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Andrew W. Blackwood, Ph. D.

Vice President, Technical

Deposition and Trial Experience (partial listing)

Since 1 January 1990



Deposition Testimony, 4 October 1991, Amarillo, TX
Payton Machine & Supply, Inc. v. Coastal Chemical Co., Inc. and Gasket Packing, Inc.
316th District Court, Hutchinson County, TX
Client: Gene Storrs, Esq., Smith, Jarrell & Associates, Amarillo, TX
Analytical methods for hydrogen damage of steel.


Deposition Testimony, 31 October 1991, Bridgeport, CT
Michael McGhee v. Hobbico, Inc., et al.
Superior Court, Judicial District of Fairfield at Bridgeport, CT
Docket Number: CV 89 0261840
Client: Michael Dowling, Esq., Holahan, Gumper & Dowling, Bridgeport, CT
Failure of fiber-reinforced composite model airplane propeller.


Deposition Testimony, 8 June 1992, Hartford, CT
Jeneric/Pentron Incorporated v. Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.
U.S. District Court, Connecticut
Client: Edward R. Scofield, Esq., Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C., Bridgeport, CT
Microstructual characterization of dental composite materials.


Courtroom Testimony, 12 June 1992, New Haven, CT
Jeneric/Pentron Incorporated v. Heraeus Kulzer, Inc.
U.S. District Court, Connecticut
Client: Edward R. Scofield, Esq., Zeldes, Needle & Cooper, P.C., Bridgeport, CT
Microstructual characterization of dental composite materials.


Deposition Testimony, 14 July 1992, Portland, ME
Maynard Clair v. Halliburton Company v. Dayco Products, Inc.
U.S. District Court, Maine
Civil Docket Number: 91-0146-B
Client: Sidney H. Geller, Esq., Waterville, ME
Failure of a rubber hose.


Courtroom Testimony, 28 August 1992, Stinett, TX
Payton Machine & Supply, Inc. v. Coastal Chemical Co., Inc. and Gasket & Packing, Inc.
316th District Court, Hutchinson County, TX
Client: Gene Storrs, Esq., Smith, Jarrell & Associates, Amarillo, TX
Analytical methods for hydrogen damage of steel.

Courtroom Testimony, 22 January 1993, Raleigh, NC
Douglas Wilson v. AEP Industries, Inc.
U.S. District Court, Eastern North Carolina
Client: William F. Maready, Esq., Robinson, Maready, Lawing and Comerford, Winston-Salem, NC
Dispersion of carbon black in polyethylene agricultural film.


Courtroom Testimony, 20 April 1993, White Plains, NY
Barrese v. Bass Pro Shops, Et al.
U.S. District Court
Client : Lucille Fontana, Esq., Clark, Gagliardi & Miller, PC, White Plains, NY
Failure of turnbuckle from tree stand.


Courtroom Testimony, 14 May 1993, New Bloomington, PA
Commonwealth v. Donald Eugene Ruby
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas of the 41st Judicial District,
Perry County Branch
Client: Jerry A. Philpot, Esq., Duncannon, PA
Analysis of unknown substances.

Deposition Testimony, 4 January 1994, New York, NY
Prote Contracting Co., Inc. v. Board of Education of the City of New York
client: Jonathan Becker, Esq., City of New York, Law Department Measurement of paint thickness of wood samples.


Deposition Testimony, 22 February 1994, Mineola, NY
Herbst v. Keller Industries and The Home Depot
U.S. District Court, Eastern New York
Client: Laura Anne Grossman, Esq., Mineola, NY
Failure of articulated ladder.


Deposition Testimony, 7 March 1994, Bridgeport, CT
Allstate v. Kohler
U.S. District Court, Connecticut
Client: Dominick J. Rutigliano, Esq., Law Office of Daniel D. Portanova, Bridgeport, CT
Failure of copper alloy valve housing.


Courtroom Testimony, 28 March 1994, Patterson, NJ
Crown Roll Leaf, Inc. v. Vignola
Superior Court of New Jersey, Passaic County
Docker Number: C0196-90
Client: Joseph C. Nuzzo, Esq., Nuzzo & Katz, Wayne, NJ
Similarity of impressed patterns in foils samples.


Courtroom Testimony, 18 April 1994, Bridgeport, CT
Hudson River Cruises, Inc. v. Bridgeport Drydock Corporation
U.S. District Court, Connecticut
Client: Robert K. Marzik, Esq., Stratford, CT
Welding of steel plates in motor vessel hull.


Deposition Testimony, 18 May 1994, Cherry Hill, NJ
Eichfeld v. Huffy Corporation, et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Camden County
Client: David R. Castellani, Esq., Valore Law Firm, Linwood, NJ
Failure of bicycle handlebar.


Deposition Testimony, 28 July 1994, Philadelphia, PA
June A. Gilbert v. Medtronic, Inc.
Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange
Case Number 67 80 66
Client: David W. Brennan, Esq., Law Office of Edwards & Hayden, Tustin, CA
Failure of conductor wire in brain electrode assembly.


Deposition Testimony, 13 September 1994, Elmwood Park, NJ
Reffi v. W.W. Grainger, Inc., et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County
Client: Richard T. Zimmerman, Esq. Gelman & Gelman, Elmwood Park, NJ
Failure of dock leveler mechanism.


Deposition Testimony, 22 Mach 1995, New Orleans, LA
Client: James P.McLoughlin, Moore & Van Allen, Charlotte, NC
Failure of printing cartons.


Deposition Testimony, 4 May 1995, Middletown, NJ
Rogers v. Colonial Sales, et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth County
Client: Terrence J. Bolan, Esq., Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, Middletown, NJ
Failure of knife blade.


Deposition Testimony, 25 May 1995, Chicago, IL
Resurgence Properties, Inc. v. W.E. O'Neil Construction Co., Patrick F. Daly & Associates, Ltd., and STS Consultants, Ltd.
U.S. District Court, Northern Illinois

Client: Phillip Fertik, Esq., Beigel Schy Lasky Rifkind Goldberg & Fertik, Chicago, IL
Characterization of clays.


Courtroom Testimony, 14 June 1995, Hackensack, NK
Krug's Clothing and Oversize Clothing v. Metro
Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County
Client: Joel N. Werbel, Esq. and Donald L. Crowley, Esq., Methfessel & Werbel, Rahway, NJ
Failure of furnace heat exchanger.


Courtroom Testimony, 6 November 1995, Queens, NY
Penatello v. Lynn Ladder
Superior court of New York, Queens County
Client: Harvey G. Lockhart, Esq., Sullivan & Liapakis, New York, NY
Failure of wood step ladder.


Deposition Testimony, 1 May 1996, LaGuardia Airport, NY
Larry M. Bennett and Eleanor Bennett v. Synthes
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, Northern Division, 95-10141
Client: B. Andrew Rifkin, Rifkin & Rifkin, Southfield, MI
Failure of mandibular implant.


Courtroom Testimony, 17 July 1996, Camden, NJ
Eichfeld v. Huffy Corporation
Superior Court of New Jersey, Camden County, L-004477-93
Client: Jeffery H. Sutherland, Esq.
Failure of bicycle handlebar.


Courtroom Testimony, 13 September 1996, West Chester, PA
Mechtronics, Inc. v. Structure Probe, Inc.
Court of Common Pleas, Chester County, PA
Facts in commercial dispute.


Deposition Testimony, 24 September 1996, New York, NY
Benny Donnelly v. R.L. Corporation
U.S. District Court, Eastern New York
Client: Peter A. Dankin, Esq., McPheters & Dankin, P.C., New York, NY
Failure of polyethylene sprayer tank.


Deposition Testimony, 24 October 1997, Mineola, NY
Bruce Nine and Carol Nine v. Envirex, Inc., WGM Safety Corp.,
Wilson Safety Products and Rexnord Corp.

U.S. District Court, Eastern New York
Client: Charles J. Rappaport, Esq., Gandin, Schotsky,
Rappaport, Glass & Greene, LLP
Source of metal fragment.


Deposition Testimony, 10 and 19 February 1999, Irvine, CA
John M. Murphy, Diane C. Murphy, et al., v. First Southwest
Diversified Partners, a California general partnership, et al.
Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Orange, 75 25 93
Client: James C. MacDonald, Esq., Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman
LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Use of electron optic techniques to analyze concrete.


Deposition Testimony, 3 February 2000, Wilmington, DE
Bayer AG, Bayer Corporation and Pfizer Inc. v. Martec Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Martec Scientific Inc.
United States District Court, Western District of Missouri
Witness of fact in patent infringement case


Deposition Testimony, 28 June 2000, Philadelphia, PA
Crown International, Inc. v. Mast Construction, LLC., Ronald Schlabach, d/b/a Schlabach Masonry
Elkhart Superior Court, Elkhart County, Indiana
Client: Thomas J. Jarzyniecki, Jr., Esq., Kightlinger & Gray, Indianapolis, IN
Characterization of acid mist damage to electronic assemblies


Deposition Testimony, 7 August 2000, Lancaster, PA
Eugene Messner, Deceased v. Terre Hill Concrete Products
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Workers Compensation
Client: R. Russell Pugh, Esq., Xakellis, Reese, Pugh & Samley, Lancaster, PA
Characterization of material on air filter samples


Deposition Testimony, 16 April 2003, Baltimore, MD
Lockwood v. Pacific Cycle/SR Suntour, Inc., et al.
U.S. District Court, Maryland
Client: Edward J. Lopata, Esq., Tydings & Rosenberg LLP, Baltimore, MD
Failure of bicycle fork crown assembly.


Courtroom Testimony, 1 and 2 July 2003, Alexandria, VA
Wendell Sippel v. MJS Corporation, et al.
Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria, Virginia
Client: Richard A. Bussey, Esq. and Robert L. Bredhoff, Esq., Stein, Mitchell and Mezines L.L.P., Washington, DC
Failure of Eyebolt.

Courtroom Testimony, 17 May 2006, Easton, PA
Integral Engineered Castings Corp. v. Leech Industries, Inc.
Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Civil Division
Client: Douglas J Smillie, Esq., Filtzpatrick, Lentz and Bubba, P.C.
Quality of Zinc Die Castings.


Deposition Testimony, 5 May 2010, Voorhees, NJ
John Hubbs and Gerald Hubbs v. Valero Refining Company - New Jersey, et al.
Superior Court of New Jersey, Gloucester County
Client: Robert N. Agre, Esq., Law Offices of Robert N. Agre, Haddonfield, NJ
Damage to statues from overspray.


Courtroom Testimony, 3 November 2011, Los Angeles, CA
Rita Bland vs Reproductive Technology Laboratories, et al. And All Related Cross Actions
Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, Case Number BC 427269, Department 13
Client: Scott Wellman, Esq.., Wellman And Warren LLP
Properties and Handling of Liquid Nitrogen.



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