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Capabilities and Services

• Product Liability

  Ä¢¹½tv's multidisciplinary teams work collaboratively to support product liability and deliver rigorous scientific testing and technical support, helping you accurately understand what went wrong and make informed decisions about your issue. We also provide support for navigating recalls and communication with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

• Premises Liability

  When industrial or commercial accidents occur, Ä¢¹½tv provides a breadth of multidisciplinary support — including thermal sciences consulting; toxicology/exposure assessments; and human factors, biomechanics, and mechanical engineering — to provide objective insights and help you determine the best path forward. Additionally, we can assist with communications with the Environmental Protection Association (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

• Third-Party Investigations

  When regulators expect answers and in-depth analysis and reports on why an issue or a failure occurred, Ä¢¹½tv's multidisciplinary teams provide extensive support, including on-site inspections, investigations, testing, and analysis. We can help you navigate regulations with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

   

• Workplace Safety

  Ä¢¹½tv's multidisciplinary teams provide on-site investigations for explosions, fires, carbon monoxide, and other toxic exposure incidents. With our rigorous multidisciplinary scientific approach, we can help you objectively understand worker safety issues and how to mitigate them.

• International Arbitration

  Ä¢¹½tv provides wide-ranging international arbitration support, including assisting with determining whether a claim is worth pursuing; identifying the correct approaches or methodologies for quantifying physical damages; preparing and analyzing cost overruns and schedule delays; evaluating claims in the context of past and future damages incurred; and identifying the exact type of expertise, evidence, and documentation required to present an effective argument.

• Intellectual Property

  When it comes to managing patent and copyright law challenges in complex industrial cases, Ä¢¹½tv's teams provide experienced consulting expertise for a range of intellectual property needs from ITC 337 to patent infringement and liability.

• Summary of Services

  For 50+ years, we've thrived on solving unstructured problems that require bespoke solutions. Some of our services include: 

  • Fire/explosion origin and cause-related disputes
  • Disputes related to the design and performance of fire protection solutions
  • Claim interpretation
  • Process and power plant construction and performance related disputes
  • Due diligence
  • Disputes in the oil and gas sector
  • Prior art and patent infringement and validity
  • Trademarks, copyrights, trade dress, and trade secrets

  • Disputes related to marketing claims
  • Transportation arbitration
  • Utilities arbitration
  • Valuation of intellectual capital