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Posted on Jun 19, 2018
THEY HIT PEOPLE MORE OFTEN THAN YOU THINK AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY Most of us walk through automatic doors on a regular basis. Most retail stores have some form of automatic doors, ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2018
Mike Panish was the retained expert for a defense case where a door service provider was sued for alleged defects to an overhead garage door in a commercial warehouse, causing personal injury. Despite ...
Continue reading "Zero Defense Verdict" »
Posted on Jan 8, 2018
Many grocery and supermarkets have routine observation of their aisles for leakage and dropped food products, they even inspect their restrooms on a regular basis. One of the things that managers need ...
Continue reading "Supermarket entrance door thresholds covered in snow slush" »
Posted on Sep 22, 2017
9-22-17 A DuPage County jury awarded a $4.5 million dollar judgment to a woman who sustained injuries after being struck in the head by a door closer while entering a Wells Fargo retail office in ...
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Posted on Jul 4, 2017
Mike Panish has been retainined as expert on over 1000 cases since the year 2000. Mike is a construction expert witness, door expert, automatic door expert, gate expert witness, and has expertise in ...
Continue reading "Nationwide Testimony and Over 1000 Cases since the Year 2000" »
Posted on Jan 22, 2016
Judge throws out the $21.5M verdict for a cruise ship automatic door injury. Seattle federal Judge Rothstein threw out the $21.5 million verdict that had been awarded to James Hausman, citing that ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2016
How many times have you watched as the opposing expert witness self-destructs in a deposition, or better yet, in a trial situation? As an attorney, you have most likely seen this first-hand many ...
Continue reading "Integrity in an Expert Witness" »
Posted on Nov 13, 2015
Jury Awarded 21.5 Million Automatic Door Injury on Cruise Ship 61 year old James Hausman was traveling as a passenger on Holland America Line Cruises on an around the world cruise in November of 2011. ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2015
Mike Panish has been retained on over 900 cases to date, and is the Nation's most retained expert witness for door and automatic door related personal injury cases, construction related injuries ...
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Posted on May 21, 2015
The opposing counsel contacts Mike Panish for the same case! No other expert witness like Mike Panish Mike Panish is the single most sought after construction expert witness in the United States. In ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2015
Mike Panish, premises liability expert witness has written a new article about cruise ship injuries. It includes actual lawsuits and claims where passengers and crew members have been injured while on ...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2015
Mike Panish just published a new article about injuries that occur when modular furniture and file cabinets are improperly installed. The article includes actual cases where Mike has been the retained ...
Continue reading "MODULAR CABINET SYSTEMS RETAIL STORE FIXTURES Injuries from Improper Installation" »
Posted on Feb 24, 2015
Mike Panish just published a new article about gate and fence accidents and some of the reasons why these gates malfunction. The article includes actual cases where Mike has been the retained expert ...
Continue reading "GATE & FENCE - Accidents & Injuries by Michael Panish" »
Posted on Aug 24, 2014
Mike Panish has been retained on over 900 cases to date and is the Nation’s leading expert witness and most retained expert for door related injuries and wrongful death claims, for both ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2014
Mike Panish has written a new article which compares the safety of automatic doors to manual doors. In this article you will hear about his case examples for personal injury and wrongful death cases ...
Continue reading "Automatic Doors or Manual Doors - Which is Safer?" »
Posted on Jul 1, 2014
Another 10 cases settled favorably for Mike's clients - June, 2014 Mike has a constant and consistent case load of 50-60 cases monthly that are ongoing, and every few days we are contacted by ...
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Posted on Jun 22, 2014
If you assign the task of finding a specialty expert, you may not end up retaining and designating the right expert for your case. If you are the lead attorney on a case, it is to your best interests ...
Continue reading "Will someone please find me an expert?" »
Posted on Jun 21, 2014
Mike Panish is an expert witness who is contacted daily regarding a variety of different types of cases. Some plaintiff's attorneys, not having ever had cases that Mike Panish specializes in, seek ...
Continue reading "Mike is really that good - he gets results!" »
Posted on Jun 16, 2014
Walking into a stationery chain store last weekend, I noticed that the "Daily Safety Check" sticker positioned by the automatic door manufacturer on the door frame had been almost completely ...
Continue reading "Daily Safety Inspection Sticker Covered Over in Retail Store" »
Posted on Jun 15, 2014
Senior housing facilities and adult long term care operations have become an all too frequent party to senior abuse and molestation claims of many kinds. Mike Panish is an expert witness currently ...
Continue reading "How safe is your Grandma?" »
Posted on Apr 10, 2014
I received a call the other day from a frantic attorney who had a critical inspection of a facility scheduled for the next day. The inspection was across the country from where Mr. Panish was ...
Continue reading "Mike Panish replaces door expert that doesn't show up to inspection" »
Posted on Mar 20, 2014
Total job cost quote was $ 125,000 and my contractor asked me to give him $50,000 so he could buy materials and get started. That was 4 weeks ago, and he isn't returning any of my calls. So, I ...
Continue reading "Gave my Contractor $50,000 and Never Saw him Again !" »
Posted on Mar 19, 2014
Rape and patient abuse are more common in daycare and long term skilled nursing facilities than you would imagine. Michael Panish has participated as the door and security expert witness and ...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2014
A few months ago, Mike Panish was contacted by a defense attorney who retained his services as door expert witness to review a claim made against his client. A woman had sustained catastrophic ...
Continue reading "DEFENSE ATTORNEYS - How well do you know your client?" »
Posted on Jan 23, 2014
Mike Panish is the most retained expert witness for all types of door injuries and wrongful death lawsuits. This article about Overhead Door Injuries describes some different types of overhead doors. ...
Continue reading "OVERHEAD DOOR INJURIES - Commercial, Industrial, Residential, Trucks" »
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