Expert Witness Services

At Com­pli­ance InSight Con­sult­ing Inc., we pro­vide author­i­ta­tive and com­pre­hen­sive expert wit­ness ser­vices to sup­port legal pro­fes­sion­als in cas­es involv­ing indus­tri­al machin­ery safe­ty and reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance. With over 30 years of expe­ri­ence in machin­ery safe­ty engi­neer­ing, stan­dards devel­op­ment, and con­trol sys­tems design, our prin­ci­pal con­sul­tant, Dou­glas Nix, offers an unmatched depth of exper­tise to assist lawyers in nav­i­gat­ing com­plex tech­ni­cal issues.

Why Choose Compliance InSight Consulting?

1. Proven Exper­tise:
   • Dou­glas Nix, C.E.T., SM-IEEE ’14, is a rec­og­nized author­i­ty in machin­ery safe­ty, with exten­sive involve­ment in inter­na­tion­al stan­dards com­mit­tees, includ­ing CSA, IEC, IEEE, and ISO, and a dis­tin­guished his­to­ry of con­sult­ing on reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance for Cana­di­an, U.S., and Euro­pean markets.
2. Real-World Expe­ri­ence:
   • Our team has par­tic­i­pat­ed in numer­ous high-pro­file cas­es, offer­ing insights into machine safe­ty fea­tures, reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance, and fail­ure analy­sis. Past cas­es include: 
     • Analy­sis of CNC milling machine safe­ty lead­ing to a sig­nif­i­cant settlement.
     • Func­tion­al safe­ty review of scis­sor-lift plat­forms in fatal­i­ty cases.
     • Rebut­tal of expert wit­ness reports in cat­a­stroph­ic injury incidents.
3. Clear and Per­sua­sive Com­mu­ni­ca­tion:
   • We excel at trans­lat­ing com­plex engi­neer­ing con­cepts into clear, com­pelling tes­ti­mo­ny and reports that judges, juries, and legal pro­fes­sion­als can eas­i­ly understand.
4. Com­pre­hen­sive Sup­port:
   • From ini­tial con­sul­ta­tions and tech­ni­cal analy­sis to court­room tes­ti­mo­ny, we are com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing end-to-end sup­port tai­lored to the unique needs of your case.

Our Services

• Acci­dent Inves­ti­ga­tion: Com­pre­hen­sive post-acci­dent inves­ti­ga­tions including 
  • On-site inspec­tions to gath­er evidence
  • Review of stan­dard oper­at­ing and main­te­nance pro­ce­dures, oper­a­tional and main­te­nance records 
  • Exam­i­na­tion of machin­ery design, safe­ty fea­tures, stan­dards and reg­u­la­to­ry compliance
  • Iden­ti­fi­ca­tion of root caus­es of acci­dents, such as design flaws, human error, or reg­u­la­to­ry breaches
• Case Review and Analy­sis: Con­duct­ing in-depth reviews of 
  • machin­ery design, 
  • oper­a­tion,
  • main­te­nance, and 
  • com­pli­ance with applic­a­ble safe­ty stan­dards to uncov­er poten­tial lia­bil­i­ties and failures
• Tech­ni­cal Reports: Prepar­ing detailed and well-doc­u­ment­ed expert opin­ions that with­stand scruti­ny in legal proceedings.
• Tes­ti­mo­ny: Deliv­er­ing con­fi­dent and per­sua­sive expert tes­ti­mo­ny in depo­si­tions, medi­a­tions, and trials.
• Reg­u­la­to­ry Com­pli­ance Assess­ments: Eval­u­at­ing machin­ery against 
  • nation­al and inter­na­tion­al safe­ty stan­dards, includ­ing ANSI, CSA, EN, ISO, and IEC
  • Cana­di­an, Euro­pean and US Fed­er­al and State OSHA regulations
• Haz­ard and Risk Assess­ments: Iden­ti­fy­ing and ana­lyz­ing poten­tial haz­ards asso­ci­at­ed with indus­tri­al machin­ery and rec­om­mend­ing effec­tive risk con­trol measures.

Examples of Case Involvement

• M. Vil­la­pan­do vs. Yuma Sei­ki USA (2022–2024):
  • Pre­pared a detailed analy­sis of a CNC milling machine’s safe­ty defi­cien­cies, con­tribut­ing to a set­tle­ment exceed­ing $1.35 million.
• Knox v. Schectl Maschi­nen­bau GmbH and Met­al­form­ing, Inc. (2019–2020):
  • Eval­u­at­ed com­pli­ance of a met­al fold­ing machine with applic­a­ble stan­dards, aid­ing in a favourable resolution.
• Fran­co v. Snorkel (2017):
  • Assessed the func­tion­al safe­ty of a scissor-lift’s emer­gency stop sys­tem in a fatal­i­ty case, lead­ing to a settlement.

Contact Us

Let us help you achieve clar­i­ty and con­fi­dence in your machin­ery safe­ty case. To dis­cuss your require­ments or sched­ule a con­sul­ta­tion, con­tact Dou­glas Nix.