Recent Casework
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5/2010
4/2010
3/2010:
* Consultation regarding a trip-and-fall at a movie theater in Palm Beach County.
* Site photos, measurements and ADA research concerning a wheelchair ramp and walkway made hazardous by the proximity of a faucet within the walkway area, standing water and slippery floor surfaces.
2/2010:
* Trial testimony regarding a restaurant trip-and-fall location in Miami-Dade County.
* Consultation regarding a residential property security camera system that recorded incidents of trespassing by a neighbor.
* Consultation and research regarding fatal crash of 3 pedestrians vs. train on railroad bridge in Brevard County, Florida.
* Site photos, measurements and photogrammetry of sidewalk trip-and-fall hazard at a bank property in Palm Beach County.
* Consultation regarding a church vandalism incident, facility security deficiencies and property hazards in Broward County.
* Consultation regarding sidewalk trip-and-fall hazard in Miami-Dade County.
* Trial testimony regarding facility illumination measurements at a criminal incident site in Broward County.
* Deposition testimony regarding site photos, measurements and product research for a hotel lobby trip-and-fall site in Broward County.
Older Items:
* Property research, Statutory research, photographs and measurements of bicycle path crash site in relation to a construction zone, bicycle traffic detour, and detour route into a path suitable only for pedestrian traffic but not bicycles.
* Consultation regarding trip-and-fall due to a rotted wood spacer in a sidewalk.
* Consultation regarding a Police raid on a property that was recorded by the property's security cameras and utilization of the videos for possible future exhibits.
* Consultation regarding a Police-involved shooting that was recorded by a nearby video camera and enhancement of the video for exhibit use.
* Site photographs of restaurant regarding patron walking areas and a possible trip-and-fall hazard due to a steep ramp.
* Trial observations for Plaintiff's Counsel of Plaintiff's Expert Witness direct and cross-examination testimony, and preparation of re-direct questions used by Plaintiff's Counsel to clarify technical issues and re-state opinions (all dealing with traffic engineering, traffic safety and documentation of traffic control devices at a traffic crash site).
* Technical photography of hospital laboratory and medical equipment, plus research into medical equipment specifications and labeling.
* Research and analysis of Municipal and County Codes, plus Florida Statutes and Florida DOT standards, regarding Sight Triangle specifications for a bicycle vs. motor vehicle crash at which the intersection sight distance was obstructed by a wall and landscaping.
* Video analysis and preparation of exhibits regarding a pedestrian slip-and-fall that was recorded by a store's security camera.
* Site photographs of a restaurant regarding a possible pedestrian trip-and-fall hazard, plus equipment measurements, research into equipment specifications, and scaled CAD diagrams of facility equipment.
* Site photographs of a restaurant where the maximum patron occupancy rate may have been exceeded, resulting in crowded conditions, limited pedestrian walking space and a subsequent trip-and-fall within the constrained environment.
* Research and analysis of 30 years of Construction Permits and aerial photographs to determine when a perimeter wall was constructed at a property.
* Site photographs and subsequent computer graphics of a hotel at which a makeshift ramp was constructed on top of a stairway to facilitate the movement of equipment carts; the ramp caused an unexpected obstruction to a nearby door and walking path, resulting in a patron walking through the doorway and tripping on the ramp.
* Site photographs, historical photo analysis, and research with municipal, county and private entities regarding a deteriorated roadway utility cut which caused a single-vehicle motorcycle crash.
* Consultation regarding the documentation of a restaurant slip-and-fall case.
* Extreme close-up (macro) photography of paintings to determine if the art was an originally-painted work or a printed reproduction.
* Consultation regarding the documentation of a medical malpractice issue.
* Photo, video and 911 audio-tape analysis of Police response activities at an adult birthday party in a public park at which patrons were subdued by Taser and subsequently arrested, with further allegations of videotape evidence tampering.
* Consultation regarding the documentation of a Homeowner's Insurance fraud case.
* Photo and video analysis of an injury recorded by patrons at a child's birthday party, including the preparation of timelines, spatial analyses, photogrammetric site measurements and related exhibits.
* Video analysis of a fight in a nightclub which resulted in an injury and arrest.
