Our escalator expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including escalator design and maintenance, escalator safety and inspection, escalator accident investigation, and escalator code compliance. Some of the most common escalator expert witness specialties also include elevator design and maintenance, elevator safety and inspection, and elevator code compliance. They have opined on the effects of escalator malfunctions, escalator design defects, escalator maintenance issues, escalator code violations, escalator accidents, and escalator injuries.
Example cases an attorney might need an escalator expert witness for include:
A personal injury case where a plaintiff was injured while riding an escalator that suddenly stopped or started unexpectedly.
A premises liability case where a plaintiff was injured on an escalator that was not properly maintained or repaired.
A product liability case where a plaintiff was injured by a defective escalator part or component.
A construction defect case where an escalator was improperly installed or designed, resulting in injury or property damage.
A code compliance case where an escalator did not meet the required safety standards, leading to injury or accident.
Expert Institute can help an attorney find the perfect escalator expert witness for their case by leveraging our extensive network of highly qualified and vetted experts who have experience in the specific area of escalator litigation.
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This highly qualified expert is specialized in elevators, escalators, moving walks, dumbwaiters, and stage lifts. He is a certified elevator inspector and previously held a number of positions, including working as a service mechanic and troubleshooter and as the Southwest regional local representative for Amtech Elevator Services. He also served as the principal and vice president at Elevator Advisors International, Inc., as the Los Angeles service operations manager at ...
This expert is a highly experienced elevator and escalator operator, designer, and mechanic with 41 years of experience in his field. He is a certified elevator mechanic and has dedicated thousands of hours to studying and learning specific elevator systems. He is a member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors and is active in the field as a member of the International Association of Elevator Consultants. Throughout his career, he has worked with government ...
This highly-qualified expert has had over 30 years of experience in the field of elevator and escalator maintenance, mechanics, and safety. He received his BA in business from Strayer University and is a certified qualified elevator inspector and elevator technician. He is active in his field as a member of the National and International Association of Elevator Consultants and the National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities. He formerly served as an elevator ...
This highly qualified expert has been in the elevator industry for 56 years in a variety of professional capacities. He earned his BA in business administration from Memphis State University and went on to become a licensed and certified elevator inspector. He formerly served as President of of the International Association of Elevator Consultants, and Chairman of the State of Georgia Elevator Safety Advisory Board, in addition to being a professional member of ...
This highly qualified mechanical engineer earned his BS in Mechanical Engineering from City College of New York, his MS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and his PhD from the University of Connecticut. He has been formally trained in a number of engineering disciplines, including accident investigation and labels/warnings/failure to warn instructions. He belongs to a number of highly prestigious societies in the engineering field, including ...
This expert has designed and improved over 400 machines for the food, pharmaceutical, electronics, mining, consumer goods and automotive industries. He has led major design projects for Fortune 500 Companies, such as Unilever, Coca-Cola, Nestle, Komatsu, Caterpillar, and Hitachi. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering in Italy, and has gained considerable professional experience in the United States, having recently served as the Chief ...
This case involves a slip and fall accident in a multi-storied, retail store. The management company for the building was aware that the entranceway had high pedestrian traffic and that the floors became extremely slippery when wet. Aside from a…
This case involves a construction worker who fell through improperly supported flooring and suffered significant injuries. The Plaintiff was working on the third floor of an ongoing construction project for a university campus. The building was still skeletal, and was largely a…
This case involves a man who suffered injuries while operating a steer loader for a landscaping company. At this time of the incident in question, the Plaintiff was using the loader to move a large pile of mulch to another…
This case takes place in North Carolina and involves a construction worker who was injured by a defective boom lift while working on a commercial construction project. The Plaintiff was a master electrician who had been tasked with the installation…
This case takes place in Florida and involves a repair worker who died from an elevator shaft accident while performing maintenance duties for the elevators of a large office building. The man, along with a handful of other individuals, was…
This case takes place in Texas and involves plaintiff who was connecting steel at a construction site. The steelworker boomed up to the sixth floor in an aerial boom lift supplied by defendant. The plaintiff exited the lift and tied…
In this case, the plaintiff was working in a distribution center in Wyoming and driving a lift truck. As he attempted to make a right turn into a side aisle, he attempted to plug break so that he could slow…
Decedent was an engineering intern who was completing an inspection and documentation of traffic control devices at an intersection in a Tennessee. He was maneuvering the bucket of a telescopic aerial man-lift manufactured by the defendants, when his upper back…
This case involves an eleven-year-old girl who was riding an elevator while shopping with her family. The girl was shopping for back-to-school merchandise in a large department store with her family. The girl was wearing laced-up high-top sneakers at the…
