William Hagerty - Tire and Wheel Forensics Expert - Investigative Services
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TIRE FORENSICS TRAINING 1996 - 2016
 
 
Topic
Date
Location
Expert Speaker
 
  Practical Implications of Recent Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
7/25/16
FEWA - San Diego, CA Attorney Mark Bale  
  How the Jury Evaluates Expert Witnesses
03/22/16
FEWA - San Diego, CA Claire Luna – Jury Impact  
  Expert Neutrality
11/17/15
FEWA - San Diego, CA Attorneys/Mediators Mervin Thompson/David Neagley  
  Strategy Initiatives to Advance Tire Safety
04/16/15
Global Tire Conference, Hilton Head, NC Tracey Norberg, Vice President & General Counsel, RMA  
  Rolling Resistance testing
04/15/15
Global Tire Conference, Hilton Head, NC Guy Edington, Director of Technology, Stand Test Labs  
  Utilizing Customer Insights for Product Development
04/15/15
Global Tire Conference, Hilton Head, NC John Evankovich, Director Tire and Battery Center Operations, Sam’s Club  
  What Training Do Tire Dealers Want or Need?
04/15/15
Global Tire Conference, HH, NC Glen Nicholson, Senior, Director, Retail Education, TBC Board of Directors, TIA  
  Risk Management and Standard of Care
11/06/14
Global Tire Expo Las Vegas, NV Kevin Rohlwing VP for Training TIA  
  What Judges Expect From Experts
2/26/13
FEWA - San Diego,
CA
Hon William Howatt  
  Tire Technology  
12/1/12
PCNA meeting – Ontario,
CA
Doug Jones, Michelin  
  Tire Tread Depth Involvement in Passenger Car Wet-Road Loss of Control
9/18/12
ITEC2012 - Cleveland,
OH
William Blythe, Ph.D  
  Effect of Under Inflation on Tire   Operating Temperatures
9/18/12
ITEC2012 - Cleveland,
OH
Jenny M. Paige, Cooper Tire  
  2010- X-Ray Study of 60 Worn Out Passenger & Light Truck Tires
9/18/12
IEC2012 - Cleveland,
OH
Joe Grant  
  Noise Generation by A Separating Tire
9/18/12
ITEC2012 - Cleveland,
OH
Jean Claude Brico  
  Nitrogen Tire Inflation- When Does the Tire Really Need it?
9/19/12
ITEC2012 - Cleveland,
OH
Dr. John Daws  
  The Effect of Aging and Inflation Gas Chemistry on Tire Durability
9/19/12
ITEC2012 - Cleveland,
OH
Harold Herzlich  
  Tire Aging Protocol Standards
9/20/12
ITEC2012 - Cleveland,
OH
John Kohler, Chrysler  
  The Status of Tire-Aging Studies
9/20/12
ITEC 2012 - Cleveland,
OH
DR. Riley Garrott, NHTSA  
 

Tire Failure Analysis 

4/10/10

ITECS
Palm Desert, CA 

Bill Hagerty
Delivered 1-hour presentation

 
 

Radial Tire Tread Belt Separations

3/6/10

SATAI
Laughlin, NV

Dennis Carlson

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis

2/9/10

Forensic Consultant Association San Diego

Bill Hagerty
Delivered 1-hour presentation

 
 

 Tire Technology 

10/24/07

Standard Test Lab
Massillon, Oh

Guy Eddington, Gary Bolden and John Smith

 
 

Belt-From-Belt Peel Textures

9/23/04

ITEC
Akron, Oh

Ronald Smith
RWS Consulting

 
 

Component Interfacial Tearing Interfaces

9/23/04

ITEC
Akron, Oh

Gary Bolden
Standards Testing Labs

 
 

Bead Compression Grooving

9/23/04

ITEC
Akron, Oh

Jean-Claude Brico
Forensic Tire Expertise

 
 

Rim Line Grooves as an Indication of Under inflation or Overloaded Tire Operation in Radial Tires

9/22/04

ITEC
Akron, Oh

Joe Grant
Continental Tire NA

 
 

Brass Rubber Interfaces Aging Vs Lab 

9/22/04

ITEC
Akron, Oh

M. Yamauchi
Kobe Steel

 
 

Expert and Lay Testimony

4/21/04

IAAI General Mtg
St Louis, MO

Richard Sweebe, ESQ
Michael Carrocci, CFI

 
 

Tire Pressure Reserve

3/11/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

Ezana Wondimneh
NHTSA

 
 

Truck Tire Inflation Pressure

3/11/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

Peggy Fisher

 
 

Tire Inner liners

3/11/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

Walter Waddell
Exxon Mobil

 
 

The Effects of Tire Aging on Lab
Tests of Tire Performance

3/11/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

John Baldwin,
Ford Motor Co

 
 

Update on NHTSA Tire Rulemaking

3/11/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

Claude Harris, NHTSA

 
 

The Effect of Low Inflation Pressure
On Truck Tire Durability

3/11/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

Cesar Zarak
Michelin Americas

 
 

Run flat Technology on Conventional

3/11/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

Hideo Hara
VP Bridgestone

 
 

Plus Sizing 

3/11/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

Guy Edington
Kumho

 
 

The Tread Act 

3/10/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

Ann Wilson
RMA

 
 

Global Tire Cord Trends 

3/10/04

Tire Industry Conference Hilton Head, SC

Donald Brown
Honeywell

 
 

Tire Issues – Blow Outs, Tread Separations

6/6/03

OTLA Seminar - Las Vegas, NV

Bruce Kaster Ocala
FL – P.A

 
 

15 Passenger Van Defects and Litigation  

6/6/03

OTLA Seminar – Las Vegas, NV

Richard Denny
P.C., Norma, OK

 
 

Ford Firestone Litigation and
SUV Stability Rollover

6/6/03

OTLA Seminar – Las Vegas, NV

Randy Barnhart PA Englewood, CO

 
 

Proper Wheel Torque

3/29/03

Word Tire Expo, Louisville, KY

Kevin Rohlwing, TIA
Ken Kelly, Walther Engineering

 
 

Latest Technology in Tire Inspection 

3/29/03

World Tire Expo, Louisville, KY

Marvin Bosarth, TIA

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis 

3/28/03

World Tire Expo, Louisville, KY

Steve Dancinger/Goug Jones MichelinR

 
 

Analyzing Irregular Tire Wear

3/27/03

World Tire Expo Louisville, KY

Steve Dancinger/Goug Jones Michelindubber

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis

2/7/03

GEICO SIU
Granada Hills, CA

Bill Hagerty
Delivered 1-hour presentation

 
 

A Review of Rubber-Steel Adhesion Chemistry 

9/12/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference Akron, Oh

William Van Oiij
University of Cincinnati

 
 

Chemical Analysis of Tire Failure Surfaces

9/11/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference, Akron, Oh

J. Rancourt
Polymer Solutions

 
 

Microscopy of Tire Failures

9/11/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference, Akron, Oh

Ron Smith

 
 

NDT Evaluation of Radial Tires

9/11/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference, Akron, Oh

Bob Yeager
Standard Testing Labs

 
 

Belt Misalignments and Belt/Belt Tear Patterns

9/11/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference, Akron, Oh

Harold Herzlich

 
 

The TREAD Act 

9/11/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference, Akron, Oh

Dennis CandidoBridgestone/Firestone

 
 

Adhesion Promotion in a
Belt Edge Compound

9/10/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference, Akron, Oh

Joe Burke, Sartomer

 
 

Rubber Adhesion Property of
Brass Film on Stee

9/10/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference, Akron, Oh

D. Yasunaga – Kobe Steel

 
 

Evaluation of Tyre Steel Cord by
Ultrasonic Test Methods

9/10/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference,
Akron, Oh

Peter Janypka, Matador

 
 

Using Thermal Imagery to
Detect Tire Faults

9/10/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference,
Akron, Oh

Ray Schandlemeier, Radian

 
 

Shearography – Influence to the Test Result and its Evaluation 

9/10/02

Intl Tire Exposition/Conference, Akron, Oh

Stefan Dengler SDS Systemtechnik GmbH

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis in Traffic Accidents 

8/1-2/02

UC Riverside
Riverside Ca

Thomas Giapponi, Pirelli Tires

 
 

Tire and Wheel Safety Issues

2/12/02

SAE
Troy, MI

Dr Joseph Walter

 
 

The Tire as a Vehicle Component

2/11/02

SAE
Troy, MI

Dr Joseph Walter

 
 

Tire Litigation Issues 

11/1/01

Int’l Tire Exposition
Las Vegas

Walter Yoka, Esq
Anthony latiolait, Esq
Harold Herzlich,TireEngineer

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis

10/23/01

National Association of SubrogationProfessionals
San Diego

Bill Hagerty
Delivered 1-hour presentation

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis

10/11/01

Southern Cal Fraud Investigators Association
Palm Springs, Ca

Bill Hagerty
Delivered 1-hour presentation

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis

10/11/01

National Association of SubrogationProfessionals
San Bernardino, Ca

Bill Hagerty
Delivered 1-hour presentation

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis

8/16/01

Intl Association of SIU
Monrovia, Ca

Bill Hagerty
Delivered 1-hour presentation

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis  

7/19/01

MCLE
Walnut Creek, Ca

Bill Hagerty
Delivered 1-hour presentation

 
 

Wheel Fastener Failure Analysis

4/20/01

ITRA
Nashville, TN

Peggy Fisher ITRA Director
Kevin Rohlwing, ITRA Training Director

 
 

Tire Failure Analysis

4/20/01

ITRA
Nashville, TN

Guy Walenga, Engineering Mgr Commercial Products, Bridgestone/Firestone, INC

 
  Tire and Wheel Construction
3/10/01
SATAI
Las Vegas 
Harold Herzlich, Phd  
  Tire forensics
11/15/96
SATAI
San Diego, Ca
Bill Hagerty Presented this 2-hr session to 30 Insurance adjusters  
 
Former owner/operator of a Automotive Tire/Brake/Repair business, Certified Vehicle Fire Investigator, qualified to testify in State and Federal Courts, Licensed California Private Investigator, Certified ASE Brake Technician, has inspected/reported on over 2600 vehicles and appeared at 67 Depositions, 16 Trials, 4 Arbitrations and 5 Mediations for the following items:. Tire Examination - qualified to testify as to the Standard of Care of a Tire business - Automotive Product Liability - qualified to testify as to repair defects

William O (Bill) Hagerty
Investigative Services
Automotive / Tire Standards of care


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