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Doug’s practice focuses on bridging the gap between engineering and law to help manufacturers reduce risk when introducing new products and manage risk when problems arise with products in the field.Areas of Technical Expertise:Virtual Reality and Augumented Reality Health and Safety, including medical science, human factors warnings and instructions, and management of legal risksOptical Safety, including laser safety, photosensitivity, and 3D display issuesSwitching power supplies, including shock and fire hazards associated with design and manufacturing issues and component failures Capacitors, including overvoltage failure modes and electrolyte combustion and corrosion issuesElectro-mechanical switches, including thermal fuses, relays and variable speed switch issuesPlastics, including fire rating, heat deflection temperature and electrical insulation issues as well as thermoforming, injection molding and rapid prototyping technologiesConsumer electronics, including electrical and mechanical hazards, ergonomics and over-voltage and over-current protection issuesBicycles, including bicycle and bicycle accessory failure analysis and compliance with CPSC, ANSI, ASTM and CEN safety standardsAreas of Legal Practice:Product liability law, including indemnity, warranty, component supplier, fault allocation, tender, insurance and OEM and component supplier contracting issuesCommercial sale of goods, with a particular focus on Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, the United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and similar laws Antitrust law, including distribution, joint venture, price discrimination and merger and acquisition issues