Premises Liability – The Responsibility of the Property Owner & the Role of the Forensic Engineer
Approved for 1 hour in the following states: LA, FL
Overview
Provides an overview of potential hazards and evidenced required in premises liability cases. It also outlines the duties and responsibilities of the property owner. Finally, it discusses the role of the forensic engineers as it relates to premises liability cases.
Product Liability: Plumbing Failures
Approved for 1 hour in the following states: LA, TX, GA, FL
Overview
Provides information on manufacturing defects vs installation errors related to plumbing components. Discusses findings of laboratory analysis on particular types of components such as water heater and toilet connectors as well as sprinkler heads and fittings.
The Facts Behind Vehicle Accident Reconstruction
Approved for 1 hour in the following states: GA, LA, TX, FL, NC
Overview
Provides an overview of vehicle accident reconstruction including basic elements of the reconstruction process, how it works, how to conduct a site inspection, resources used to provide additional information about the accident, use of crash data recorders, how to determine pre and post impact speeds, and the role of driver perception and reaction time.
Fundamental Tire Understanding and Tire Failure Analysis
Approved for 1 hour in the following states: LA, GA, TX
Overview
Provides background into tires and a cursory exposure to a variety of passenger, light truck and radial medium truck tires failures and additional insight to assist adjusters during claim adjusting efforts.
Minor Impact “CSI”: Let Physics Do the Work
Approved for 1 hour in the following states: GA, LA, TX, NC, FL
Overview
Provides an overview of what vehicle accident reconstruction is, when it is used, what it can tell us and why it plays such an important role in determining what factors contributed to the loss.
Investigating Equipment Failures: Fixed & Movable
Approved for 1 hour in the following states: LA, GA, TX
Overview
Provides information on sources of movable and fixed equipment failures. It provides participants information needed to determine parties that may have contributed to the failure as well as common failures and their causes. It also educates attendees on investigative techniques and important information needed to determine subrogation potential.
Vehicle Collision Reconstruction – How it’s done
Approved for 1 hour in the following states: LA
Overview
Provides an overview of vehicle collision reconstruction including basic elements of the reconstruction process, how it works, and what information can be obtained from the process. The presentation will address important components of the site and vehicle inspections, other resources that can be used to provide additional information about the accident, use of crash data recorders, how to determine pre and post impact speeds, and the role of driver perception and reaction time.
Low Speed Collision Evaluations
Approved for 1 hour: TX
Overview
The seminar provides an overview of vehicle accident reconstruction in minor impact cases including basic elements of the reconstruction process, information that can be obtained from the VAR process, and the consistency of damage & injury – how to compare the story of the event with data obtained. The role of biomechanical engineering will be addressed as well as the case studies that assess minor impact collisions.
