Our engineers have been assisting attorneys and insurance representatives in investigating accidents since 1990. We have a highly qualified staff of engineers with advanced degrees from top-tier universities who have provided testimony on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants at trial
A woman driver was seriously injured when her SUV was struck sideways by a car causing her vehicle to roll over. The SUV driver was ejected because she was unbelted. The defense claimed that, based upon statistical studies, she would not have been injured if she had been belted. We demonstrated that her major injuries were caused by her impact with the door interior, which would have been inflicted even if she had been belted and was not ejected. The case settled in the plaintiff’s favor.
Two Car Collision
Two cars collided at an intersection because one driver was inattentive while crossing the intersection at high speed. Her vehicle collided with the side of the other vehicle and she was injured even though her airbag deployed. She later admitted that she was not wearing her seatbelt, but was still seeking compensation for her injuries. We reconstructed the accident and determined that if she had been wearing a seatbelt, she would not have been seriously injured.
Expertise
Determining if a claimed injury is consistent with a particular accident, and would have happened under alternative scenarios
Determining the effect of seatbelt use and excessive payout
Determining the effect of a properly functioning airbag
Questions Answered
Are the alleged injuries consistent with the evidence?
Was the driver/passenger wearing a seatbelt?
Would the use of a seatbelt or airbag deployment have prevented or reduced the occupant’s injuries?