Mechanical engineering disputes in commercial litigation typically arise when a manufactured product, industrial machine, or mechanical system fails to perform as designed, raising questions about whether its design, manufacturing, or maintenance met applicable engineering standards. These disputes surface in product liability litigation over whether a mechanical product's design and manufacturing process met accepted safety standards, in patent litigation involving mechanical devices and systems, and in commercial disputes over whether industrial equipment or machinery performed consistent with its contractual specifications. Because mechanical systems involve complex interactions among design, materials, and manufacturing tolerances, determining whether a specific failure resulted from a design defect, manufacturing flaw, or misuse requires rigorous mechanical engineering analysis. The central issue is typically whether the mechanical design, manufacturing process, or system performance at issue met the specifications and standards that governed it.
A mechanical engineering expert helps attorneys establish that answer by applying mechanical design analysis, failure analysis, and testing methods to the product or system at issue. That might mean reconstructing the failure mode of a mechanical component through stress and materials analysis, evaluating whether a product's design met applicable engineering codes and industry standards, or comparing an accused device's mechanical architecture against a patent's claim elements. These findings support positions on product liability, patent infringement, and breach of contract, and give attorneys a technically grounded basis for allocating responsibility among designers, manufacturers, and end users.
Mechanical engineering cases benefit from experts whose specific background, whether product design, failure analysis, or a particular mechanical system such as robotics or control systems, matches the precise engineering question at issue rather than mechanical engineering in general terms. Round Table Group's mechanical engineering network includes scholars and industry professionals who have worked with major corporations such as Boeing, Caterpillar, Ford, and General Motors, several of whom are prolific authors and patent holders. With more than 75,000 expert searches completed for litigators, we help attorneys match a case's specific mechanical engineering issue to an expert whose credentials will withstand scrutiny. Let us help you find the right mechanical engineering expert for your case by calling us at (202) 908-4500.
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Dr. Messner has 20 years of experience in legal consulting. He has deep knowledge of autonomous vehicles, robotics, data storage systems, microfluidics, assistive technologies and control systems.
View ProfileI have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of control systems with specific knowledge in the areas of manufacturing, thermal management and fluid power. I have published on such topics as vehicle dynamics and power management.
I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mechanical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of control, estimation and metal injection molding. I have published on such topics as metal injection molding, electroslag remelting and selective laser sintering.
I have 16 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mechanical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of electromechanical design, automation, control and robotics. I have published on such topics as control of robotics systems, vibration control and automation.
I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mechanical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of plastics development, toys, and testing. I have published on such topics as plastics research.
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I have 23 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mechanical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of fluid mechanics, heat transfer and thermal systems. I have published on such topics as turbulent and unsteady flows, jets and high speed aerodynamics.
I have 33 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mechanical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of failure analysis, fracture analysis and stress analysis. I have published on such topics as design, creativity and natural gas explosive boiling. I have testified on patent analysis and pipeline failure. Received best professor award five times between two universities.
I have 40 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mechanical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of aerospace, heat-transfer and cryogenics. I have published on such topics as cryogenic engineering, high energy laser and numerical methods in heat transfer. Taught and served as chair of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department for thirteen years at the univeristy level.
I have 35 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mechanical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of machine design and safety, product liability, bicycle design and safety, and biomechanics of knee injuries. I have published on such topics as bicycle design and safety, biomechanics of knee injuries and surgical procedures to repair knee injury. I have testified 50 times on topics such as machine design and safety, product liability, bicycle design and safety, and biomechanics of knee injury.
I have 28 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mechanical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of automotive powertrains, thermal design and mechanical design. I have published on such topics as fuel cell powered vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, and alternative fuels such as ethanol.
I have 23 years of experience, and specialize in the field of mechanical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of fluid mechanical, stress analysis, and explosion design. I have published on such topics as computational fluid dynamics, packaging, and polymer processing.
I have 8 years of experience, and specialize in the field of drafting with specific knowledge in the areas of auto accident reconstruction, bio mechanical engineering and residential and commercial construction engineering. I am an engineering assistant with dozens of cases under my belt. As an assistant I have proven myself as an asset to my clients in helping visualize and interpret evidence. On several occasions I “broke” the case with my input and attention to detail.
This expert is a University Professor whose research includes: linear and nonlinear control to robotics, data storage systems, and most recently in biological research. Two specialties are devising insightful and user friendly methods for controller design and identifying and compensating for nonlinear dynamics in control systems.
This expert has an extensive background in the design, prototyping, and manufacture of mechanical, electronic, and hybrid systems and products.
This expert has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on biomechanics and biomedical engineering and over 30 years of experience in the field. He has worked for both public and private entities during his career, and currently has his own independent consulting firm. In addition to holding numerous patents in his field, this expert has been extensively published, and is a frequent presenter and keynote speaker for conferences and seminars.
Expert has 33 years experience in above ground storage tank engineering, construction, maintenance, operation, and sales. He formed and currently operates a consulting engineering firm providing services for above ground storage tanks, providing tank design services, developing products, and inspection services. His expertise also includes developing corrosion evaluation, inspection and repair standards, safety systems, and inspector training programs. He presently serves on the American Petroleum Institute committees for API-650 and API-653 standards for new tank construction, repair and inspection. Expert also has experience providing consulting services and expert testimony in tank failure litigation.
This expert has extensive experience in the design and analysis of fully integrated and automated process machinery and in failure and risk analysis. He has conducted failure and risk analyses on large industrial machinery, and designed operational and safety improvements to automated systems used in industries such as consumer products, medical products, steel products, and others. He is experienced in technical problem solving, fault and failure analysis, design for compliance, safety and risk analysis, project, product and technical management, and the design of capital equipment for process and assembly automation.
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