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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
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Relevant characteristics can include coal rank, heating value, moisture, ash, sulfur, fixed carbon, volatile matter, mineral content, particle size, and properties associated with the coal's intended use. Their importance depends on the underlying dispute. USGS guidance notes that coal quality can be assessed using characteristics such as heat value, moisture, ash, fixed carbon, sulfur, trace elements, and coking or petrologic properties, with their significance varying according to intended use.
The expert can compare contract requirements or technical specifications with certificates of analysis, mine-source information, shipment records, sampling procedures, laboratory results, and the basis on which measurements were reported. Particular attention may be needed when results are expressed on different bases, such as as-received or moisture-free values. The expert can also examine whether the samples tested were representative of the coal actually delivered or used.
Coal is not chemically or physically uniform, so the quality attributed to a shipment or stockpile depends in part on how samples were obtained, prepared, and tested. Original sample records, laboratory methods, chain-of-custody information, certificates, and retained samples can help determine whether reported measurements fairly characterize the disputed material. Established coal analyses may include moisture, ash, fixed carbon, volatile matter, sulfur, and heating-value determinations.
The analysis can compare the coal's documented properties with operating requirements, historical fuel data, preparation and handling records, burner or boiler information, and the timing of the reported performance problem. If the coal meets the applicable specifications yet equipment performance remains disputed, combustion, boiler, or power-plant engineering may become the more significant issue. Conversely, changes in moisture, ash, sulfur, heating value, or other coal characteristics may warrant closer examination of the fuel itself.
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Utilities
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
