- What types of cases do Humatec’s experts assist with?
- There are too many to list; however, the general categories of lawsuits include Personal Injury, Product Liability, Premise Liability, Construction Defects, Medical Malpractice, Business Disputes, Intellectual Property infringement, Medical Devices.
- The general categories of expertise include Engineering, Science, Technology, Bioengineering, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Human Factors, Medical Errors, Product Failure, Fires, Failure Analysis, Vehicular, Transportation, Medical Device Failures, Consumer Product failures, Environmental, Insurance Subrogation issues, as well as many very specialized areas.
- Humatec has been engaged on some of the more unique, challenging, and complex cases in the country. These include, among many others, the:
- design failure of a US Military Parachute
- Lead in the Flint City water
- PG&E Fires in CA
- Football helmet defects
- Database Privacy violations
- Possible child abuse of an Autistic sibling
- Person being shot by a nail-gun
- Police use-of-force issue
- Personal watercraft failure resulting in testicular amputation
- Medical causation of single vehicle collision
- Brain damage from being hit by flying brick mortar
- Why should I engage Humatec for my case?
- Very simply, Humatec ensures that you have the most appropriate expert at the most reasonable overall cost.
- Your needs come first! We never try to push an expert on you; especially one who would not be the most appropriate for your case. Humatec’s experts are fully vetted and have excellent credentials. We work with you on your specific needs to ensure that the experts assigned to your case meet your criteria for your specific case.
- Humatec knows the unique litigation process! We are set up exclusively for experts working in the litigation field so that you can be assured that deadlines will be met and only the statement of work you approved will be worked on.
- We provide the level of services generally expected from large organizations; however, at the cost of a smaller firm. By providing Project Mgmt., Case Mgmt., and Administrative support to our experts, we reduce the overall cost of the expert by 15-20%, based on internal studies. This also means that there is someone dedicated to make sure key dates are met, reviews take place with the client on a routine basis, and that documents are handled appropriately for remote access by the expert.
- Is Humatec an Agency, or Broker?
- No! Humatec is neither. The work product produced by the expert is almost always a Humatec work product on our letterhead. This means that Humatec has an incentive to make sure that you are satisfied with the expert’s work.
- Humatec’s staff of experts include part time and contract staff. This assures you that only the most appropriate expert will be assigned to your case. We do not have full-time experts who we need to keep billable at a predetermined level; therefore, putting undo pressure on a client to utilize that expert inappropriately. This also helps to keep our overhead low, thus allowing us to pass those savings on to our clients.
- What if Humatec doesn’t have the Expert I need as a Member?
- While we cover almost all Engineering, Science and Technology areas, as well as many Medical and Business areas, we also have an extensive proprietary Humatec network of experts. In addition, we can draw upon our proprietary process which we use to find subject matter experts in very narrow, unique areas of expertise. We can locate those individuals, fully vet their credentials and if they meet Humatec’s stringent criteria, then we bring them in as part of the Humatec team for the case. Again, this assures you that we have your best interest in mind since we go beyond just sending you a list of CVs for you to decide. We do this background work all at no cost to you.
- Is it expensive to engage Humatec?
- No! It actually saves you money over the life of the case. You ask, how can that be? Humatec’s services includes Project Mgmt., Case Mgmt., and Administrative support. These services are typically handled by the expert, at the expert’s full professional rate. We provide these services at much lower rates which save you approximately 15-20% of the expert’s total cost. In addition, it allows our experts to be more productive and effective since they do not have to spend time on these activities and can then focus more on the critical aspects of the case.
- Does Humatec Guarantee their work?
- While we don’t guarantee that all the opinions of our experts will be exactly what you want to hear, you can rest assured that their opinions will be honest, independent, and objective based on the information provided and their own analysis.
- How do I find a Humatec expert?