Here’s a list of the Expert Witness cases in which I am or was involved.
History of Arbitrations and Cases
Complete or Ongoing
75/25 Plaintiff/Defendant to Date
| Initia-tionYear | Case or Arbitration | Rep/Dep/Test | Status | D/P | # |
| 2014 | Retained by North Dakota law firm to investigate the electrocution of an employee of an oil drilling company | Yes/-/ | Closed | P | 40 |
| 2013 | Retained by Chicago law firm to investigate failure of mixer control system that caused worker serious injury.Case No. 11 L 36 | Yes/Yes/ | Open | P | 39 |
| 2013 | Retained by Miami law firm to investigate the wiring and controls of a walk-in cooler whose failure caused the loss of a significant amount of expensive medical supplies | Yes/ / | Open | D | 38 |
| 2013 | Retained by Florida law firm to investigate the control wiring in the electrocution deaths for two people in a hot tubKent Pratt | Closed | P | 37 | |
| 2012 | Retained by Chicago law firm to witness tests of equipment that caused injuries to electricians working on it. | Closed | D | 36 | |
| 2011 | Retained by Iowa law firm in case involving electric shock from pad mounted transformer at Wind Turbine | Closed | P | 35 | |
| 2010 | Retained by Miami law firm in case involving injuries sustained by worker while repairing an electrical panel in the electrical room of a condominium. Case 08-61776 CA23Carlos Del Amo | Yes/-/ | Closed | P | 34 |
| 2010 | Retained by Miami law firm in TWF power loss damage case – insurance companySuzan J. Jacobs, MiamiCase No. 08-36995-CA-21 | /-/Yes | Closed – settled out of court | P | 33 |
| 2010 | Retained by Michigan law firm in case involving water electrocutionDeborah K. Palmer, Kalamazoo, MICase No. 10-714-NO, Michigan | Closed | P | 32 | |
| 2010 | Retained by Florida law firm in case involving electrical injuries sustained by contractors working on company’s electrical substationCandice Korthals, Andrew S. Connell | Closed | D | 31 | |
| 2010 | Retained by San Diego law firm in case involving electric shock by at&t equipmentDinah McKean, San DiegoValentine v. at&t California – Case No. 37-2010-00089728-CU-PO-CTL, California | Closed | D | 30 | |
| 2010 | Retained by Philadelphia law firm in case involving fatal electrocution of lineman during storm service restoration.Gregory Haroutounian, PhiladelphiaRobert Lempke vs General Electric et alCase Numbers 2:11-CV-01237-GLL and 2:11-CV-01236-GLL | Yes/-/ | Closed | P | 29 |
| 2009 | Again retained by the original Michigan law firm to continue the investigation to possibly continue the prosecution of a previous case – see # 16 below | Closed | P | 28 | |
| 2009 | Retained by Alabama law firm to investigate explosion of a voltage regulator in a utility substation which caused severe burns to a utility employeeLeigh King Forstman, Alabama | /Yes/ | Closed | P | 27 |
| 2009 | Retained by Illinois law firm to investigate appliance damage allegedly caused by utility neutral wire contacting hot wire | Closed | P | 26 | |
| 2008 | Retained by Iowa law firm in case involving electrocution in connection with the raising of a flag pole.Cory F. Gourley – Estate of Delbert Volker, et al. vs. Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative, et al., Iowa | Closed | P | 25 | |
| 2008 | Retained by Illinois law firm to investigate fire allegedly cause by utility wire contacting gutter | Closed | P | 24 | |
| 2008 | Retained by Chicago law firm in case involving electric utility generator damageMin Choi, Carey & Bates, ChicagoCase No. 07-CV-11073(U.S. Dist Ct S.D.N.Y | Yes/ | Closed | D | 23 |
| 2008 | Retained by Puerto Rican law firm to investigate the injury of a CATV technician working on attachment to an Electric Utility pole.Giancarlo Font-Garcia, Esq.Joel Diaz Santa v. Puerto Rico Power Authority, Puerto Rico Telephone Company and American International Insurance Company, Inc.Civil No. 07-1080 USDC (RLA) | Yes | Closed | P | 22 |
| 2008 | Retained by Chicago law firm in Dispute about the movement of Utility Overhead lines from one side of an alley to the other | Closed | P | 21 | |
| 2008 | Retained by Michigan Law Firm to investigate an electrical explosion (arc flash)In which one person died and another was seriously injured.Thomas Wouri, Michigan | Closed | P | 21 | |
| 2008 | Retained by New Jersey law firm in case involving underground cable failure and manhole explosion that caused burns to a person.Robert Jones, New JerseyAbassy v. PSEGDocket No.: HUD-L-4174-06 | Yes/ | Settled out of court for Plaintiff | P | 16 |
| 2007 | Retained by Chicago law firm in case involving potential electrical utility surge causing damage to municipal pumping station.Marc Mayer, Chicago | Yes/Yes | Closed | P | 15 |
| 2007 | Retained by Florida law firm in case involving fire caused by fish tank heater.Scott D. Rembold, MiamiCase No. 06-06016 CA 24 | Closed | D | 14 | |
| 2006 | Retained by Chicago law firm to investigate injuries sustained by technician working on control system wiring.Glenn Robertson, Chicago | 13 | |||
| 2006 | Retained by NJ law firm in case involving generator damage (2006) Cause No. CV-04-123-BLG-RFC – SCEG | Yes | ClosedSettled out of court for defendant | D | 12 |
| 2006 | Retained by Florida law firm in case involving exploding battery (2006)Kent S. Pratt, FloridaPlaut v. RCB Electric – Claim N0. 1077352, Florida | Closed | D | 11 | |
| 2006 | Retained by Florida law firm in case involving arc flash burns. (2006)Scott S. Rembold, Miami– Case No. 04-23231 (23) – BR | Closed Settled out of court for Defendant | D | 10 | |
| 2006 | Retained by New Mexico law firm in case involving fire at tomato plant in New Mexico. Ongoing. (2006 – ???) – M | Closed | P | 9 | |
| 2005 | Retained by a Wisconsin law firm representing the Sierra Club in litigation involving a coal-fired power plant. (2005- 2006) -CWPB | Yes/Yes | Closed Settled out of court for Plaintiff | P | 8 |
| 2005 | Expert defendant witness testimony for insurance company in insurance claim for failed 700 MW electric generator in the Orient.Bates & Carey, ChicagoJAMS Case Reference No. 1310015310. – (2005) – BC | Yes/Yes/Yes | ClosedSettled in Arbitration for plaintiff | D | 7 |
| 2005 | Expert witness support for the plaintiff in an electric utility accident in which plaintiff lost both arms due to arc flash. Cause No. 05-05992M, John Arthur Mitchell vs Greenlee Textron, Inc, TXU Electric Delivery Company and APPA Technology Corporation. Ongoing. (2005 – 2007) – JHBMA | Yes/Yes | ClosedOut of court settlement | P | 6 |
| 2004 | Expert witness deposition for the defendant in an arbitration case involving an energy management system for lighting. AAA Case No. 51 181 0213603 Electric City Corporation vs M&A Railroad and Electric, LLC. 2004 | Yes/Yes | ClosedSettled out of court for defendant | D | 5 |
| 2004 | Expert witness support for a plaintiff’s case in which a cable TV worker suffered a fatal shock while working on a utility pole. Prepared report. District of Minnesota Second Division Case No. Civil 02-4762 PAM/RLE. 2004 | Yes | ClosedSettled out of court for plaintiff | P | 4 |
| 2003 | Litigation plaintiff support in a case involving the controls of a security door that allegedly struck and injured a woman – Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Docket No. 02 M1 301406. Provided expert report and affidavit. 2003. | Yes | ClosedCourt verdict for defendant | P | 3 |
| 2003 | Expert testimony for the defendant in an arbitration case involving alleged inadequate electrical design – AAA Case No. 51 198 01178 01. 2003 | Yes/Yes/Yes | ClosedSettled in arbitration for plaintiff | D | 2 |
| 1975 | Expert witness deposition for plaintiff in personal injury case involving electrical wiring of a camper. Renee Hacker vs Andrews et al Court No. 72 L 11813, Chicago, Illinois – 1975 | Yes/Yes | ClosedSettled out of court for plaintiff | P | 1 |
Rep/Dep/Test = Expert Report/Deposition/Testimony
D/P = Defendant/Plaintiff
Status = Open or Closed (settled out of court or cou