Investigating the challenges of product liability.
Our product liability group includes engineers and scientists who have designed, manufactured and repaired a wide array of consumer, medical and industrial products. We also utilize our human factors scientists and warning specialists in product matters.
Specific expertise among diverse areas.
Consumer products cases are as diverse as the products themselves, ranging from small novelty items to heavy machinery. Our experts investigate, test and develop opinions about the products, the product literature, safety, guarding and training issues.
- Strap Failure - Expert Investigates Product Liability Claim
During a surfing trip a strap that was holding surfboards to the roof of a vehicle broke and a plaintiff was injured when the strap’s buckle struck him in the head. Plaintiff’s expert claimed that the strap was defective because the buckle was metal. He proposed a safer alternative design consisting of lighter, plastic buckles, and stated that this proposed design would have prevented the injuries.
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- Conveyor Belt - Expert Investigates Conveyor Belt Injury
A five year old boy was injured by a carousel conveyor in a retail store. He was at the store with his parents when he placed one of his toys on top of a moving conveyor display. His toy fell from the moving conveyor to the floor. The boy bent down to pick up the toy and as he stood up, he raised his hand and it become entrapped and injured within the unguarded moving parts of the conveyor.
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- Chair Failure - Experts Investigates Office Chair Failure
A firefighter sustained back injuries when the office chair he was sitting on failed, causing him to fall backwards onto the ground. Robson Forensic experts in product liability and metallurgy were retained to determine the causes of the incident.
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- Motorcycle Helmets - Expert Study on Consumers' Perception of Protection
This study examined consumer beliefs towards the level of protection offered by motorcycle helmets varying in price ($35, $60, $120, $240); level of certification (none, DOT, SNELL, both DOT and Snell); and at high versus low speed lay-down type crashes.
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- Consumers’ Interpretation of the Statement: “Do not leave [insert product here] unattended”
Consumer’s interpretation and understanding of the commonly encountered instruction/warning “do not leave unattended” with respect to three different types of consumer products were examined. Two hundred and eleven respondents were surveyed in the Los Angeles, CA area. The majority of the participants interpreted the phrase differently than how the warning designer intended.
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- Prepared Foods: Fast & Easy for the Consumer, but Prepared Safely?
Food Safety Expert: Barry Parsons, FMP
While dealing with reduced labor and, simultaneously, the expectation to become more efficient and productive, retailers are concerned about preparing food safely. It is imperative that their employees use food safety processes and procedures accurately, without taking shortcuts.
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- Summer Injuries - Robson Forensic
The activities of summer may seem routine, but according to a leading safety organization, people are more likely to be injured in the summer than any other time throughout the year. Around the house, activities as routine as mowing the lawn or cooking on a grill can cause severe injuries. Swimming, water sports, and boating can result in drownings. A celebratory fireworks display can lead to severe burns or traumatic injuries.
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- Robson Forensic Presents: Product Safety: Appliances
Building systems and appliances are designed to provide safety,
comfort and convenience to those who use them.
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- Child Supervision - Robson Forensic Experts
A child’s safety depends in large part on the quality of adult supervision. Effective supervision is much more than
merely watching children play.
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- Child Safety - Robson Forensic Experts
Robson Forensic has 20 years of experience analyzing
aspects of cases and claims that are unique to child injuries.
Our sports, recreation, facility design and product experts
are active in organizations promulgating standards and
procedures aimed at protecting children from injury.
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- Robson Forensic Brochure
Robson Forensic has been providing high quality and professional forensic engineering, architectural, scientific and
investigative services throughout the United States since 1987. Robson Forensic provides expertise in a broad range of forensic and technical disciplines.
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