Fire and Explosion Investigation Expert Witness

Incidents that prompt litigation requiring an expert witness - such as fire and/or explosion - do not just happen, they occur as the result of a string of decisions that can date back to the initial facility or product design. Incidents in commercial or industrial facilities often occur as a result of poorly designed or executed procedures including-

Hiring and training practices
Laboratory methods
Sales and marketing strategies
Maintenance and/or operations
Ambiguous or conflicting regulations

Proper analysis of these potential causes requires both technical and operational expertise, which your expert witness can provide. Gossman Forensics provides the technical expertise and develops the evidentiary basis for legal arguments relying on or involving-

Industrial and environmental chemical forensic analysis
Prevention of chemical spills and/or proper management of historical environmental contamination
Causation proved by fate and transport of chemicals and their degradation products in the environment
Safety and prevention of catastrophic events at industrial facilities such as fire and explosion
Appropriate standard of care for management of hazardous waste and hazardous materials
Regulatory compliance
Prevention of injury or chemical exposure resulting from hazardous materials or hazardous materials operations
Fire and explosion - origin and causation determination including the potential for arson
Odor investigations to determine cause and origin

Expert witness testimony in industrial and environmental chemical forensics

As an Associate Member of the American Bar Association, David Gossman - BS, MS, FAIC, NAFI certified fire and explosion investigator (CFEI), licensed private investigator (State of Iowa), President of Gossman Consulting, Inc., and Chief Investigator for Gossman Forensics - can provide expert technical assistance to legal counsel in litigation involving fires and explosions, chemical and environmental forensics, laboratory testing, hazardous waste materials and hazardous materials handling, odor issues or complaints, regulatory compliance, industrial accidents and injury, or chemical exposure claims including incidents at hazardous waste management facilities and injury or exposure claims due to hazardous materials or hazardous materials operations.