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• SAFETY STRATEGIES

Principal: STUART M. STATLER

494 Bay Harbour Road
Mooresville, NC 28117

Phone: (704) 360-2100
Fax: (704) 360-4590
[email protected]
http://stuartmstatler.com

Areas of ● Consumer Product Safety ● Warnings ● Product Liability
Expertise ● Mfr & Seller Responsibility ● Recalls ● Injury Prevention
● Design Considerations ● CPSC ● Human Factors
● Unreasonable Risk ● Testing ● Risk Assessment
● Industry Self-Regulation ● Standards ● Hazard Reporting
● Corporate Accountability ● Compliance ● Safety Regulation

Profile Providing litigation support and expert testimony in products liability and negligence
actions on behalf of both plaintiff and defense. Also, strategic consulting to corporate
clients, in-house and outside counsel, insurance firms, and trial attorneys. For 30+
years, presenting expert testimony in deposition and at trial in both federal and state
court actions on more than 120 occasions. Testimony before Congressional Committees
in both the House & Senate, and extensively cited in newspaper, TV & radio interviews
on product hazards, federal and state regulatory efforts, and corporate responsibility.

Experience Commissioner, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 1979-86 [extensive tenure
as both Acting-Chairman and Vice-Chair]
Vice-President for Product Liability and Risk Assessment, AT Kearney, international
management consulting firm
Special Asst. to the Chairman, National Commission on Product Safety [NCPS]
Editor-in-chief, NCPS Final Report to the President and Congress
Chief Counsel & Staff Director to the Minority, U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee
on Investigations
Chief Counsel to the Minority, U.S. Senate Executive Reorganization Subcommittee

Specialized Consulting assignments have involved assessing foreseeable, even if unintended risks from -
Knowledge Gas Valves, Electric Heaters, Wood Stoves, Kerosene Heaters, Appliances, Power
Tools, Extension Cords, Flammable Sprays, Chain Saws, Riding & Walk-behind Power
Mowers, Power Tools, ATVs, Fireworks, Lead Paint, Tap-water Faucets, Infant Gates,
Cribs & Walkers, Ladders, Bunk Beds, Hot Water Heaters, Amusement Rides,
Automatic Garage Doors, Furniture, Window Blind Cords, Toys & Small Parts,
Adhesives, TV Carts, Televisions, Swimming Pools & Spas, Flammable Fabrics,
Disposable Lighters, Paint Sprayers, Pressure Washers, Bicycles, ZTR Lawn Tractors,
Bungee Cords and more.

Recent Publication “Preventing ‘Accidental’ Injury: Accountability for Safer Products by Anticipating Product
Risks and User Behaviors,” in Handbook of Human Factors Litigation [CRC Press, Dec ‘04]

Education B.A., Amherst College [1965]; J.D., Harvard Law School [1968]

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