Mr. Eric P. Rose, NPDP, MBA
Tarzana, CA 91356
Office: 818-383-8330
◼ BACKGROUND:
35+ years' experience in product design, product development, manufacturing. Product innovation part-time academic since 2009.
Certified New Product Development Professional (NPDP) since 2008 by the Product Development and Management Association. Member of: Society of Plastics Engineers, American Society for Quality. Expert witness services to Product Liability, Intellectual Property (IP), and Commercial Dispute litigators.
◼ PLAINTIFF COUNSEL RETAINED:
Expert witness in 3M Combat Arms earplug case, retained by two plaintiff law firms. More at, https://bit.ly/3M-earplug-settlement Daubert ruling at, https://bit.ly/EPR-3MEP-Daubert (Page 98). Two depositions.
Expert Witness in furniture injury case, settled after my deposition. N95 mask commercial dispute case, report submitted 5/2024.
◼ DEFENSE COUNSEL RETAINED:
Furniture injury case. Review of the state of competitive product safety, mechanisms, warnings. Defense counsel represented major insurance company.
◼ PATENT INFRINGEMENT:
Support to IP litigators looking for design alternatives, product tear downs, and competitive product reviews. Case completed in electromechanical automotive accessory related product category.
◼ MORE INFO AT:
Expert witness services offered can be seen at, https://bit.ly/PDEWS Preferred contact: eric@pinnaclepi.com
Content above is a selection of work, current case history available upon request.
- Contract Manufacturing
- Design Engineering
- Ergonomics
- Failure Analysis
- Human Factors
- Industrial Engineering
- Medical Devices
- Products Liability
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Bachelor of Science, Industrial Design, College of Engineering, Arizona State University
MBA, Pepperdine University - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Certified New Product Development Professional (NPDP) since 2008 by the Product Development and Management Association.
Member of: Society of Plastics Engineers, American Society for Quality. - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Product innovation part-time academic since 2009.
Extensive speaking experience for over 25 years.
More at, https://www.pinnaclepi.com/about/guest-speaking/
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 12
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including earplugs and N95 masks
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
Consumer Electronics
Consumer Packaging
Furniture
Industrial Product - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 75%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 25%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 5
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 8/26/2024
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: Twice
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: Once
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 4 1/2 years (Since Spring 2020)
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, case review, coordination of testing, research, report writing
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $550
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $550
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $650
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $750
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: 1.) Engagements require a minimum 10 hour retainer. Engagements beyond 10 hours will be billed on a replenishable retainer basis paid in advance of work performed.
2.) Expert reports, summary of opinions, depositions, or court appearances due less than 90 days from the receipt of retainer check, signed retainer agreement, and initial file turnover require an expedite fee. Amount of fee will be determined based on complexity of work required. Depositions require a two-hour minimum fee.
3.) No reports, depositions, or trial appearances shall be provided by the Consultant without a positive balance in the replenishable retainer account.
4.) Additional terms and the complete offer for expert witness services, including the treatment of travel and out-of-pocket expenses, are specified in the Expert Retainer Agreement to be supplied and signed before engagement commences.
Available Upon Request