Garrett Engineers, Inc. - This Month's Issue

This Month's Issue

May '08 Expert of the Month

Expert of the Month: Pax Starksen

Mr. Starksen is a Registered Mechanical Engineer in California and has more than forty years engineering experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the California State University, Los Angeles. His expertise and investigative experience are vast and include most manufacturing techniques, pedestrian hazards, automotive products, industrial products, commercial products, consumer products, fires, explosions, and carbon monoxide poisonings. Included are hydraulic seals and gasketing matters, slip/trip and falls, valve failure issues, and control malfunctions.

He is a Certified English XL Tribometrist and a Fellow in the National Academy of Forensic Engineers. To quantify Mr. Starksen’s depth of experience, he has handled over eight hundred pedestrian accident investigations and hundreds of other cases covering a wide range of fires, vehicle issues, machinery malfunction, product liability and safety-related matters. His courtroom experience is similarly extensive.

April '08 Expert of the Month

Expert of the Month

Expert of the Month: Tom Wright

Mr. Wright has more than thirty-five years in the automotive field, with hands-on knowledge and experience in the operation and repair of all major systems. He owned and operated his own independent auto-mobile repair facility for many years. Mr. Wright’s expertise includes the ability to inspect, analyze, document and determine the cause of vehicle failures, including the analysis of engines, transmissions, brake systems, steering and suspension components, and body damages

April '08 Case of the Month

Case of the Month

The Singer's Slip and Fall

At approximately 1:00 am, a patron and his three companions left the Un-named Karaoke Bar & Restaurant. The patron reportedly slipped and fell on the painted concrete area outside the entrance, falling forward and hitting his face on the concrete, incurring considerable dental damage in the incident. Further, one of his companions also slipped on that same surface, just prior to his fall.