King Professional Engineering, Inc.

Forensic Mechanical Engineering--King Professional Engineering, Inc., is a forensic mechanical engineering firm. The term “forensic” indicates something done for the courts or legal system. Therefore, forensic mechanical engineering is the application of scientific engineering methods and techniques in the investigation of materials, products, structures, mechanical devices or components that fail (break) or do not operate as intended.

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Forensic engineering investigations have specific requirements and objectives. While an engineering accident report in a non-legal setting might focus on detailed technical information, a report for litigation often focuses on answering specific questions such as:


  1. •  “Was this or that party negligent?”

  2. •  “Did the product have a design or manufacturing defect?”

  3. •  “Was a misuse of the device foreseeable?”

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King Professional Engineering, Inc.


-Forensic Mechanical Engineering-

Outcomes from an accident, or adverse incident—whether a large catastrophic event, or something smaller and more mundane— frequently result in damage to property, personal injury and/or financial loss and thus often end up in the legal system. In such cases, scientific investigation into the causal factors is necessary to assist a court in establishing the facts and evidence of the case. An example might be products liability cases.

Forensic mechanical engineering is also employed in legal cases involving intellectual property issues such as patent disputes.

While a good forensic accident investigation focuses on the requirements of the case, it also attempts to formulate and consider all possible causes, including those potentially favorable both to the client and to other parties.


Of course, not all cases advance fully through litigation. Results from a sound forensic investigation can provide information that assists the client when considering actions such as: paying a claim, going forward with legal action, preparing for mediation, or negotiating a settlement.

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For our clients’ needs, we focus on high-quality custom-designed investigations and forensic mechanical engineering analysis with special emphasis on providing down-to-earth communication and clear presentation that you can use to resolve complex issues and communicate with others

                                                                            —our goal is to make the complex comprehensible.

Randall K. King, Ph.D., P.E.,

Dr. King is a licensed professional engineer and expert witness, who holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering. He has over 33 years professional experience in mechanical engineering, product design, research & development, forensic investigation, and litigation support. Additionally, Dr. King holds 21 patents. More...

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Forensic accident investigations frequently require the services of a mechanical engineering expert to assist in the identification and assessent of the root cause(s) of an incident. King Professional Engineering, Inc., provides expert mechanical engineering services and litigation support for insurance clients and legal cases including patent disputes, failure analysis, root cause analysis, products liability, for a wide range of industrial and consumer equipment and devices--Oilfield, Industrial, Agricultural, High Pressure, Commercial Vehicle incidents, Piping, etc.

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