Forensic Engineering – Litigation Support and Expert Witness

YA Group’s seasoned engineering and architectural experts have decades of experience in design, construction, and forensic investigations of the built environment, enabling our professionals to assist clients in many types of legal matters. YA’s adherence to quality control, including a detailed in-house peer review process, ensures that our findings are accurate, with sound basis, defensible and backed by accepted engineering principles and methods.  We have experts in all types of litigation concerning building systems and manufactured products, including:

• Property insurance claims
• Subrogation
• Standard-of-care for design and construction
• Premises liability
• Product liability
• Construction defect claims
• Builder’s risk claims

Our experts are retained by law firms on behalf of insurance companies, building owners, construction companies, subcontractors and manufacturers. It is not uncommon for large complex claims to involve multiple parties including facility owners, design professionals, general contractors, multiple subcontractors, and any number of carriers and layers of the insurance market. YA’s experts are experienced at navigating the complexities of multiple party litigation support, and help our clients prepare for, and hopefully avoid, litigation.

YA is frequently retained early in a claim to assist our clients to defend, or in determining whether to pursue litigation. Often, the best support we can provide our clients is a clear, concise report of findings clearly identifying the cause, extent of damage and the party (if any) at fault.