John Laughlin

About John Laughlin

Mr. Laughlin is a licensed professional mechanical and biomedical engineer who spends most of his professional time reconstructing accidents involving automobiles, motorcycles, pedestrians, amusement park rides, walking surfaces, public transportation, and railroad/industrial equipment. and performing biomechanical injury potential/causation analyses. He is a reviewer for an independent institutional review board. He specializes in evaluating medical device study protocols for their scientific merit and safety prior to being performed on human subjects. With the growing emphasis being placed on human factors, Mr. Laughlin also spends time helping companies design usability studies and designing usability into studies for medical device manufacturers seeking FDA approval. He is an accomplished medical device engineer and forensic engineer and has testified in deposition and trial over 65 times.Specialties: Medical Device Engineering, Clinical Studies, Regulatory, Field Clinical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Neuroelectrical Engineering, Forensic Engineering, Accident Reconstruction, Human Factors, Clinical Studies, OR support, Expert Witness Testimony, Seminar Presentation, Professional Engineer.

Experience

1. President Principal Engineer

   Laughlin Engineering Firm, Llc

   Oct 2009 — Present

   Mr. Laughlin provides expert engineering analyses in cases involving motor vehicle collisions, injury causation, industrial/railroad accidents, amusement park ride accidents, product liability and premises liability. He performs complex analyses to determine the effects of occupant restraint systems, the driver of a vehicle, and other occupant related analyses. Mr. Laughlin evaluates medical devices and equipment for failures and malfunctions. He is currently a medical device consultant for an independent institutional review board to determine the merit and safety of device oriented clinical trials. Mr. Laughlin also provides human factors engineering services for cases involved in litigation and the design of usability studies for medical device companies.

Education

• Texas A&M University

  M.Eng., Bioengineering

  1993 — 1995

• Texas A&M University

  B.S., Bioengineering

  1989 — 1993

Skills

• Biomechanics
• Neuromodulation
• Clinical Trials
• Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Human Factors
• Clinical
• Medical Devices
• Clinical Research
• Expert Witness
• Forensic Engineering
• R&D
• Accident Reconstruction
• Fda