SUMMARY OF FIREARMS AND AIR GUN CASE WORK EXPERIENCE
BY ROY
RUEL, ME, PE
SHOOTINGS AND FIREARMS INVESTIGATOR & EXPERT
Last Update: 7 November 2011
FIREARMS CASE EXPERIENCE (21 Cases):
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a New Mexico
case involving a wound with the drop-fire of a semi-automatic pistol.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a Texas
case involving the potential by a gunshot wounding from a close by shooting
range.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in an Ohio
case involving an accident with an S&W 460 caliber revolver.
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Expert employed
by the defendant in an Idaho
case involving the blow-up of a S&W 50 caliber revolver.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a New York civil case involving an accidental shooting with
a Glock pistol with a “tactical light” of a police officer during a SWAT
operation.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a Texas
case involving a fatal accidental discharge of a Glock pistol when being
inserted into its Glock plastic box.
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Expert employed
by a Texas based
U.S. Customs Service Agent regarding his dismissal from the service as a result
of an accidental discharge when holstering his Glock Model 17 Federal issue
semi-automatic pistol.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a Missouri
civil case involving an accidental shooting and mechanical failure while
plaintiff was attempting to load a bolt-action rifle.
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Expert employed
by the defendant seller in a West
Virginia civil case involving an accidental
self-inflicted shooting while plaintiff was hunting with a rifle.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a West Virginia
civil case involving the accidental shooting of a young child with a
semi-automatic Glock pistol.
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Expert employed
by plaintiff in a Nebraska
civil case involving a disabling injury resulting from a blow-up when firing a
Remington Model 760 rifle.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a Florida
civil case involving the accidental discharge of a Smith & Wesson revolver.
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Expert employed
by plaintiff in an Arizona
civil case involving severe injuries from a self-inflicted gun shot wound when
holstering a Star semi-automatic pistol.
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Expert employed
by plaintiff in an Arizona civil lawsuit regarding plaintiff’s accidental
gunshot wound when holstering a Glock Model 22 police issue semi-automatic pistol.
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Expert employed
by defendant in a Hawaii
civil lawsuit regarding plaintiff’s accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound
with a "Shark Gun"
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Expert employed
by the defendant in an Idaho
case involving the blow-up of a S&W 50 caliber revolver.
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Expert employed
in an Oregon
incident involving the blow-up of a Glock pistol firing out of battery.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in an Oregon
civil case involving the failure and blow-up of a Glock Model 21 45
pistol.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in an Oregon
civil case involving the blow-up of a Weatherby rifle.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a Washington
civil case involving the blow-up of a Weatherby rifle.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a Washington
civil case involving the blow-up of a Remington rifle.
PAINTBALL
BB, AIRSOFT GUN ACCIDENTS (11 Cases):
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a Florida
case involving an eye injury and loss of sight from the unintentional discharge
from a semi-automatic paintball gun.
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Expert employed by
a defendant in a Texas
civil case involving an accidental shooting and an eye injury with a
semi-automatic paintball gun.
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Expert employed
by the defendant in a New York
civil case involving an accidental shooting and an eye injury and loss of sight
from the unintentional discharge from a semi-automatic paintball gun.
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Expert employed
by the defendant in a New York
civil case involving an eye injury and loss of sight with a semi-automatic
paintball gun.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a California
case involving an eye injury and loss of sight with a Daisy Red Ryder lever
action BB gun.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a Florida
case involving an eye injury and loss of sight with a CO2
air-pistol.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a New York
case involving an accidental self-inflicted eye injury and loss of sight with a
paintball gun.
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Expert employed
by the defendant in a Hawaii
civil case involving an accidental shooting and an eye injury and loss of sight
with a semi-automatic paintball gun.
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Expert employed
by the plaintiff in a Texas
civil case involving an accidental shooting and eye injury and loss of sight
with a semi-automatic paintball gun.
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Expert employed
by the defendant New Your City, civil case involving a police shooting of the plaintiff
armed with a CO2 powered air pistol resembling a 357 Magnum
revolver.
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Expert employed by
the plaintiff in a Maine
civil case involving an accidental self-inflicted head injury with a Daisy 856
pump action air-rifles.