Forensic Engineering

Despite the increase in reliability of products and structures, things go wrong. Products fail, structures collapse, property is lost or damaged, or worse, people get hurt. The forensic engineer can often provide the answer as to why. With a proven method of careful and thorough investigation and analysis, the forensic engineer can usually determine what caused the problem. If needed, the forensic engineer can provide expert witness testimony in a court of law.

The Loucks Group is experienced with the process. The process of gathering information, methods of analysis, treatment of hypothesis, and reconstruction of events following the generally accepted methods of scientific investigation. The results provide the client with a conclusion, accurate to the a reasonable degree of engineering or scientific certainty. With that information, the client can then judge their best course of action, such as to prosecute a case, defend against a claim, or settle.

Services provided by the Loucks Group include:

  • On-site investigation and documentation
  • Inventory and securing the chain of custody of evidence
  • Laboratory services
  • Failure analysis
  • Expert witness testimony

    The Loucks Group is experienced in dealing with such topics as: Daubert challenges; product liability issues, such as "defect", and "adequate warning"; deposition and courtroom testimony; patent claims; proximate cause; and subrogation.


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