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Rainy Day Troubles: A Slip and Fall Case Study

July 13, 2023 10:22 am Leave a Comment

An afternoon summer rain shower led to an elderly woman’s admittance to the hospital. Mrs. Jones, aged 68, entered a retail store to buy groceries for her visiting family. Mrs. Jones walked through the store’s vestibule toward the entrance where she slipped and fell, sustaining significant injuries. An investigation was conducted to determine the cause of the slip and fall incident.

The investigation revealed (more…)

Water in the Light Fixtures??? How HVAC Defects Appear in Strange Places

January 30, 2020 8:56 am Leave a Comment

One of my more interesting calls and subsequent forensic investigations was regarding water accumulating inside of 2X4 fluorescent light fixtures in a suspended ceiling of a secondary school in South Carolina.

The client called and indicated that the metal chassis of the lights were sweating and generating enough water to accumulate on the diffuser lens of the lights. Obviously, an on-site investigation was in order! (more…)