Tire, Rubber & Polymer Expert Services

Joseph A. Incavo, Ph.D.

936.697.7827

Expert Witness and Consulting Services

Remcoda vs US Foods et. al.

Performed in-depth polymer and chemical analysis of disposable nitrile and vinyl gloves. Critique of previous analytical reports. April 2024.

Tinoco Lopez vs Michelin North America et. al.

Failed tire investigation involving physical, tactile non-destructive assessments, review of literature regarding oxidative aging of tires. Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, May 2024.

Santino vs Michelin North America

Failed tire investigation involving physical, tactile non-destructive assessments. District Court, Clark County Nevada, June 2023.

Pirelli Bicycle Tire

Failure analysis investigation of high performance bicycle tire, November 2019.

Martins vs Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations et. al.

Failed tire investigation involving physical, tactile non-destructive assessments. Rhode Island Superior Court. Settled June 2023.

Multiple Tire Cases

Assessment of tire innerliner composition and construction in support of legal cases.

Marone Timing Belt 

Root cause analysis of failed rubber timing belt. Protocol, declaration and technical report involving microscopic and chemical analysis.  Superior Court of California, San Diego County, December 2018.

Kumho Tire Treadwear

Assessed wear characteristics of various tread lugs in support of legal case.

Hankook Tire Transport Incident

Consultation to legal team to find root cause of military tires damaged during shipment.   

Baldwin v. Sumitomo Rubber Industries

In-depth chemical and materials analysis of failed tire innerliners, including issuing protocols, declarations, detailed technical reports. US District Court of New Hampshire. Settled April 2023. 

Trydel Research vs. ITW Global Tire Repair

Declarations filed in US Patent and Trademark Office Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Patent invalidation research, declaration and deposition. February 2020.

Overton vs. Michelin North America et. al.

Materials analysis of failed tire including issuing protocols, declarations, chemical and mechanical analysis. Settled in Superior Court of the State of California, Los Angeles County, April 2020.

Cunningham vs. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operation

Chemical analysis of foreign material and tire rubber chemicals. Deposition in 394th Judicial District of Texas, December, 2017

Cosby vs. Kumho Tire Co Inc. et. al.

Innerliner analysis and tire failure analysis. District Court of Angelina County, Texas, April 2018. 

Stryker Vehicle Tire Analysis

Root cause analysis of tire damage legal case involving shipping and field usage, March 2017.

Barralaga vs. Cooper Tire et al

Tire failure analysis, test protocol creation, prior art and documentation review, November 2019.

Butler v. Cooper Tire et al

Tire Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Deposed in case filed in US District Court Southern District of Georgia, December 2014

Foscini v. Bridgestone Corporation et al

Tire Finite Element Analysis (FEA), case settled in mediation. Pennsylvania Eastern District Court, March 2014.