This book provides a unique source for expert witnesses and underwriters in engineering litigation of a range of case examples that can be used to plan their future litigation. It will help them develop their own winning lines of arguments. The examples are based on the author’s 30-year experience in engineering litigation. Students in forensic engineering and risk engineering will find the book an ideal introduction to the subject.
Andrew Samuel (1934-2007) was a Professorial Fellow (hon.) in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Melbourne, and lead consultant for the firm Engineering Investigations and Associates. He worked for thirty years as an expert witness in engineering litigation of machinery failure, human injury, and intellectual property.