No Problem with Expert’s Using ChatGPT to Confirm His Work
From yesterday’s decision by Judge Gary Brown (E.D.N.Y.) in Ferlito v. Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.:
Plaintiff purchased a splitting maul (an axe specially designed for splitting wood) from defendant in 2017. Several months later, while plaintiff was hanging the maul to store it, the head of the tool detached and struck plaintiff, causing injuries to his nose and left eye. Plaintiff initiated this lawsuit in 2020, alleging that the head detached due to a design defect; defendant asserts the product failed due to plaintiff’s misuse, which it contends is evidenced by a large crack in the handle….
To support his defective design claim, plaintiff seeks to offer expert testimony by Mark Lehnert, who identifies himself as a “consultant with products and liability history, extensive knowledge and experience in manufacturing and assembly, [and] mechanical and electrical engineering management.” Lehnert holds no engineering degrees, yet reports extensive experience designing and manufacturing power tools, holds over a dozen patents, and has worked in management positions in engineering departments at several corporations over a period of decades.
Lehnert contends the maul used by plaintiff was defec
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