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Hayes testimony supports seatbelt contentions in Dreyer Babich $73 M van rollover verdict vs Ford
Posted November 16, 2011
From Marketwatch.com, “After seven weeks of testimony and five days of deliberation a California jury returned a verdict for victims of a rollover crash represented by Roger A. Dreyer of the Dreyer Babich Buccola and Wood law firm and Christine Spagnoli of the Greene, Broillet & Wheeler law firm of over $70 million, including compensatory damages for the family of Tony Mauro, a passenger who died in the crash, in the amount of $17.5 million. The verdict is the largest in an automotive product case this year.”
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Hayes Expert Testimony Helps Convict Dodge City KS Man in Murder of Infant
Posted August 25, 2011
A Ford County jury convicted a man of killing his girlfriend’s daughter. Dr. Hayes’ testimony was summarized on dodgeglobe.com as follows:
“An expert in biomechanics and injury reconstruction said Joselyn could not have been injured by De La Torre falling on her. Dr. Wilson Hayes said people whose reflexes are intact do not fall in the way De La Torre described…people can rotate their bodies while falling, but they cannot change direction. ‘You start to fall, you’ve got to go in the same direction, although you can twist to protect what you’re holding,’ he said. Hayes said a direct fall onto Joselyn was not consistent with the laws of physics and the biomechanics of tripping and falling. He added that the bruises on her body did not fit De La Torre’s explanation. ‘They simply were not caused by the single fall he (De La Torre) described, for all the reasons I have noted,’ Hayes said.”
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H+A Analysis & Testimony Part of $30 Million Verdict for Victim
Posted June 8, 2011
“A new boat design, sold as the biggest on the market, recently was ruled defective—and at fault—by a jury in a stunning rejection of the manufacturer’s defense, awarding more than $30 million to a 27 year catastrophically injured young woman.”
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Defendant's guilty verdict in assault credited largely to Dr. Hayes' biomechanics testimony
Posted March 6, 2011
Defendant’s guilty verdict in assault w/deadly weapon credited largely to Dr. Hayes’ biomechanics testimony. “Hayes’ impressive credentials and testimony that employed the use of physics and biomechanics, was the state’s best shot at getting a guilty verdict…” Full Story
Committed to a Cure: Hayes + Associates Signs on as Presenting Sponsor for the JDRF Hope Gala through 2014
Posted April 24, 2010
Hayes + Associates is proud to have been the Presenting Sponsor of the 2010 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Hope Gala. As part of the worldwide commitment to finding a cure to Type 1 diabetes, Hayes+Associates has signed on to be the Presenting Sponsor of the JDRF Hope Gala through 2014.
Case Questions Lead to Research Into Safer Toys
Posted August 10, 2007
A recently completed case brought to light just how unsafe a child’s toy can be. A 5 year old child fell on a sharp plastic asparagus spear (provided as an “educational” toy) that he was holding in his mouth. The sharp point of the spear went through the back of his throat, lacerated his carotid artery and caused a stroke. Hayes + Associates, Inc., in collaboration with Triodyne, Inc., sought to make toy designers and users more aware of puncture/impaling hazards and to identify design alternatives to prevent similar injuries. The research was published in the proceedings of the 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and RD&D Expo and can be downloaded using the link to the left.
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