John Laughlin, M.Eng., P.E.
840 Threadneedle St. #185
Houston, Texas 77079
p. 281-741-9226
c. 281-630-2281
f. 281-605-1996
Email:expert@laughlinfirm.com
Web: www.laughlinfirm.com:
Laughlin Engineering Firm, LLC provides forensic engineering services including accident reconstruction, biomechanical engineering/injury causation analysis, human factors analysis, failure analysis, and medical device engineering. Mr. Laughlin has reconstructed accidents involving cars, pedestrians, buses, trains, amusement park rides and commercial vehicles. Being qualified to perform failure analyses and biomechanical analyses, Mr. Laughlin can help determine how the injuries relate to a defect in product liability cases. Mr. Laughlin can also utilize gait analysis and human factors engineering to assist in cases involving slips, trips and other human interactions within an environment. Laughlin Engineering Firm, LLC can also assist in cases involving medical device failures and regulatory issues.
As a licensed professional mechanical and biomedical engineer, Mr. Laughlin is qualified to use injury based evidence from medical records, photographs or autopsy reports and combine it with the physical evidence from a failure analysis or an accident reconstruction to create a more complete description of an incident. Mr. Laughlin can help bridge the divide between physical evidence found at an incident scene and the injuries reported by medical personnel. Additionally, Mr. Laughlins knowledge of human factors engineering allows him to analyze incidents that occur in a wide range of environments. A few examples of which include airplane interiors, charter buses, industrial equipment, amusement park rides and trains.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Laughlin has worked in the area of orthopedic biomechanics, developing equipment related to the testing of implantable orthopedic medical devices, studying human kinematics, and testing the material properties of human tissue. Mr. Laughlin understands occupant dynamics/kinematics and can reconstruct an occupants motions during an accident. He is familiar with head injury causation, spinal biomechanics and the biomechanical properties of human tissue including muscle and bone.
Mr. Laughlin is also an accomplished medical device engineer and has experience in the field of neuroelectrical engineering, implantable drug pumps and orthopedic devices. As a clinical engineer, Mr. Laughlin worked in the field to advance the science of neuromodulation, or the application of electricity to a group of nerve fibers to reach a therapeutic result. He has worked closely with research and development departments to advance the design of tools and implantable devices used in the operating room and clinic. He has contributed to the content and design of study protocols used in clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of medical devices. He has trained surgeon investigators as well as clinical sales teams on the implantation of these devices. Mr. Laughlin is familiar with Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) and Pre-Market Approval (PMA) processes.
Mr. Laughlin is a seasoned professional who has testified over 65 times in trial and deposition. He has testified in 8 states and in Federal court. Laughlin Engineering Firm, LLC is dedicated to providing ethical analyses based upon sound engineering principles and physical evidence. We believe our clients need to know the facts surrounding an incident so they can make very important legal decisions. High standards and integrity allow us to provide defensible opinions, based upon physics and physical evidence, which our clients can trust and use with confidence.
Mr. Laughlin has experience designing, directing and producing quality demonstrative evidence for use in trials.
Biomedical/Biomechanical Engineering
Occupant Dynamics
Injury Potential/Causation
Vehicle Accidents
Machinery Usage
Railroad Accidents
Railroad Equipment
Amusement Rides
Medical Equipment
Sports Equipment
Seatbelt/Airbag Interaction
Driver Determination
Human Factors
Visibility
Perception/Reaction
Ergonomics
Brain Injury
Spinal Biomechanics
Trauma Causation
Medical Devices
Hospital Equipment
Accidents/Mechanical Engineering
Motor Vehicles
Multiple Impacts
Rollovers
Low Speed
Damage Consistency
Pedestrian Incidents
Industrial Incidents
Slips/Trips and Falls
Amusement Park Rides
Photogrammetry
Products Liability
Failure Analysis
