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Litigation Support
HSA provides litigation support and expert-witness testimony in the fields of engineering, toxic tort and environmental science. We have assisted the legal and insurance communities serving as technical consultants and experts in support of litigation concerning construction, engineering failure (structural and/or geological), wind/wave damage, fire/vehicular forensics, indoor air quality, and a variety of other insurance-related concerns. We have also provided expertise and testimony associated with risk and the assessment and/or remediation of sites contaminated by chlorinated solvents, petroleum hydrocarbons, fuel oxygenates such as MTBE, perchlorate, insecticides, herbicides, heavy metals, explosives and dioxins.
HSA’s corporate goal is to facilitate conflict resolution that enhances our client’s future success and happiness. Experienced in arbitration and litigation matters, and as facilitators and decision analysts, HSA personnel have numerous tools to support both two-party and multiple-party conflict resolution. We understand that our client’s personality profiles affect decision-making styles, and help to reconcile these so that mutually-acceptable resolution can be achieved. Overall, we provide an antidote to chaos, confusion, and uncertainty. Our skill in understanding the consequences of decisions and their impact on our client’s provides the insight for finding pathways to success.
Our expertise can provide valuable service to our clients in the understanding and assessment of the technical issues and merits of their cases, both in and out of the courtroom. With experience in supporting plaintiffs and defendants, HSA aggressively represents the interests of our clients within ethical, legal, and scientific boundaries. Our primary objective is always to advocate for our client through competent science and engineering. We provide the following services in this regard:
- Research and Agency Record Reviews
- Compliance and Transactional Audits
- Technical Assistance with Insurance Claims
- Regulatory Support and Client Advocacy
- Consultation and Strategy Development
- Third-Party Technical Review and Oversight of Work Completed by Others
- Engineering, Scientific, and Statistical Analyses
- Environmental Forensics
- Risk Assessment
- Simulation Modeling
- Trial Exhibits
- Public Information Programs
- Assistance with Depositions of Opposing Experts
- Expert-Witness Testimony