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More than 40 years experience: defective packaging; unreasonably dangerous products; failure-to-warn; materials-handling; warehousing; cargo loading and securement; falling cargo; insurance claims for loss or damaged cargo; falling merchandise; patent infringement; trade-dress infringement. Has testified in state and federal courts and knows how to connect with a jury. Has worked for Plaintiffs and Defendants. Services: consulting; analysis; cite inspections; exemplar testing; opining; report writing; testifying. Long list of attorney references. Self-employed consultant. Former employee at Fortune 100 firms. Former university instructor. Many published articles and speaking engagements. Knows how to combine theory and practice.

7/31/2010 · Product Liability

How Attorneys Should Choose Crate Experts

By: Sterling Anthony

An attorney involved with crate litigation might readily recognize the need for a packaging expert, yet, not be sufficiently aware of the specific knowledge and capabilities that best qualify that expert.

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8/20/2007 · Product Liability

Packaging and Product Liability

By: Sterling Anthony

A more appropriate term would be packaged product liability, because a packaged product consists of product + package, and either component (or both) can incur allegations of negligence, strict liability, and failure to warn

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Summary

Stephen (Steve) T. Hopper, P.E., is Founder and Principal of Inviscid Consulting. Over four decades serving the supply chain industry, Steve has helped his clients plan and streamline their warehousing, fulfillment, distribution, and logistics operations by driving down costs, boosting capacity, improving service levels, mitigating risk, implementing effective supply chain solutions, emphasizing safety, and enhancing the performance of their supply chain resources: people, processes, inventory, facilities, equipment, material handling and storage systems, automation, transportation assets, and supply chain information technology (IT). Steve has advised 200+ clients ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 corporations. He has also served as an expert witness on dozens of cases involving supply chain operations in the US, Canada, and Australia and has advised private equity and venture capital investors.

Industry Experience

3PL / Outsourced warehousing, fulfillment, distribution, and logistics
Apparel / Footwear
Building materials
Consumer goods
Direct-to-consumer / Ecommerce / Catalog
Food / Beverage / Grocery
Furniture
High-tech / Electronics
Industrial / Automotive / Aerospace
Mining / Drilling
Pharmaceutical / Health and life sciences
Rentals
Retail
Reverse logistics / Returns
Wholesale / General distribution

Supply Chain Solutions Expertise

Warehouse management systems (WMS)
Warehouse control systems (WCS)
Warehouse execution systems (WES)
Slotting and order picking systems
Transportation management systems (TMS)
Labor management systems (LMS)
Order management systems (OMS)
Voice and automatic identification systems
Equipment, automation, robotics, and software used for handling, packaging, storing, and transporting materials
Logistics network design tools
Other supply chain solutions, automation, equipment, and related tools

Education and Certifications