Our metallurgy expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including materials science, metal casting, welding, and failure analysis. Some of the most common metallurgy expert witness specialties also include corrosion analysis, metal forming, and heat treatment. They have opined on the effects of material degradation, welding defects, metallurgical failure analysis, metal fatigue, and material selection.
Example cases where an attorney might need a metallurgy expert witness include:
A construction defect case where the structural integrity of a building is compromised due to corrosion or welding defects in the metal framing.
A product liability case where a consumer is injured by a metal object that failed due to improper material selection or metallurgical defects.
An industrial accident case where a worker is injured due to metal fatigue or welding defects in a piece of equipment.
A patent infringement case where the technology at issue involves metallurgical processes or metal alloys.
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This highly qualified materials science and metallurgy expert has over a decade of experience in his field. He earned a BS in chemical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and an MS and PhD in materials engineering and science from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He is a licensed professional engineer and has published five peer-reviewed articles. Formerly, this expert served as an engineering consultant for two law firms in Florida and as a ...
This highly-qualified metallurgical and mechanical engineer earned his BS and MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and his PhD in materials science and engineering from the University of Houston. He is a licensed professional engineer in 11 states and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering. Formerly, he worked as an engineering specialist with Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas, Inc. and a project engineer and ...
Mr. Gerald F. Zamiski has 46 years of experience in Engineering with expertise in Metallurgical Engineering. He earned his BS in Mechanical and Materials Engineering from Southern Illinois University, his MS in Mechanical and Materials Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Metallurgy from the University of California, Los Angeles. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of California. Formerly, ...
Mr. William Carden has over 29 years of experience in Materials Engineering, Failure Analysis, and Engineering Investigation. He earned his BS in Materials Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and his MS in Materials Engineering from The Ohio State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Formerly, this expert served as a Graduate Research Assistant at The Ohio State ...
Dr. Richard P. Baron has 25 years of experience in the fields of Engineering and Mechanics, Materials Science, and Metallurgical Engineering. He earned both his BS and MS in Materials Science and Engineering from Lehigh University and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Virginia. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Oklahoma and Texas. Formerly, this expert served as a Staff Engineer at Materials ...
Mr. Derek B Gilboe has 29 years of experience in Metallurgical Engineering. He earned his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Alberta, his MBA from Athabasca. Today, this expert is licensed as a Metallurgical Engineer in the states of Texas and California. He is also active in his field as a member of several professional societies including the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA), National Society of ...
Mr. Michael T. Burr has 17 years of experience in Materials Science. He earned his BS in Material Science and Engineering from Michigan State University and his MS in Material Science and Engineering from Wayne State University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Michigan and New Jersey. He is also a Certified Fire Investigator through the International Association of Arson Investigators. Formerly, this expert served as a ...
Dr. Bastiaan E. Cornelissen has 36 years of experience in Metallurgical Engineering. He earned his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, his MS in Materials Science from the University of California Berkeley, and his PhD in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Today, this expert is licensed as a Metallurgical Engineer in the state of Arizona and California and as a Professional ...
Mr. Mark B. Hood has 36 years of experience in the field of Metallurgical Engineering. He earned his BS in Materials Engineering from Auburn University. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the states of Alabama and Florida. Formerly, this expert served as a Project Development Engineer at NDT Internet Inc and as a Consulting Engineer at McSwain Engineering, Inc. Currently, this expert is a Consulting Materials Engineer at Hood Engineering, LLC ...
Dr. John DuPont has over 25 years of experience in the field of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science. He earned his BS in Metallurgical Engineering from The Ohio State University and both his MS and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Lehigh University. Formerly, he served as the Associate Director of the Energy Liason Program and as a Professor of Materials Sciences and Engineering at Lehigh University. He currently serves as the Co-Director of ...
Dr. Roch J. Shipley has 40 years of experience in the field of Metallurgical Engineering. He earned his BS and Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Today, this expert is licensed as a Professional Engineer in 5 states. Formerly, this expert held roles as the Senior Vice-President of ITC Expert Services and as the Director of Engineering Systems Inc. Currently, he serves as the President and Principal Engineer at Professional ...
This highly qualified expert has over 40 years of experience in metallurgy and metallurgical failure analysis, with expertise in metallurgical engineering, failure analysis, materials solutions, welding and corrosion consulting in stainless steel, aluminum alloys, copper-based alloys, titanium alloys, nickel-based alloys, and high alloys. He earned his BS in metallurgical engineering from California Polytechnic State University. This expert is a registered professional ...
This case involves a claim against the medical device manufacturer of Wright Conserve Hip Replacement, a metal-on-metal total hip prosthesis. Numerous patients in the state of Georgia who have received this implant have suffered complications following total hip arthroplasty, including…
This case takes place in Utah and involves the sudden and dramatic failure of a Biomet hip prosthesis while the Plaintiff was exercising. Months before the incident in question, the Plaintiff underwent a total DePuy Pinnacle ceramic left hip replacement,…
CASE: Buddy’s Plant Plus Corp. v. Centimark Corp., 978 F. Supp. 2d 523 (2013) BACKGROUND: This case concerns an allegedly defective roof coating system (specifically an elastomeric acrylic coatings manufactured by Lapolla, Inc.) installed by Defendant, CentiMark Corporation (“CentiMark”) at…
CASE: Robertson-Armstrong v. Robinson Helicopter Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 156354 BACKGROUND: Plaintiff Julia Robertson-Armstrong (“Robertson-Armstrong”) was severely injured on July 20, 2011 when a helicopter in which she was a passenger crashed in New Jersey. She sued Robinson Helicopter…
Plaintiff based in Utah underwent two total hip replacements with metal-on-metal hips, over the course of seven months. Three years later, cobalt and chromium was detected in her blood system, and fluid consistent with metallosis was located in the vicinity…
A metallurgy expert witness advises on a case involving an avid bow hunter who regularly used a tree stand in Missouri. He was injured when two ratchet straps failed, causing him and the tree stand to fall about 30 feet…
While shopping at a food store, a five-year-old girl was struck in the head by five falling shelves from a freestanding wall end display unit. It was stocked with candy. The child suffered a brain injury. The girl’s father filed…
This case involves a sixty-seven-year-old female patient with a past medical history significant for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and chronic back pain. The patient presented to the hospital complaining of a three month history of severe neck and upper back pain.…
This case involves an alleged defective hip implant. The plaintiff was a seventy-three-year-old female who experienced significant pain while walking. She consulted with her primary physician, who referred her to an orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon determined that a total hip…