Human Error – Expert Article Examining the Role of Human Factors

Human error is estimated to cause 94% of all vehicle crashes and between 75% and 95% of all industrial accidents. With such high estimates of human error in accidents, human factors is often a critical consideration in legal disputes.

Human factors experts have specialized knowledge of human capabilities and limitations and how humans interact with technology and the environment. They analyze the design, operation, maintenance, and use of products, systems, and environments to determine what proper design measures, if any, were taken into account by a product manufacturer or what proper operational measures were taken by an employer to minimize human error. Human Factors experts are also frequently retained to evaluate the actions of individuals within particular.... (Click to Read Full Article)

The new fall issue of Trial Reporter, MAJ's journal is now available online. Members should have received their hard copy in the mail last week. In this issue, you'll find feature articles on the topic of Auto Negligence, including:

• Preserving and Presenting Evidence in Auto Accident Lawsuits, and Spoliation Principles, by Nathaniel Fick
• Negotiating with Insurers, by Michael Belsky, Shaun Owens, and Mitchell Rosenweig
• LegalTech: The Automobile Negligence Lawyer's Technology Toolbox, by John J. Cord
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Plus, the following:

• New Maryland Medicaid Subrogation Regulations, by Ron M. Landsman
• Frequently Asked Questions: Serving Local Agencies, by Irwin Weiss
• Assembling and Maintaining the Litigation Toolkit, by Robert Zarbin
• Maryland's Non-Economic Cap Charts, by Robert R. Michael
• Case Note: David v. Martinez, by Eric Stravitz
• Appellate Watch, by Cary J. Hansel, III
• President's Message, by Lawrence S. Greenberg
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Check it out, and share it with others! Trial Reporter is one of your member benefits and one of the most well respected legal journals in the state, and country.