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 SAFETY STRATEGIES

Principal: STUART M. STATLER

494 Bay Harbour Road
Mooresville, NC 28117

Phone: (704) 360-2100
Cell: (703) 304-5090
[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 NON-MEDICAL RESUMES
● 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, 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,
e-Cigarette Explosions, treestand collapses, UTV Fires, 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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