“All of the jurors told us they were most impressed with [Dr. Hayes’s] explanation of the medical causation issue…no one had ‘compared the impact from the incident to the impacts experienced in the ordinary activities of daily living’…They clearly felt [Dr. Hayes’s] explanation was the most persuasive evidence they had in 3 ½ weeks of trial and their short deliberation supports it.”
— Defense Attorney, after speaking with jurors following a Defense Verdict
Wilson C. "Toby" Hayes, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized authority on the biomechanics of injury, with over 60 years of experience in academic research and forensic consulting. As the former Maurice E. Mueller Professor of Biomechanics at Harvard Medical School and Professor at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, his work defined some of the foundational principles of skeletal mechanics, injury causation and fracture risk. As Founder and President of Hayes+Associates, Inc., he applies this broad expertise to provide clear, scientifically-grounded answers to disputed questions on injury causation for legal, public and commercial clients nationwide.
Core Practice Areas: Vehicle Collisions; Premises Safety/Falls; Products Liability; Worker Safety; Sports & Recreation; Criminal Matters.