September is National Food Safety Month!
This month and every month, make a commitment to keep you, your family, and even your clients safe from foodborne illness. At Rimkus, we recognize National Food Safety Month by highlighting the tools and resources we offer around food safety education. Our Toxicology and Food Safety experts provide extensive experience along the food supply chain and can help determine exposure to contaminants, assist with federal and state regulatory requirement compliance, and review food handling procedures and production processes.
Rimkus also offers an extensive array of Case Studies and On-Demand Webinars to aid with the understanding of toxicology and food safety. In the example below, our experts provided a laboratory analysis to confirm whether there had been contamination within a brewery. Read the case study to learn more about how we helped our clients understand this complicated matter.
Profiles in Leadership: Luke Sharara
Luke Sharara, Vice President, East Region, has extensive experience with premises liability and property loss consulting, but he’s also made integral contributions to our company growth through strategic guidance. Our video series, Team Insights: Profiles in Leadership, centers around interviews with company leaders spanning multiple practice areas, skill sets, and office locations around the world to gain insight into what it takes to be a successful leader. In this video, Luke discusses how he balances client needs with cultivating a positive work environment while also focusing on family.
News and Articles
The Role of the Quantum Expert in Construction Disputes with Evolving AI
In an article for the Expert Witness Journal, Rimkus Quantum Associate Director Damith Gayanga discusses tools, challenges, and limitations in using AI for expert work. Also deliberated is the admissibility of AI-generated content in court and the future of AI and the quantum expert.
Assessing Time-related Claims After the Event Under NEC
In an article published in the Civil Engineering Surveyor, Rimkus Delay Director Angel Dominguez discusses common issues that can lead to disputes, approaches used in these circumstances and their results, as well as construction industry guidance.
Damages and Remedies – Responsibilities and Reputation
Dangers can arise when key components of the dispute resolution process fail. Rimkus Advisory, Disputes, and Quantum Managing Director Nasir Khan discusses the key components experts need to understand to better balance efficiency, fairness, and public trust in the arbitration process.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
“Accident Investigation and Evidence Gathering” presented by Michael J. Urban, P.E., ACTAR, Rimkus.
September 24, 2025 – Online
Rimkus CE/CLE Webinar
“Proactive Measures: Enhancing Security and Minimizing Liability” presented by Stephen A. Cocco, Rimkus.
October 8, 2025 – Online
Rimkus CE/CLE Webinar
“Construction Defects” presented by Koji Hirota, AIA, OAA, LEED AP, NCARB, Rimkus.
October 22, 2025 – Online
Rimkus CE/CLE Webinar
“Automotive Failure Evaluations” presented by Scott J. Simmons, P.E., ACTAR, Rimkus.
November 5, 2025 – Online
Rimkus CE/CLE Webinar
Want to Receive Invitations to Rimkus CE/CLE Webinars?
Rimkus continuing education webinars are available on-demand after each live presentation, but attending the live broadcast often provides US-based participants with the opportunity to earn CE or CLE credit hours.
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Product Liability Notices
Recalls can be the result of manufacturing defects, design issues, or unexpected and unintended user behaviors – for many manufacturers, issues due to user behavior can be particularly challenging. Click the button below to view recent product recalls in the United States.
Our Human Factors practice can provide the expertise to analyze user behavior. We can help predict potential misuses before they happen or identify ways to address unexpected misuses when they are discovered in the field.
Offering extensive experience in safety, forensic sciences, and failure analysis, Rimkus has a diverse group of qualified engineers, metallurgists and materials scientists, biomechanists, human factors experts, and safety professionals to conduct accident investigations involving products, equipment, and materials.
Our experts use specialized investigative techniques to analyze the full spectrum of the product cycle. We examine the entire life cycle, from inception to end use, including design, manufacturing, materials installation, training, operation, and maintenance.
Steven M. Hall, M.S.E., C.P.S.M.
Director, Human Factors
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“Failure-to-warn is a common cause of action in product liability lawsuits. Human factors experts can provide a scientific perspective on questions of how warnings may, or may not, influence behavior. Sometimes the answers are surprising to people unfamiliar with research in this field.”
About Rimkus
Rimkus has been in the consulting business since 1983, offering our clients an array of experts that spans nearly all engineering disciplines, many scientific disciplines, architecture, and forensic analysis. This broad range of expertise, together with the years of experience our staff members bring into play, enables us to address virtually any client challenge.