When investigating a vehicle collision or other complex accident, many factors come into play. Examining the vehicles, road conditions, weather, surrounding environment and driver or passenger circumstances are all critical elements to accident reconstruction. Our experienced engineers and scientists use the available data to provide a reconstructed view of the scene to determine the root cause of an accident.

When people are injured or killed in an accident, it’s critical to understand why. Our biomedical and biomechanical engineers are experts in forensic injury investigation, and we have biomechanical experts worldwide ready to respond. Our multidisciplinary team of electrical and mechanical engineers, materials scientists, chemists, physicists, emergency management experts and other forensic scientists determine if machinery and other equipment, instruments or facilities issues contributed to injury or fatality. We’re fluent in relevant industry codes and standards and our laboratories are equipped to recreate events and test consumer products, industrial equipment and medical devices.

What is a catastrophic event plan? After a major catastrophic event, you need a catastrophe response plan to get your disaster recovery efforts underway fast to mitigate further damage, business interruptions or other logistical hurdles. We assist you in evaluating the impact so you can have an accurate picture and can make an informed plan moving forward. Our experts help in all phases of disaster recovery starting with a forensic investigation to identify the root cause of damage or loss. With each of our investigations and analyses, we partner with you to develop catastrophic disaster planning and response that will help get you back to business as quickly and cost effectively as possible.

Combustible dust explosions can be one of the most under-recognized hazards in industrial facilities. Without proper awareness and planning, the risk of an incident can threaten life safety, operational continuity and regulatory compliance. Our team of combustible dust consultants can help you better understand your risk, develop and optimize mitigation strategies and provide training to prevent potential combustible dust explosions.

We support our investigative work through in-house laboratory, testing and modeling services, providing you with insightful analysis and an unbiased approach. Using technology and advanced modeling tools, we can help you determine the cause of product & construction failures, industrial incidents, structural damage, personal injury accidents, and a wide variety of other services in collaboration with subject matter experts.

An interruption of business operations due to system, construction, or operational process failure can have significant legal, insurance and commercial consequences. Using advanced software solutions and expert analysis, we pinpoint the root cause of failure and help you get back on track quickly and safely. Our team of experts have proven experience in complex system failures, multi-component failure analysis, root cause analysis, materials failure analysis science, litigation support and expert testimony. We investigate fires, explosions, chemical releases, equipment and systems failures, as well as progressive or sudden structural failure analysis of collapse at a wide variety of commercial, institutional, transportation, government, manufacturing and processing facilities worldwide.

We provide litigation support, expert testimony and scientific analysis for a broad spectrum of cases, ranging from malicious intent and construction defect, to the performance of consumer products and fire protection systems and accident reconstruction. Our continued investment in advancing the science of safety equips our court-tested experts with the technical expertise and robust science-based analysis background to back it up. When you require defensible data to support your claim, we come equipped with the truth.

We help attorneys and their clients uncover facts, analyze information and preserve evidence during every phase of a personal or business dispute ranging from pre-trial preparation and discovery to court proceedings and the investigation of new information supporting appeal. We do so by providing support in the following areas.

There have been significant advances in durability, resiliency, and efficacy of materials over the years. However, the changing environment and manmade conditions can alter a material’s efficacy. Whether there is a material defect, design flaw, or manufacturing failure impacting a material’s performance or expected lifespan, our experts review the entire life cycle to determine the cause of the failure. We can remediate the existing condition, help in developing design solutions and, if necessary, support your insurance or litigation claim.

We provide rapid response and post-event investigative services to support any fire, building collapse, accident, product defect or progressive failure cause and origin investigation. We arrive on scene to collect evidence and coordinate with other involved parties, enabling us to provide you with in depth, timely and actionable analysis of origin and cause.

Product failures can have a devastating effect on your organization directly and indirectly through lost product sales, litigation claims and decrease in brand reputation. Our worldwide team of engineers and scientists are product liability experts and offer consulting services as well as litigation support to help you investigate and recover from a product failure. We specialize in design analysis, testing, export support and product failure analysis for a wide variety of products, equipment and materials across a wide range of industries.