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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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A sweep log can document when an area was recorded as having been inspected or cleaned, who was identified as performing the task, and whether a condition was noted before or after an incident. Its significance depends on the detail and reliability of the entries and whether they can be compared with surveillance footage, employee activity, timestamps, incident timing, or other evidence. A sweep log does not by itself establish the condition of the floor throughout the entire interval between recorded inspections or prove exactly how the inspection or cleaning was performed.
A trip-and-fall investigation may measure the vertical elevation difference, horizontal spacing, slope or transition geometry, surrounding surface condition, direction of travel, and location of the condition within the walking path. These measurements can be compared with photographs, site plans, incident evidence, and any codes, standards, or walking-surface criteria identified as relevant to the property and time period at issue. ASTM F1637-21 is an active practice addressing floors, sidewalks, and other pedestrian walking surfaces, but whether it applies to a particular dispute depends on the circumstances and governing requirements.
Floor mats and temporary coverings can be evaluated for thickness, edge profile, curling or buckling, movement on the underlying surface, placement within the travel path, and changes in elevation at their edges. Photographs, product information, surveillance footage, maintenance records, and contemporaneous inspection evidence may help reconstruct the condition and placement of the mat at the relevant time. Later observations should be interpreted cautiously because the mat, its position, the underlying floor, or surrounding conditions may have changed after the incident.
Premises Liability, +4
Retail
Slips, Trips, And Falls, +3
Retail
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.
