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Project Experience
The select projects in this section are indicative of JBA’s Forensic Engineering & Expert Witness experience.
You may view them by category below:
Personal Injury (Partial List)  |
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Wheelchair Injury -
Asphalt Failure |
A small portion of asphalt failed which resulted in a wheel of a wheelchair being displaced, throwing occupant to the ground and causing multiple injuries.
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Ladder Slippage |
Ladder and construction worker fell to the ground causing injury. Computer calculations were used to prove the impossibility of workman's claims.
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Roof Sheeting Failure |
Workman fell through roof sheeting 14 feet to concrete slab sustaining multiple injuries. Tests showed how workman caused accident.
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Stairway Trip and Fall |
Person lost balance due to irregularity of stairs and sustained injuries. Stairs were improperly constructed.
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Wall Collapse |
Six-foot high concrete block wall fell on workman causing amputation and other injuries. Modeling of accident showed who was responsible.
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Pavement Failure |
Automobile hit large pothole in a city street causing severe damage to occupant. Showed how hole might have been obscured by water. |
Electric Shock |
Person fell into ditch caused by erosion at which time contact was made with a hot guy wire causing amputation of a portion of arm. Computer aided modeling was necessary to show sequence of events. |
Scaffolding Failure |
Scaffold improperly erected failed, injuring workman. |
Off-Road Vehicle Accident |
Occupant of vehicle being used improperly suffered fatal injuries. Topography of site showed how accident happened. |
Auto Accident |
Poor road design was contributing factor, causing accident. Computer modeling was used to show friction factors. |
Building (Partial List)  |
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Earthquake Damage |
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Foam Roof Dispute |
Kelley A. Francisco, Esq.
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Soil Subsidence & Structural Damage |
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Landslide & Structural Damage |
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Allingham - Flooding |
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Soil Subsidence (Monaco) |
Cal-Vet Loans |
Earthquake & Flood Damage |
Cal-Vet Loans |
Property Condemnation |
Fullerton, Lemann & Schaefer, Attys. |
Water Damage to Condos |
Parker, Stanbury, Babcock, Combs & Bergsten, Attys. |
Soil Failure - Foundation |
Fullerton, Lemann & Schaefer, Attys. |
Building Condemnation |
Redwine & Sherrill, Attys. |
Building Failure |
Malley, Scoot and Koffman, Attorneys at Law |
Structural Failure |
Elizabeth Guerin, Kirtland & Packard Attorney at Law |
Building Failure Due to Flooding |
Law Office of Kelley A. Francisco |
Water-Related (Partial List)  |
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Failure by Construction Managers in the
Process of Work on Pipeline Project in
Moorpark, CA |
David W. Treadway, Esq.
Ferguson, Case, Orr, Patterson
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1050 South Kimball Road
Ventura, CA 93004 |
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Corrugated Plastic Storm Drain Pipe Failure
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Personal Injury in Oakland, CA |
Georgia Michell, Esq.
Michell-Langsam Law Firm
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201 North Civic Drive,
Ste. 236
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 |
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Water Line Failure Damage to Sound Studio
in Glendale, CA |
Howard D. Maycon, Esq.
Cozen & O'Connor
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777 South Figueroa Street,
Ste. 2850
Los Angeles, CA 90017 |
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Subsidence Due to Underground Pipe
in Los Angeles, CA |
Victor Jacobovitz, Esq.
Law Office of Victor Jacobovitz
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3055 Wilshire Boulevard, Ste. 801
Los Angeles, CA 90010 |
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Fire Main Break – M.L.K. School Corrosion |
Kevin D. Bush, Esq.
Cozen & O’Connor
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501 West Broadway, Suite 1610
San Diego, CA 92101 |
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Failure of Cast Iron Pipe |
Barrett Kiernan, Esq.
Cozen & O’Connor
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501 West Broadway, Suite 1610
San Diego, CA 92101 |
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Water Main Break |
Thomas M. Regan, Esq.
Cozen & O’Connor
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501 West Broadway, Suite 1610
San Diego, CA 92101 |
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Concrete Cylinder Pipe Failure |
Jeanette Palla, Esq.
Ampac
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P.O. Box 609
Douglas City, CA 96024 |
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Wood Construction (Partial List)  |
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Multiple Structural Damage from Construction Vibration |
United States Fidelity & Guarantee Company
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Multiple Residence Framing Failure |
Parnell & Associates, Attys.
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Railing Failure |
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Truss Structural Failure |
Von Tahalen-Fedoroff, Attys.
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Fire Damage, Glue Lam Beams |
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Roof Structure Failure |
Kemper Insurance Company |
Earthquake Damage to Residence |
Allstate Insurance Company |
Structural Failure from Vibration |
Wausau National Insurance Company |
Condominium Earthquake Damage |
Allstate Insurance Company |
Workman Fell through Roof |
Law Offices of Bill E. O’Hearn |
Earthquake Damage |
CalVet Loans |
Building Failure |
Malley, Scoot & Koffman, Attys. |
Structural Failure |
Kirtland & Packard |
Roof Failure – Diamond Bar |
Patterson & Lucas, Atty. |
Faulty Condo Construction |
Edgehill Management Corporation |
Faulty Condos Construction |
California Development Corporation |
Damage to House |
Ron Goldy, Atty. |
Vandalized Houses |
Golden West Supply Company |
Earth Slippage to Mountain Home |
Pacific Savings & Loan |
Wind Damage to Houses |
Conner & Rego Attys. |
Subdivision Structural Failure |
Gary Winn, Atty. |
Soils & Grading (Partial List)  |
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American Truss Grading & Drainage Dispute |
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Soil Subsidence |
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Flooding, Erosion & Soil Failure |
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Earthen Bank Failure & Flooding |
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Soils Subsidence |
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Stream Bank Erosion |
Highland, CA |
Earth Movement & Wall Failure |
Tustin, CA |
Soil Failure - Water Reservoir |
San Diego, CA |
Trench Failure |
Riverside, CA |
Dike Failure & Flood Damage - Tijuana River |
San Diego, CA |
Soils Stability - Erosion Damage |
Costa Mesa, CA |
Retention Basin Failure & Flood Damage |
San Diego, CA |
Channel Bank Failure & Flood Damage (Personal Injury) |
Colton, CA |
Dam Failure & Flood Damage - Whitewater River |
Riverside, CA |
Soil Failure - Foundation |
Moreno Valley, CA |
Flood Damage (Partial List)  |
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Flooding of Automobile Dealership - NV |
Joseph Goldberg, Esq.
Cozen & O’Connor
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501 West Broadway, Suite 1610
San Diego, CA 92101 |
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Repeated Property Flooding - CA |
Alan L. Green, Esq.
San Bernardino County Counsel
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385 N. Arrowhead Ave., Floor 4
San Bernardino, CA 29415 |
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Flooding & Erosion - Alisal, Solvang, CA |
Joseph Goldberg, Esq.
Cozen & O’Connor
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501 West Broadway, Suite 1610
San Diego, CA 92101 |
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Earthen Bank Failure
& Subsequent Flooding - Chino, CA |
Richard A. Lepore, Esq.
Richard G. Anderson
Law Offices
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Suite 2 Sycamore Building
1365 West Foothill Boulevard
Upland, CA 91786 |
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Flooding of Casino - Las Vegas, NV |
Joseph Goldberg, Esq.
Cozen & O’Connor
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501 West Broadway, Suite 1610
San Diego, CA 92101 |
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Property Damage Fire, Flood & Culvert |
Patrick L. Graves, Esq.
Graves & King
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3610 14th Street
Riverside, CA 92501 |
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Property Damage Fire & Flood |
Don H. Zell, Esq.
Law Offices of Don Zell
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3 Hutton Center Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92707 |
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Flooding of Construction Yard - Long Beach, CA |
Heidi S. Hart, Esq.
Herrig & Vogt, LLP
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100 Wilshire Boulevard, #950
Santa Monica, CA 90401 |
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Residential Damage Flooding |
Michael E. Burkett, Esq.
Walsh & Declues
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1651 East 4th Street, Suite 150
Santa Ana, CA 92702 |
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Flooding of Private Property
(Including Fire Debris) |
Alan L. Green, Esq.
San Bernardino County Counsel
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385 N. Arrowhead Ave., Floor 4
San Bernardino, CA 29415 |
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Mobile Home Park Flooding (Burn Area) |
Arthur Grebow, Esq.
Grebow, Yee & Spiro
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131 South Rodeo Drive, #250
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 |
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Dike Failure (Flood Damage) - Tijuana River |
Maria Rullo, Esq.
Hill, Genson, Even,
Crandall & Wade
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7700 Irvine Center Dr., Ste. C-315
Irvine, CA 92718 |
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Channel Overflow & Flood Damage
- Rialto Creek |
Richard R. Clouse, Esq.
Cihigoyenetche, Grossberg
& Clouse
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3602 Inland Empire Blvd.,
Ste. C-315
Ontario, CA 91764 |
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Retention Basin Failure Flood Damage |
Peter Lynch, Esq.
Cozen & O’Connor
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501 West Broadway, Suite 1610
San Diego, CA 92101 |
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