Expert Witness Case History of Brian Trenhaile, PE				Last Updated: 4/16/2015
Date of Incident	Case Name and Type	Legal Work Completed	Lawyer or Law Firm Worked For	For	Status
4/21/1995	Fujino vs. Kaimana Boats, Boatbuilder Liability Incident	Report, Calculations and Research	Cynthia Farias, Honolulu, HI	Plaintiff	Settled
5/21/1997	Dollente vs Young Brothers, Stevedore Accident	Report, Research, Deposition, Trial Testimony, Engineering Calculations, Scaled Drawings & Pictures	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Finished Federal Trial
10/26/1999	Kuchenbrod vs. Wailea Kai, Passenger Accident	Report, Scaled Drawings & Pictures Completed.	Chris Bouslog, Honolulu, HI	Plaintiff	Settled
12/14/99 & 9/2/00	Ua vs. Sause Brothers, Crew Member Accidents	Report, Supplemental Report, Deposition, Research, Scaled Drawings & Pictures.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Settled
6/8/2000	Ferriera vs. Young Brothers, Stevedore Accident	Report, Supplemental Report, Research and Pictures	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Settled
7/13/2001	James Flowers vs. Sause Bros. Crew Accident	Report, Marine Ergonomic Evaluation, Calculations, Scaled Drawings, Pictures & Trial Testimony Completed.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Finished Federal Trial
7/31/2001	Silva vs. Matson Navigation, Crew Accident	Report and Research	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Settled
March 16,17 & 30 of 2001	Joseph Nahinu vs. Hawaiian Tug and Barge Crewmember Accidents	Report, Site Checks, Deposition, Marine Ergonomics, Scaled Drawings & Pictures Completed. Pending Trial.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Settled
2/5/2002	Douglas Choy vs. Matson Stevedore Accident	Deposition, Report, Site Check, Scaled Drawings and Pictures Completed.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Settled
4/19/2002	Keith Stephenson v USA & Honolulu Shipyard, Inc. Shipyard Worker Accident	Site Check, Pictures, Case Review & Preliminary Verbal Report completed.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Case Withdrawn
7/18/2002	Holmes vs. Gunther, Marine Surveyor Liability Incident	Deposition Completed.	Dennis O'Conner, Jr., Honolulu, HI	Defendant	Mediation Completed
8/28/2002	Kutkowski vs. Force Marine, Boatbuilder Liability Incident	Technical Letter Regarding Calculations Completed.	Harry Eliason, Hilo, HI	Plaintiff	Settled
12/12/2002	Gordon Silva v. Kema-Sue, Inc., Fishboat Crewmember Accident	Case Review, Written Report & Deposition completed.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Settled
6/5/2003	Robert Castle v. Smith Maritime, Ltd., et al. Tugboat Crew Accident	Preliminary Case Evaluation and Verbal Report	Howard McPherson, Honolulu, HI Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina & Fairbanks	Plaintiff	Unkown
8/30/2003	Kammy Kalili v. Matson Navigation Stevedore Accident	Site Checks, Digital Pictures, Computer Aided Drawings completed.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Mediated
5/18/2003 2/28/04	David Crash v. Sause Brothers, Tugboat Crew Incidents	Site Check, Pictures, Case Review completed.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Unknown
2/13/2005	Florenced Digeronemo v. Vessel: Shangri-La & Gold Coast Yachts Passenger Accident	Case Review & Preliminary Report completed.  Photos, CAD Drawings, Final Report, Testimony pending.	James Krueger, Wailuku, Maui Krueger-Wong, Trial Lawyers	Plaintiff	Unknown
3/8/2005	Mitsuo Maemura v. Seaswirl Boats Inc. & Windward Boats, Inc., Boatbuilder and Boat Dealer Liability Incident	Case Review, Vessel Inspections and Testings, Expert Reports, Photos, CAD Drawings, Planing Boat Powering Calculations & Performance Evaluations	Donald Hidani, Paul Yamamura and Wesley Shimazu, Honolulu, Hawaii	Plaintiff	Mediated
3/9/2005	Lehua Jackson v. Young Brothers, Stevedore Incident	Site Checks, Digital Pictures, Report, Computer Aided Drawings completed.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Settled
4/1/2005	Paul Thurston v. Matson Navigation, Stevedore Incident	Site Checks, Digital Pictures, Report, Computer Aided Drawings completed.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Unknown
5/8/2005	Anne Whalen v. Young Brothers, Tugboat Crew Incident	Site Check, Pictures, Case Review completed.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Unknown
7/1/2005	Candence Mumm v. Excellence Charters, Inc., dba Aqua Adventures - Passenger Accident	Case Review completed.  Preliminary Report, Photos, CAD Drawings.	James Krueger, Wailuku, Maui Krueger-Wong, Trial Lawyers	Plaintiff	Settled
12/19/2006	Horner v. United States, TWR Crewmember Incident	Site Check, Photographs, measurements, scaled drawings, review documentation & provide preliminary verbal report on naval operations.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Case Closed
1/19/2007	Michael Moran v. Sause, Crew Injury Case	Site Check, Photographs, measurements, scaled drawings, research on safety standards and acceptable marine practices.	Preston Easley, San Pedro, CA	Plaintiff	Unkown
7/7/2014	Russeau vs. Atlantis Submarines	Site Check, Photographs, measurements, scaled drawings, research and report	Jared Washkowitz, Honolulu, HI	Plaintiff	Settled