Richard Collins, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc.

Cranberry Township, PA, 16066
Phone: (724) 742-04-14
Website: http://riccollins.googlepages.com/litigationsupport-personalinjurycases

Areas of Specialization



• Qualified as an expert witness in civil and criminal courts.

• Internationally recognized engineering and medical expertise.

• Wrongful death, medical and dental malpractice; medical device/product liability

• Injury biomechanics in automotive crashes, aircraft crashes, elevator failures, sports impacts and slips and falls.

• Head Injury & spine cases due to motorcycle, bicycle collisions, along with protective helmet liability issues.

• Accident reconstruction and failure analysis for litigation involving serious personal injury and trauma

• Analyses involving motor vehicle accidents, automotive, train and aircraft accident and injury analysis and traffic safety, forklift turnovers, elevator free-falls, slips, trips and falls; sports injuries, product liability in industrial, sports, recreational and safety equipment; sports and industrial injuries, ergonomics and repetitive stress syndromes;

• Extensively published in the peer-reviewed national and international literature.





Expert Services



Expertise includes analyses of vehicular, industrial, recreational, commercial, and sports-related injuries in addition to the evaluation of protective devices and safety systems, such as seat belts and helmets. Services may include:



• Summary and analysis of accident reports, witness statements, depositions, damage reports, scene photographs, etc.

• Inspection and analysis of vehicles; machinery; objects associated with an injury and the injury environment; and to identify injury causation and injury prevention factors.

• Protective devices evaluation (seat belts, air bags, clothing, guards, helmets) to identify injury causation factors.

• Evaluation of workplace hazards and equipment, to identify injury causation factors.

• Computer analysis including animation and simulation in both demonstrative and analytic formats.

• Search and retrieval of relevant literature from medical and engineering databases.

• Re-enactment of human kinematics or injury scenarios on-site or in laboratory setting

• Preparation for deposition, arbitration, mediation, or trial.

• Preparation of court exhibits (photographs, charts, graphs, anatomic models, animation, and literature summaries).


Specialties

  • Accidents / Injuries / Safety
  • Accident Reconstruction
  • Biomechanics
  • Failure Analysis
  • Fire & Explosion Investigation
  • Human Factors
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Products Liability
  • Automotive / Aviation / Boat / Rail
  • Business & Financial
  • Chemical / Environmental / Energy
  • Construction & Architecture
  • Engineering & Science
  • Equipment and Machinery Expert Witness Directory
  • Expert Witness and Litigation Support Directory
  • Forensic Scientist and Forensic Engineers Expert Directory
  • Human and Industrial Safety Expert Witness Directory
  • Investigative
  • Investigative & Forensic
  • Laboratory / Testing Expert Witness Directory
  • Law and Litigation Support Consultant/Expert Directory
  • Litigation Support and Services Providers Directory
  • Medical Issues
  • Medical Devices

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