Lighting Technologies Services, Inc. is an independent consulting firm providing litigation support regarding losses encountered by individuals and companies.
Our specialization includes expert investigation, testing, analysis, inspection, and reporting of observations of lighting product design, application, violent lamp failure creating injuries and fires, and product failure liability cases. We have experience in electrical and lighting fire point of origin investigation. Our service also includes study of illumination systems design, application, and adequacies for all indoor and outdoor facilities and areas including roadway and automotive applications. We have a great deal of experience in personal injury cases due to inadequate, improper, or lack of lighting when required by national, state, county, or local codes and ordinances. We have been involved in patent violation cases concerning lighting equipment.
We are experts in Fiber Optic Lighting, LED, Incandescent, Fluorescent and High Intensity Discharge (HID) Mercury Vapor, Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium lamps and luminaires.
We have been involved in Light Trespass and Polution cases and have helped Municipal, County and State Governments write codes and ordinances to control all aspects of trespass, polution, and energy efficiency.
We would be pleased to discuss the aspects of your case with you.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: B.S.E.E University of Iowa
Technical Knowledge Certificate,Illuminating Engineering Society of North Amererica
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: I.E.E.E, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
NFPA, National Fire Protectice Association, Electrical Section
IESNA, Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: Thomas A. Edison Lighting Center, Racine, WI. Lead instructor on Illumination Sources, Controls, Design of interior and exterior lighting applications.
Main speaker, Energy conferences in Japan, China, Singapore, Australia.
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: 24+
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Violent HID Lamp explosions causing fires.
Illumination adequacy in slip and fall cases.
Industrial accident cases involving lighting an/or lighting equipment.
Life Safety Code emergency and exit lighting rquirements in P.I. cases.
Traffic accident cases involving lighitng or the lack thereof.
Patent case involving lighting devices in vehicles.
Fires created by improper use of lightng equipment.
Product liability cases of illumination devices, ballasts, controls and switches.
Fire cases concerning electrical shorting and improper wiring.
Wrongful Death lawsuites with lighting issues.
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 80%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
A: 15%
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: 6
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: January 2008
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: 2
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: 3
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: 10+
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting in Lighting design, Lighting fixture design.
Expert reports in cause and origin of fires concerning electrical devices.
Testing for product failure and analysis.
Site inspections and testing of lighting designs.
Fire site inspections and analysis.
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $175.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: $175.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: $250.00
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: $250.00
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Travel time $100.00 per hour.
Travel, lodging, meal expenses.
Mileage At current IRS rate.
Photo prints @ 1.50 for 8 x 10.
Standard copy rates.
