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December 2011 News

  
  
  

Jonathan Lawrence and Ryan Fix attend an SAE International course in Norwalk, CA.  The topic of the course relates to Accessing and Interpreting Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders.

Gunter Siegmund contributed two articles for a special issue of Spine, devoted to a conference held by the Australian Whiplash Commission. What Occupant Kinematics and Neuromuscular Responses Tell Us About Whiplash Injury  and The Role of Tissue Damage In Whiplash-Associated Disorders: Discussion Paper 1.

Xaine Bhatia attends the Legal Marketing Association Winter Social.

Xaine Bhatia invited clients to attend the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association’s Christmas Party.

November 2011 News

  
  
  

Craig Wilkinson, Travis Fricker and Brian Mac Giolla Ri attend the Celebration of the Personal Injury Bar Dinner, hosted by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, at the Four Seasons Hotel.

MEA Forensic exhibits at the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association’s Fall Conference in Toronto, with Gunter Siegmund, Travis Fricker and Xaine Bhatia in attendance.

Craig Wilkinson presents to the Canadian Defence Lawyers Law Clerks program on “Using Forensics to Make Sense of Pedestrian & Bicycle Accidents”.

October 2011 News

  
  
  

Kurt Ising attends the Advanced Roadway Lighting workshop presented by the Vancouver section of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.

Craig Wilkinson presents as a guest lecturer for the Toronto Police Service Reconstruction Course, "Accident Reconstruction: An Engineering Perspective", Toronto, ON

Craig Wilkinson presents to the Kitchener Waterloo chapter of the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association (OIAA), "Using Forensics to Make Sense of Pedestrian & Bicycle Accidents", Kitchener, ON

Travis Fricker and Xaine Bhatia attend the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario’s 91st Annual Convention at the Royal York Hotel.

Jason Droll and Xaine Bhatia attend the Blue Goose event at C Lounge in Toronto.

September 2011 News

  
  
  

Xaine Bhatia volunteers at the League of Ordinary Gentlemen annual Golf Tournament in support of Street Kids International.

MEA Forensic sponsors a booth at the 11th annual Toronto Fraud Forum in Richmond Hill, organized by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Dennis Turriff and Xaine Bhatia exhibit at the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association’s Kitchener-Waterloo Convention at the Concordia Club.

Kurt Ising attends the 55th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in Las Vegas, NV.

Gunter Siegmund is interviewed on the Dr. Don show on AM 650 in Richmond, BC. The discussion focused on vehicle crashes and whiplash. Listen to a portion of the broadcast.

August 2011 News

  
  
  

MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists is pleased to announce the appointment of Travis Fricker, PEng to the position of Project Engineer in the Transportation Group at the Mississauga Office. Travis previously worked for MEA in the Richmond office and brings 7 years of experience in Collision Reconstruction including expertise in computer simulations, crash testing and nighttime visibility assessments.

MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists is pleased to welcome Maria Fernandes, EIT to the Mississauga Office Transportation Group. Maria graduated with honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and spent three years as a Product Compliance Specialist at Mercedes-Benz Canada.

John Gardiner and Check Kam's article, Biomechanics of Auto Accidents : Injury mechanics and medical opinion combine to form the testimony for injury causation. is published in The Advocate magazine.

Vickie Norton and Mark Bailey's article titled,  Aircraft Accident Investigation: Eight Tips for Deploying an Aviation Expert. is published in The Advocate magazine.

July 2011

  
  
  

Xaine Bhatia attends the Women In Cancer Crusade fundraiser organized by the League of Ordinary Gentlemen

MEA Forensic sponsors a hole at the Simcoe County Law Association’s Golf Tournament at Tangle Creek in Thornton, ON.  

Craig Wilkinson and Xaine Bhatia participate in the 10th Annual Cardiac Kids Golf Tournament.

Xaine Bhatia attends the Legal Marketing Association Summer Social.

June 2011 - MEA Forensic News

  
  
  

Jason Droll publishes article titled, Think Fast, The Velocity of Visual Attention in Vehicle Accidents. American Association for Justice, Motor Vehicle Section Newsletter Vol. 17, No. 2, June 2010.

MEA Forensic sponsors the student awards for Best Podium Presentations at the 7th Annual Northwest Biomechanics Symposium held at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Kurt Ising teaches the Human Factors & Traffic Safety course to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP Level III Collision Analysts at the RCMP Pacific Region Training Center, Chilliwack, BC.

Xaine Bhatia attends the “Young Lawyers, Old Suits” event sponsored by Canadian Defence Lawyers, Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, and the Ontario Bar Association.

MEA Forensic sponsors a hole at Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association’s annual Golf Tournament at Deer Creek in Ajax, ON, with Dennis Turriff and Xaine Bhatia attending the dinner.   

Pamela D’Addario and Xaine Bhatia attend the Brain Injury Society of Toronto/Ontario Brain Injury Association Mix & Mingle at the Rosewater Supper Club.

Xaine Bhatia attends the Legal Marketing Association’s event “Preparing & Implementing the 21st Century Business Model”.

Dennis Turriff and Xaine Bhatia attend Toronto Insurance Women’s Association Summer Social at Fionn MacCools.

MEA Forensic sponsors a hole & photo booth at Canadian Insurance Claims Managers Association annual Golf Tournament at Cardinal Golf Course in Newmarket.

May 2011 - MEA Forensic News

  
  
  

MEA Forensic has announced the retirement of Founding Principal Duane MacInnis, PEng and the appointment of two new Principals, John Gardiner, PhD, PE and Craig Wilkinson, PEng. Official Press Release

MEA Forensic exhibits at the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association’s Spring Conference in Toronto. Gunter Siegmund, Craig Wilkinson and Xaine Bhatia attend OTLA’s 20th Anniversary party at the Steamwhistle Brewery.

April 2011 - MEA Forensic News

  
  
  

MEA Forensic Engineers & Scientists is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Matthew Manjarrez, PE to the position of Senior Civil/Traffic Engineer.   Mr. Manjarrez is experienced in transportation engineering, planning and design including transportation safety, roadway design & operations, pedestrian & bicycle facilities, and construction traffic handling. His areas of specialization include traffic signal timing and operation, roadway signing and pavement markings, guardrail and barrier placement, sight distance evaluation, and parking lot layout. Official Press Release

Craig Wilkinson lectures on Collision Reconstruction: An Engineering Perspective to the Collision Reconstruction Class at the Ontario Police College in Aylmer, ON.

Xaine Bhatia attends the Legal Marketing Association’s Spring Social event.

Xaine Bhatia & Craig Wilkinson attend the Blue Goose Annual Scotch Nosing.

Craig Wilkinson presents for Canadian Defence Lawyers on “Using Forensics to Make Sense of Pedestrian & Bicycle Accidents”.

Xaine Bhatia attends TIWA’s dinner meeting featuring the President of RSA, Rowan Saunders.

March 2011 - MEA Forensic News

  
  
  

Dennis Chimich and Kurt Ising present overview on Accident Reconstruction and Injury Biomechanics to the paralegal program at Vancouver Community College.

MEA Forensic exhibits at TLABC's conference entitled Wheels, Wings, Water and More: Non-Automobile Injury Claims in Vancouver, BC.

John Gardiner and Tom Phillips from the County of Orange present on Premises Liability at the Combined Claims Conference in Long Beach, California.

Ken Iliadis & Pamela D’Addario presented their recent snowmobile research to the Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association’s Northern Delegation.

Dennis Turriff presents for Canadian Defence Lawyers on Failure Analysis Methods for Water Escapes at their Property Damage seminar.

Xaine Bhatia attends the ORIMS conference on Professional Development at the Royal York, featuring a keynote address from former Attorney General for Ontario, Michael Bryant.

MEA Forensic exhibits at Canadian Defence Lawyers 7th Annual Insurance Sympsium.

Xaine Bhatia participates in the CIP Society’s Curling Bonspiel at the Tam Heather Curling Club

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