Expert Testimony and Litigation Support Services

Given the present day litigious culture, it is not uncommon for consumer product, pesticide, pharmaceutical, and other chemical manufacturers to be named in lawsuits involving toxic tort. In some jurisdictions such as California, regulations are in place, in particular Proposition 65, to facilitate filings of lawsuits regardless of whether there is a true potential for harm.

Intertek Cantox has a wealth of scientific and consulting expertise and experience to support your legal professionals in launching the best possible defence against unfounded claims of personal injury or class action litigation arising from perceived, potential, or actual exposures to chemical agents. Our extensive database of toxicological reviews is an excellent resource for legal professionals. We are experienced in the preparation and presentation of expert testimony for litigation cases involving pesticides, dietary supplements, medical devices, pulp and paper mill effluents, exposures to potentially harmful liquids and gases in the workplace, and chemicals in consumer products, etc.

It is acknowledged that the development of a new chemical, in particular new pesticide, pharmaceutical and biotech products is capital intensive. This capital investment can be protected from litigation, especially frivolous lawsuits by expertise within Cantox’s Agri, Biotech & Consumer Products Groups. We can help you protect that investment by:

• Providing hazard, exposure and risk assessments
• Providing documentation and analysis
• Preparing and presenting expert testimony
• Reviewing cases, defining the issues, assessing biological feasibility, providing the foundation for a toxicological assessment
• Providing detailed toxicology reviews, exposure assessments, risk assessments, assessment of attributable risk
• Extracting relevant information from the scientific literature for use in litigation
• Identifying sequelae for various exposure scenarios, distinguishing between long-term and short-term exposures or between acute and chronic effects
• Identifying critical indicators of exposure, and cross comparison and integration of these various elements
• Preparing toxicology overviews on new or unique substances
• Assessing potential hazards to human health associated with exposure to substances in occupational and non-occupational settings
• Assessing scientific basis and consistency of existing regulatory criteria or standards
• Assessing the probability of effects due to an exposure
• Present potential risk associated with a chemical or product in the context of an individual’s total risk, both voluntary and involuntary

Our successful experience in providing expert testimony and litigation support will make us invaluable to you and your legal counsel.