Expert Witness in Automotive Coating Failure Case

Automotive Coating Failure Case Expert Witness

Challenge:

A plaintiff in a law suit involving coating failures of a waterborne automotive refinish coating line from a major global paint supplier required an expert witness in coating failures to investigate the claim, provide expert reports, depositions and deliver trial testimony.

Action:

Chemical Dynamics conducted extensive research and testing to assess how the failure occurred and to establish its repeatability. Once failure was proven, Chemical Dynamics provided thorough expert witness support.

Result:

The plaintiff won the case as the jury found the defendant guilty of fraud and misrepresentation of the product’s performance attributes. The plaintiff was awarded a multimillion dollar judgment.

PACE Award Finalist: Infinicoat

Chemical Dynamics developed an innovative new coating for aggressive automotive environments:

Some portions of the automobile must be coated with paint that offers a variety of unique long life performance attributes including resistance to harsh chemicals such as fuels, oils and hydraulic fluid, and also offer resistance to stone chipping, road salts and moisture in a variety of forms. Lastly, such coatings must also be conductive so the build-up of static electricity does not cause volatile materials to ignite.

Since there was no such coating on the market, especially a water born coating, Chemical Dynamics developed and patented this coating for use on fuel filler tubes, fuel lines and other components of cars requiring these properties. This technology named Infinicoat was one of a handful of PACE Award finalists among several hundred contestants in recognition of the value and innovation that this product brought to the automotive industry. Infinicoat is currently used on multiple domestic model cars.

Automotive Paint for Aggressive Environments

Some portions of the automobile must be coated with paint that offers a variety of unique long life performance attributes including resistance to harsh chemicals such as fuels, oils and hydraulic fluid, and also offer resistance to stone chipping, road salts and moisture in a variety of forms. Lastly, such coatings must also be conductive so the build-up of static electricity does not cause volatile materials to ignite.

Since there was no such coating on the market, especially a water born coating, Chemical Dynamics developed and patented this coating for use on fuel filler tubes, fuel lines and other components of cars requiring these properties. This technology named Infinicoat was one of a handful of PACE Award finalists among several hundred contestants in recognition of the value and innovation that this product brought to the automotive industry. Infinicoat is currently used on multiple domestic model cars.