Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Two Weeks Later
Walking around the materials lab rented by the plaintiffs’ counsel for the examination, Lehua smiled as she observed the many experts doing what experts do. They were all bending over, looking closely at one of the valves as it was about to be tested by the plaintiffs’ leading expert, David Komer. Some intended to videotape the test so they could evaluate it in detail later. Others were simply taking notes and using their cell phones to take pictures.
“I didn’t agree to this particular protocol,” the expert for the Italian valve manufacturer chimed when he saw the disassembling of the Italian valve. “Can we stop to discuss this?”
David turned to him and said, “We met on Friday for the sole purpose of finalizing the testing protocols and testing the
