Expert Testimony

Claims of human fatigue impairment are a rapidly expanding area of accident, injury and working hours litigation. Employee impairment on the job, or even driving home from a shift, is increasingly claimed as the proximate cause of major accidents. Substantial judgments have issued, and employers have been held responsible for imposing a work schedule -- or overtime shifts -- judged to induce fatigue and human error.

At the same time, many companies are trying to escape the burden of excessively restrictive Hours of Service and working hours regulations. They campaign for revisions to regulations; they seek waivers and exemptions from current work-rest regulations. Other companies face product liability suits, where examining whether the user was fatigued is key to the lawsuit.

Accident Litigation. CIRCADIAN provides expert research-based testimony and expert scientific opinions on whether human fatigue or inattention is a causal factor in a transportation or industrial accident.
Regulatory Challenges. CIRCADIAN offers expert research-based testimony with written support to enable businesses to successfully challenge, influence and shape the regulations and laws that limit them from pursuing safe and cost-effective business practices.
Work Hours Litigation. CIRCADIAN provides expert scientifically-based oral and/or written opinions for clients involved in the litigation process.