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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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The analysis can consider the hazard being communicated, the wording of the message, signal words, symbols, location, size, contrast, durability, and the relationship between the warning and accompanying instructions. The intended users, expected environment, product or equipment configuration, and circumstances in which the warning would be encountered may also affect how the communication is assessed.
Evaluating a warning often requires more than reviewing its wording. Its location, visibility, contrast, orientation, viewing conditions, competing information, and proximity to the hazard can affect whether the message is likely to attract attention. An expert may compare these characteristics with applicable standards, design records, photographs, exemplars, and the physical setting involved in the dispute.
The answer depends on the product, facility, industry, date, and type of warning. ANSI Z535 standards address safety signs, symbols, product safety labels, and related safety information, while the ISO 3864 series provides design principles for safety signs and product safety labels. Industry-specific regulations may govern particular warning requirements, and other voluntary or industry standards may also be applicable or relevant depending on the matter. The relevant requirements, standards, and editions should be identified for the particular dispute.
Hazard Warnings and Labels and Warnings can involve overlapping subject matter, and the appropriate category can depend on the scope of the assignment. Hazard Warnings expertise may be most relevant when the disputed issue centers on communicating a particular danger, its potential consequences, and how the user can avoid it. Labels and Warnings expertise may encompass labeling content, instructions, product information, and related communication issues. Where those subjects overlap, counsel should consider which expert's qualifications and experience best match the opinions at issue.
Fire Origin & Cause, +4
Manufacturing
Forklift, +4
Manufacturing
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.
That conclusion generally requires careful qualification. Warning analysis can address characteristics such as visibility, content, placement, comprehension, and consistency with relevant standards. Whether a particular person actually saw, read, understood, or would have acted differently because of a warning depends on the evidence in the specific case and may involve additional human-factors or other testimony.
