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Examples of Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Cases Caused by Doors

There are many different types of injuries that can occur from accidents involving doors and door hardware. Doors can be very dangerous if not properly specified, installed, and maintained. Mike ...
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The Importance of Door Closers

Door closers are used to keep a door in its closed position on top of the threshold of a door opening. When a fire rated door system is required, a door closer is generally specified. While there are ...
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3-year-old girl dies after being pinned by garage door

A 3-year-old girl died Friday after being pinned under an automatic garage door at a home in the Waldorf area, Charles County sheriff’s officials said. Reported by The Washington Post The girl ...
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What kind of expert do you want working on your case?

Mike Panish has been instrumental in resolving many premises liability cases this past month. They have all resulted in a positive outcome for his clients. Mike is retained by both plaintiff and ...
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Elder Abuse Premises Security Expert - Mike Panish

Mike has been retained in over a dozen Elder Abuse, Assault, and Criminal cases to investigate and testify to premises security conditions. Were the premises safe and secure? Was the management ...
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Mike Panish has the expertise to determine if door hardware has been changed after an accident

Over the past year, Mike has been asked to determine whether door hardware and components (door closers, panic hardware, locks) had been changed after the date of injury on numerous personal injury ...
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Automatic Door Injury VERDICT News

Last week Mike Panish was instrumental in assisting a Massachusetts law firm win a case involving a local chain store automatic door injury claim. Working on behalf of the Plaintiff, Mike was able to ...
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Hotel injuries resulting from Architectural Millwork Failures

Mike is currently involved in numerous cases pertaining to hotel injuries resulting from architectural millwork failures. Some of these cases involve improperly attached hotel room fixtures such as ...
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Mike Panish custom fabricates miniature & full size Courtroom Exemplars, Models & Displays

It is often important to have display models and courtroom trial exemplars in order to properly explain your case to a jury during trial. Mike Panish, because of his years of experience as a designer ...
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4 More Cases SETTLED !

Four more cases settled in the last two weeks. Mike Panish is an expert witness and consultant for all types of construction related injury and defect cases. He is also the nation's leading and ...
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Automatic Door Service Providers - How to Limit Your Liability

Michael Panish is the nation's leading expert witness for automatic door injury claims and he is retained by Plaintiff, Defense, and Cross Defense. Cross Defense parties to a lawsuit could include ...
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Automatic Door Injury & Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Middlesex County, NJ Automatic Door Injury and Wrongful Death Lawsuit: This case involved an 85-year-old supermarket shopper who moved to the left side of the vestibule, purportedly to wait for her ...
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Dog dies in a revolving door accident

According to reports from examiner.com, a long-haired mini Dachshund dog that was known for its Twitter account and cute pictures was killed in a tragic accident in a revolving door. Tatler was a ...
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Assessing Schools for Security and Safety

Mike Panish has been asked by various school districts across the country to help assess the existing school security. In the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting tragedy, school officials in many ...
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REVOLVING DOOR INJURIES

Mike Panish has published a new article about Revolving Door Injuries. Mike is a nationally recognized expert witness for automatic door injuries, and in this article he explains the functions and ...
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Mike Panish, Automatic Door Expert - Different from other Experts

Mike Panish is the most comprehensive and knowledgeable automatic door expert you can work with. What makes Mike so different from any other automatic door expert? He has many years of actual hands on ...
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Door Closer Injury Case - SETTLED

Door closer injury case just settled thanks to the knowledge and expertise provided by the nations' leading door closer injury expert Mike Panish. Mike was recently flown to a remote rural area ...
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Automatic Doors - ANSI & AAADM

ANSI and AAADM are the two main guidelines for the safe operation of all automatic door systems. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) provides the basic operational guidelines for all ...
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HOMEOWNER VS. CONTRACTOR DISPUTES & FRAUD

Mike Panish's office is currently receiving daily calls rom disgruntled homeowners. These calls are usually made after looking on the internet for help with a construction or alleged contractor ...
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CONTRACTOR FRAUD - Beware of Unscrupulous Contractors

CONTRACTOR FRAUD - Beware of Unscrupulous Contractors is Part 2 of a series of Contractor Fraud articles that Michael Panish has written and published. Part 1 is an article titled CONTRACTOR FRAUD - ...
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Automatic Doors are Convenient, But Injuries do Occur

Many public buildings have automatic doors at their entrances and exits. There are many different types of automatic doors, some of which are automatic sliding doors, automatic swinging doors, and ...
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INCREASING SCHOOL SECURITY - Concepts to Keep our Students Safe

Michael Panish, Door, Lock & Security Equipment Expert Witness & Consultant, shares his ideas to help develop safer school environments for the nation's children in this article. Excerpt ...
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M.O A.T System for Increased Security in Schools

Michael Panish is the creator of the MOAT System for increased security in public buildings. As a door, lock, and security expert witness and consultant, he has been called upon by school districts to ...
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School Safety - Security

Since the tragic shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Mike Panish has been asked to help analyze existing conditions at some local school districts in the New England area. ...
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Door Closer Injuries

Door closer injuries are frequent. Mike Panish has been involved as an expert witness in dozens of door closer cases throughout the United States. He has been retained and designated as expert for ...
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