FORENSIC ENGINEERING and LEGAL CONSULTING

PAI has worked many large cases wherein the problems of mis-operation and design have posed significant and expensive delays, problems, and injury.

Our work usually first proceeds with a thorough review of the documents:
the complaint, drawings, specifications, use and manufacturing issues, engineering contracts, etc. We then produce a preliminary verbal opinion and review of the damage estimates that may already exist. After this process, and if the case status warrants it, a detailed design review is performed with site visit, dimensional reviews, and calculations (we many times find other related issues such as excessive loads caused by use, mis-application, etc., that add cogent information to the case).

We also sometimes function only as an educational resource or consultant to others working on the same case. We are very familiar with commonly-used computer programs used within the mechanical design industry, which means we can enter a case at any point in time.

PAI employs mechanical, civil, structural, metallurgical, chemical, and industrial engineers for industrial projects and litigation support, to accomplish:

• Site Visits
• Forensic and artifact studies, metallurgical
• Expert reports
• Deposition
• Court testimony
• 3-D Max Color Failure Events Animations
• Color Finite Element Analysis results for mediation and/or court presentation
• Mechanical system kinematic and dynamic analysis
• Stress and flexibility analysis of mechanical systems

For more information: (225) 292 9709 or info@paiengineering.com