For over 23 years, Dr. Gomer has provided forensic and safety engineering testing, analysis, and expert testimony in personal injury and wrongful death cases, in breach of contract and breach of warranty cases, and in national level arbitrations. Technical litigation support has been provided to plaintiff and defense attorneys and their clients throughout the United States. Engineering services have included:
- accident investigation and reconstruction
- controlled testing at the scene of the accident and in the laboratory
- determination of compliance with relevant standards of due care
- written reports of findings and conclusions
- assistance in formulating strategies for cross examination of opposing experts
- deposition, arbitration, and trial testimony.
Personal injury and wrongful death cases, involving occupational diseases, as well as traumatic injuries sustained in public facilities, in association with transportation, and with industrial equipment and consumer products, typically have included products liability or premises liability issues. Engineering aspects of these cases have involved:
- reasonableness of product design and manufacturing
- adequacy of facility design and maintenance
- adequacy of safety-related training, instructions and warnings
- effectiveness of engineering controls and safeguards
- risk versus utility analyses
- comprehensiveness of foreseeability analyses
- the role of human vision and decision making in accidents.
Particular cases supported by Dr. Gomer have included:
- work-related injuries - slips, trips, and falls in buildings, on walkways, on stairs, on ramps, on fixed and moveable ladders, and on scaffolding and catwalks; floor openings; falling objects; fall protection systems; clamping devices; solvents; fork-lift trucks; front-end loaders/backhoes; motorized hand trucks; sealers; dyes; lighting systems and lamps; machine tools, machining centers, and power presses; balers; shredders; agitators; injection molding equipment; process equipment; conveyer systems; power doors; blast furnaces; aircraft hangers; oil rigs; pumps; compressors; grinding wheels; mining equipment; farming equipment; meat slicing equipment; cranes and hoists; mortar mixers; and power tools.
- occupational diseases - cancers attributed to high- and low-dose asbestos, silica, radiation, and chromium exposures; and repetitive motion diseases attributed to keyboard and lifting tasks.
- personal-injury accidents - slips, trips, and falls in buildings, on walkways, on ramps, on decks, in store aisles, in parking areas, on buses, on bowling alleys, and on stairs; aircraft; automobiles, jeeps, ambulances, and trucks; automobile jack stands; motorcycles; snowmobiles; trains and rail yards; roadways, traffic control gates, and crossings; bicycles; swimming pools; security fencing and gates; lawnmowers; fixed and extension ladders; fire extinguishers; fireplaces; heaters; scaffolding; drain cleaners; sports equipment; playground equipment; climbing equipment and rappelling equipment; parking garages; safety glass; manual and power doors; auto repair and servicing facilities; retail stores; arcades; commercial tents; merchandise displays; offices; public buildings; roof construction and coverings; household products; home appliances; cell phones; over-the-counter drugs and cosmetics; obstructed vision.
GCG also has provided workplace testing, analyses, and expert testimony in national level arbitrations involving job classification disputes and work and time standard disputes. Finally, GCG has provided technical support services in breach of contract and breach of warranty cases.
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