. ◼ MORE INFO AT: Expert witness services offered can be seen at, https://bit.ly/PDEWS Preferred contact: eric@pinnaclepi.com Content above is a selection of work, current case history available upon request.
Chemicals, household chemicals, industrial chemicals, hazardous materials, labels & warnings, paint & coatings, chemical accidents, product liability, premises liability, patent infringement, chemical fires, chemical exposure, safety data sheets.
Failure Analysis/Product Liability and Product Defects. Automotive, aerospace and vehicle component failures, bearing failures. Implant failures, weld fractures, polymers and polymer composite fractures.
43 years professional experience: failure analysis & product liability. Automotive & plumbing failures. Welding, corrosion, wear failures. Plastics, tires, glass failures. Legal & courtroom experience. Fellow, ASM (American Society for Metals). Fellow, American College of Forensic Examiners.
Materials & failure analysis, product liability & patent infringement, metals, composites, plastics, polymers, thin films. Airplanes, autos, helicopters, motorcycles, consumer products, medical devices, prosthesis & implants & electronic components. Analysis of failures due to fatigue, overstress, corrosion, wear or material/mfg defects.
Packaging, manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, shipping, load securement, safety, intellectual property, forklifts, pallet jacks, pallets, packing, crates, strapping, transportation, corrugated, folding cartons, plastic, design, lean manufacturing, procurement, purchasing, logistics. Full time Consultant/Expert Witness since 2010; Assisted in over 20 cases as an Expert Witness. Provided forensic analysis, expert reports, depositions and court testimony for both plaintiffs and defendants. Expert Witness and Consultant in packaging, manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, shipping, procurement and intellectual property.
