Products Liability Expert Witnesses in Texas

Houston, Texas

Toxicology, Products Liability - Expert Witness in Toxicology, Available for Plaintiff or Defense Work. Experience in Civil Cases for Toxic Tort and Exposures, Risk Assessment and Increased Risk for General Causation. Also Experienced in Forensic Toxicology, DWI, DUID, Drug Evidence in Criminal and Family Law Cases. Over 40+ cases

CV, References, and Term Sheet Available Upon Request. Experienced with US OSHA, US EPA TSCA, FIFRA, and US FDA Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Regulations.

ROWLETT, Texas

Products Liability, Manufacturing - Testing, Failure Analysis, Ergonomics, Product Design, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Premises Liability, Structural Engineering, Warnings and Labels, Slip Trip & Fall, Metallurgy, Machinery/Equipment

I have 37 years of engineering design experience in multiple industries. I have developed designs for aerospace, consumer products, industrial machinery and products for use in retail environments. Strong manufacturing background and familiarity with all types of manufacturing equipment and processes. These include CNC cutting equipment, roll forming, stamping and progressive dies, Mig, Tig, and high frequency welding, robotics and automated manufacturing processes, assembly, finishing and packaging systems. I have the ability and resources to do physical testing of products, materials, including destructive and non-destructive testing. Strong analytical skills to assess product design and performance empirically and theoretically relative to specific industry standards. I am well versed in safety warnings and labels, and the responsibilities these requirements place on manufacturers of products and equipment.

Texas

Accident Reconstruction, Mechanical Engineering - Forklifts, Conveyors, Machine Design, Genie Lifts, Products Liability, Cranes, OSHA, Thermodynamics, Pumping and Piping, Safety, Industrial Processes, Saws, Heat Transfer, ATV/ROV/UTV Crash, PPE, Punch & Forming Presses, Fluid Dynamics, Motorcycle Crash, Scissor Lifts, Fasteners

Since 2003, Gary E. Kilpatrick, PE, DFE at The Kilpatrick Group, PA has been a forensic engineering service provider to our legal and insurance clients. Gary is a board-certified Forensic Engineer through the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE) and is a Diplomat Forensics Engineer (DFE). Gary is a mechanical design engineer, and a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in 16 states currently. Gary has approximately 20 years of industrial work experience and is an OSHA expert with OSHA 29CFR 1910, 29CFR 1926 and 29CFR 1928 and has OSHA regulations safety certifications as well as FDA and cGMP in animal food processing. He travels throughout the United States to investigate and reconstruct industrial accidents. Gary is one of the top Forklift experts in the United States including the sit-down, stand-up narrow aisles pantograph, turret type, Telehandler rough terrain forklifts and pallet jack troubleshooting and accident investigation to our legal and insurance clients. He is...

DALLAS, Texas

Mechanical Engineering, Products Liability - Patent infringement/invalidity, products liability, machinery design, failure analysis, design defects & manufacturing defects, 15 US patents + 6 int'l patents, Oilfield, industrial & agricultural accidents, pumps & compressors, valves & piping, consumer products, mechanical equipment failures

Dr. King is a licensed professional engineer with a Ph.D‭. ‬in mechanical engineering‭: 40+ ‬years experience in mechanical engineering‭, ‬product design‭, research and development of high-pressure oilfield fracturing pumps and automotive components, forensic investigation‭, ‬and litigation support‭. ▪ Testified at 11 trials & 54 depositions ▪ 25 Patent, IPR, & PGR cases – 4 trials & 12 depositions ▪ 21 Patents ▪ Patent infringement & invalidity ▪ Products liability ▪ Design defects & manufacturing defects ▪ Failure analysis ▪ Oilfield, Industrial, Construction, & Agricultural accidents ▪ Pumps, valves, compressors, & piping ▪ Cranes, trucks, lifts ▪ Consumer products Dr. King has served as a forensic engineer for over 20 years, testifying at 11 trials and 54 depositions in state and federal courts for both plaintiff and defense. Dr. King has served on 25 patent cases, providing opinions on invalidity, infringement, IPR’s, PGR's, and claim construction, including l...

Texas

Products Liability, Transportation - packaging, freight, load securement, pallets, boxes, packaging machines, cargo transportation, industrial injury, industrial safety, packaging design, packaging testing, corrugated, intellectual property, business ethics

Randy Phares is an expert in packaging, distribution, transportation and manufacturing, especially corrugated and folding carton packaging. He is also an expert on pallets, crating, warehousing and transporting products by semi-truck. He does forensic analysis of packaging failures that caused damage or injury. He has bought, sold operated, supervised, removed and installed packaging machinery. He has managed many warehouses and a fleet of trucks. He has run a packaging testing lab and held almost every job in a packaging operation over his 30+ year career. He has completed Expert Reports on packaging failure, load securement, freight transportation, intellectual property, crating, packaging design, Lean Manufacturing, intellectual property and pallets. He has given Depositions, testified at Trial and consulted with attorneys in a variety of cases. He is an esteemed consultant in the packaging field and has done consulting projects all over the world. He was a Regional Safety Champi...

Texas

Products Liability, Manufacturing - Supply Chain, Personal Injury, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Product Safety, Product Liability, Product Design, Quality Control, Distribution, Logistics, Damages, Product Recall, Procurement, Packaging, Operations, Labeling, Industry Standards, Best Practices, Warehouse, Inventory

Dr. Zal Phiroz is an established global supply chain and operations specialist, having held numerous academic, executive, and senior management roles. In addition to an industry background at Proctor & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and TELUS (NYSE:T), Dr. Phiroz has held faculty appointments at University of Southern California and Harvard University. In 2023, he was appointed as a fellow at Harvard University (Inclusive Teaching Fellowship). Having honed his expertise as a practitioner through senior appointments at Proctor & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and TELUS (NYSE:T), Dr. Phiroz has a background in analyzing complex supply chains. Supply chain optimization, consumer behavior analysis, and distribution innovation, focusing flagship P&G brands (Iams, Tide, Folgers) were a hallmark of Dr. Phiroz’s work. Dr. Phiroz’s portfolio also included analyzing the impact of product recalls and assessing distribution /manufacturing /supplier vulnerabilities. As an expert witness, Dr. Phiroz has worked on ma...

Lubbock, Texas

Engineering, Metallurgy - Failure Analysis, Accident Reconstruction, Slip trip & fall, Trip & Fall, Products Liability, Human Factors, Intellectual Property, Forensic Science, Fire, Equipment & Machinery, Electricity, Biomechanics, Premises Liability

Jahan Rasty, PhD, PE, MBA is a tenured full professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University (since 1988) where he also serves as the Director of newly established post-graduate Forensic Engineering Certificate Program, as well as the director of Materials Performance Characterization and Failure Analysis Laboratory. Dr. Rasty is also the founding president of Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC, which is a boutique-style engineering consulting firm. He is an experienced engineering expert and has successfully testified in more than 250 cases and has conducted over 1,000 engineering investigations in the areas of consumer products and industrial machinery failures involving design, manufacturing and marketing defect issues. Professor Rasty is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas, and holds various forensic certifications in the fields of fire and explosion investigation (CFEI, CFII), as well as vehicle Crash Data Retrieval (CDR). He received his BS,...