Product Design & Manufacturing Expert
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- Additional States: Washington
- Company: Pinnacle Product Innovation, Inc.
- Phone: (818) 383-8330
- Website: www.pinnaclepi.com/product-design-expert-witness-services/
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Products Liability and EngineeringKeywords/Search Terms:
Product Design, Plastic Product Design, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), N95 Mask, Earplug, Hearing Protection, Respiratory Protection, Medical Device, Dental Device, Toy, Consumer Product, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Furniture, ISO 9000, Product Development, Design For Manufacturing, Product Liability, Product DefectsEducation:
Bachelor of Science, Arizona State University; MBA, Pepperdine UniversityYears in Practice:
44Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
4Additional Information
◼ BACKGROUND: 40+ years' experience including in product design, product development, and manufacturing in consumer, medical, and industrial product markets. Product innovation part-time academic since 2009, public speaker since 1985. Certified New Product Development Professional (NPDP) since 2008 by the Product Development and Management Association. Member of: Society of Plastics Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, American Society for Quality. Expert witness services to Product Liability, Intellectual Property, and Commercial Dispute litigators. ◼ PRODUCT LIABILTY EXPERTISE Retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel. Specialize in personal injury cases involving product defects, manufacturing defects, product safety, engineering design, mechanical failures, material failures, product quality assurance, and foreseeable misuse. ◼ CASE EXAMPLES - Retained in cases involving 3M, Honeywell, Clorox, Ace Hardware, and others. - 3M Combat Arms earplug case, retained by two plaintiff firms. More at, https://bit.ly/Forbes-on-3M Daubert ruling at, https://bit.ly/EPR-3MEP-Daubert (Page 98). Two depositions. (Plaintiff) - Furniture review of the state of competitive product safety, mechanisms, warnings. Counsel represented major insurance company. Settled after report. (Defense) - N95 mask commercial dispute, settled after report. (Plaintiff) - Consumer electronics patent infringement, settled after report. (Defense) ◼ MORE INFO: Expert witness services offered can be seen at, https://bit.ly/PDEWS Preferred contact: eric@pinnaclepi.com Based in Los Angeles, services provided nationally. Content above is a selection of work, current case history available upon request. Expert witness testimonials at, https://bit.ly/EPR-EWT