Don’t Blame the Design!
Robert J. Nobilini, Ph.D., Biomechanical Engineer Case Synopsis: A bartender slipped and fell on a wet ceramic tile floor, fracturing her patella. The plaintiff’s expert claimed that the design of…
Don’t Always Blame the Tread and Riser for the Fall
Robert J. Nobilini, Ph.D., Biomechanical Engineer Case Synopsis: Plaintiff testified that she was in the process of descending a flight of stairs, one step at a time. She had stepped…
Which Impact Caused Plaintiff’s Injuries?
Robert J. Nobilini, Ph.D., Biomechanical Engineer Case Synopsis: Plaintiff was the operator of a vehicle that was initially impacted on the front driver’s side corner by a vehicle prior to…
Pedestrian v. Vehicle Collision: A Biomechanical Analysis
Robert J. Nobilini, Ph.D., Biomechanical Engineer Case Synopsis: A pedestrian was crossing the road when he was struck by a passing vehicle. The plaintiff stated that he had a green…
Cervical Injuries Causally Related to Defective Amusement Ride
Robert J. Nobilini, Ph.D., Biomechanical Engineer Case Synopsis: The plaintiff was riding a rollercoaster style ride at an amusement park when she incurred significant cervical injuries. Plaintiff described being thrown…
Don’t always blame the Tread and Riser for the Fall
Robert J. Nobilini, Ph.D., Biomechanical Engineer :::: Case Synopsis: Plaintiff testified that she was in the process of descending a flight of stairs, one step at a time. She had…
Plaintiff Incurs Spinal Cord Injury on Rollercoaster
Robert J. Nobilini, Ph.D., Biomechanical Engineer :::: Case Synopsis: The plaintiff was injured while riding a rollercoaster. He testified that the ride was “awfully bumpy” and when the ride ended,…
Defective Gym Equipment
Robert J. Nobilini, Ph.D., Biomechanical Consultant :::: Case Synopsis: While working out at a gym, the plaintiff was attempting to perform an abdominal crunch using an adjustable pulley weight machine…
Walkway Defect or Human Error?
Robert J. Nobilini, Ph.D., Biomechanical Engineer :::: Case Synopsis: Plaintiff was a middle-aged male, who incurred a rupture of his patella tendon while playing basketball. He claimed that his injury…
