MAI’s expertise in supporting litigation and evaluating insurance claims provides our clients with concise, definitive results supported by meticulous scientific analysis and documentation.
MAI provides litigation and insurance investigation expertise on a wide rage of products and materials. It includes, but is not limited to:
| Identification of defects resulting in product failure | Identification of abuse or misuse resulting in product failure |
| Expert witness deposition and trial testimony | Product mechanical, chemical and physical properties |
| Determine product conformance with design specification | Determination of the root cause of mechanical and corrosion failures |
Our team conveys demonstrated credibility and multi-discipline certifications. Precise analysis protocols are developed and submitted at the initiation of the investigation. Internationally ASTM Standards are applied to sample preparation and examination, collection and preservation of samples and data, and handling of evidence. Our documented “chain of evidence” procedure and and secured legal evidence storage assure the integrity of evidential samples
MAI applies extensive knowledge and in-house analytical instrumentation to determine the specific cause and sequence of events responsible for product failures. We also provide coordination of third-party testing procedure for our clients when outside testing laboratories are mandated or agreed by the litigating parties or insurance company.