Patent/Litigation Support
When challenges involve litigation, our scientists can help. With experts in many disciplines and industries, we provide the technical and professional expertise necessary to support legal challenges. Ph.D. scientists will design independent investigations, supervise laboratory analyses and write comprehensive reports. They are skilled in explaining technical methods and results in clear and understandable terms.
Litigation support services include:
- Evaluation of cases
- Method development and testing
- Interpretation of technical data
- Critical review of data
- Literature searches
- Trial preparation
- Depositions and trial testimony
Our chemists have helped resolve issues in intellectual property. As patent expert witnesses, our scientists have offered testimony in patent infringement disputes and trade secret litigation. Chemir's materials scientists have also offered forensic chemical and litigation support in product liability defense cases, insurance claims and product failure litigation.
Some examples of litigation support projects are:
- Resolved a coatings patent infringement issue by deformulation
- Insurance claims for fire damages resolved through analysis of explosives and fuels
- Consulted for a chemical spill at a large company
- Performed failure analysis in a case involving premature plastic pipe breakage
- Reviewed opposing data in a personal injury lawsuit
Carolyn Otten, Ph.D.
Eric Uffman, Ph.D.
Rachel Linck, Ph.D.
Rajesh Tiwari, Ph.D.