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FORENSIC
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INVESTIGATIONS
OVER
450 CASES HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED
THESE INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVED:
- Electrocution
Deaths
- Electrical
Shock Injuries
- Electrical
Product failures
- Residential,
Commercial & Industrial Equipment Failures
- Fires
Alleged to be of Electrical Origin
- Lightning
Damage to Equipment & Property
- Utility
Condemnations
- Electromagnetic
Fields and Radiation
- Electrical
Utility Power Quality
- Accidents
& Crimes involving Illumination
- Construction
Accidents involving Electrical Energy
- Battery
Explosions
STATISTICS
OF FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS
Approximately 50% of the cases have been for plaintiffs while
31% have been for defendants and 19% have been for an
undetermined side in the matter. Historically, only 14% of
the cases investigated have gone to trial while 22% have
resulted in depositions prior to settlement.
Electrocution
or electrical shock cases have made up 46% of the investigations
and fires of alleged electrical origin have accounted for 30% of
the investigations. The remaining one-fourth of the
investigations has been spread over the categories of product
failures, electromagnetic fields, illumination, construction,
and lightning damage.
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