Expert Witnesses

With our years of applied experience in the environmental health and safety industry, we can provide you with expert witness testimony if you are in litigation. We have provided this service for many of our clients. Examples of the type of expert witness we can provide include:

Industrial Accident and Emergency Response
SCM staff was a key part of the legal team for a major case involving an accident at a manufacturing facility in Newton, Massachusetts. The case spanned several years, and SCM staff coordinated the sampling of the items involved and preparation of exhibits for court, including a full video recreation of the incident.

Fall Protection Issues
SCM staff provided consultation and testimony at an arbitration hearing in Long Beach, California in a case involving failure to follow plant rules for fall protection. SCM staff provided testimony and spoke on the applicability of OSHA regulations and site rules.

Unsafe Use of Hazardous Materials
SCM staff provided research and developed a report on the hazards of the actions involved in the Long Beach case. SCM staff also provided deposition and subsequent testimony in federal court regarding the properties of argon and its use in refinery operations.

Confined Space Double Fatality
SCM staff was retained to serve as an expert witness in a construction accident involving two electricians who died in a confined space in Chino, California. SCM staff researched the issues and provided a deposition on the major cause of the accident.