Warnings/Instructions Expert Witnesses

Fluvanna, New York

Accident Reconstruction, Products Liability - Ladders, scaffolds, shopping carts, fires & explosions, oil & gas industry, guarding, machine guarding, warnings/instructions, heavy trucks, brakes, climbing equipment, retail carts

Dr. Morse has investigated over 750 ladder and climbing equipment incidents involving stepladders, extension ladders, articulated ladders, fixed ladders, multi-purpose ladders, telescoping ladders, combination ladders, orchard ladders, fire service ladders, maritime ladders, rolling ladders, scaffold ladders, pool ladders, platform ladders, manhole, dock, trailer and window washing ladders, stepstools, folding attic stairways, fixed stairways and scaffolding, as well as ladder accessories and fall protection equipment. He has co-authored three publications on ladder safety. He has extensive experience in construction incidents and New York labor law sections 200, 240 and 241. Dr. Morse has appeared on three nationally televised news magazines (Inside Edition, 20/20 and Extra) to discuss shopping cart safety. Dr. Morse has investigated over 15 warnings cases in the last 6 years. He has also investigated incidents involving fires and explosions, heavy truck accidents, industrial acc...

Houston, Texas

Human Factors, Safety - Product Liability, Slips Trips and Falls, Driver Distraction/Accidents, Warnings/Instructions, Accidents, Product Safety, Human Error, Risk, Safety Controls, User Centered Design, Perception and Performance, Medical Devices, Aerospace, Consumer Products, Product Design, Ergonomics, Cognition, usability, Human Factors Engineering

Cynthia M. Rando, MBA, MS, CHFP, is a Board Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP), former NASA Human Factors Engineer, and Safety Engineering consultant with more than 20 years of experience applying Human Factors Engineering, Safety Engineering, and Human Systems Integration (HSI) principles to the design, evaluation, and investigation of products, equipment, workplaces, medical devices, and complex operational systems. Ms. Rando has been retained in more than 80 litigation matters involving product liability, premises liability, industrial equipment, consumer products, medical devices, transportation, workplace safety, design defects, human error, warnings and instructions, and safety management. She has provided expert testimony in more than 20 depositions and multiple jury trials. Her opinions focus on whether products, equipment, environments, and work systems appropriately accounted for foreseeable human behavior through accepted Human Factors Engineering, Safety Engin...