Weather Expert Verification for Claims and Lawsuits

When insurance claims, disputes, or lawsuits involve the weather, it’s important to know what the weather and/or ground conditions were at a specific address for the date of the incident or a historical time period. You deserve accurate and reliable weather information from experienced Forensic Meteorologists you can trust.

Our team of weather experts have helped resolve more than 10,000 claims and lawsuits across the United States involving hail, wind, tornadoes, slip and falls on snow/ice, Hurricanes, MVA’s, and other personal injury and property damage related incidents.

See Why So Many Insurance Adjusters, Engineers, and Attorneys Rely on Us

As the largest and most reliable weather expert firm in the country, thousands of professionals have called upon Forensic Weather Consultants to assist them with their weather-related insurance claims and lawsuits.  Since 1999, we’ve been retained on more than 10,000 assignments, testified in court more than 145 times, and have been deposed more than 200 other times. We’ve always been admitted as experts in various courts around the country, including Federal Court, Supreme Court, Circuit Court, the Court of Claims, and in the United States Military Court.

Our clients include plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance carriers, adjusters, TPA’s, engineers, public adjusters, state and federal government agencies, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the United States Air Force, private corporations, and many others.  Our work spans across the United States and we’ve worked on assignments in Mexico, the Virgin Islands, Africa, and Asia.

Why Choose Us?  As you review our website, you’ll find that we provide very detailed weather information, written expert reports, and affidavits for each specific incident or accident location. The cases we work on typically involve insurance claims, property damage, personal injury, and sometimes fatalities. 

With the latest technology and decades of experience and expertise, we’ll research numerous types of weather records and weather stations and determine what the weather and/or ground conditions were on a specific date and time, or for any historical time frame.

Want to see Sample Reports? Contact Us and we’ll respond back to you, or call our office at 518-862-1800. 

Cases We Work On

Some common cases we work on include slip and falls on snow and ice, hail damage claims, wind-related cases, hurricane claims (wind, or wind vs. storm surge), floods, roof leaks, motor vehicle accidents (in fog, sun glare, or on wet or snowy roads), scaffolding and crane collapses, and other types of property damage and personal injury incidents.

Slip & Fall Accidents

Hail Damage

Wind & Tornado

Hurricane Cases

Flood Claims

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About Us

We’ve assembled a team of skilled and respected Certified Consulting Meteorologists (CCM’s) and Forensic Meteorologists with decades of experience.

Industries

Our clients include plaintiff and defense attorneys, insurance carriers, adjusters, TPA’s, engineers, public adjusters, government agencies, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the United States Air Force, private corporations, and many others.

Our Reports

Contact our office if you’d like to see some of our Sample Reports. We prepare expert reports that adhere to Federal Rule 26, affidavits, rebuttal reports, and rebuttal affidavits.

Customer Testimonials

I have found the services of Mr. Altschule and Forensic Weather Consultants to be prompt and thorough. His use of computerized weather data is particularly effective in conveying the disparity of weather conditions frequently encountered in the varied terrain of western Pennsylvania. I would not hesitate to recommend his services, and plan to do so as the need arises in the future.

Stephen Dugas

Defense Attorney

My client’s beachfront home was damaged by winds and flood waters resulting from a hurricane. My client’s homeowners’ insurance company paid a pittance for the wind damage while claiming that all the remaining damage was from the flood waters home. I hired Howard as an expert witness to help me explain to the jury the wind speeds that impacted the home, when the wind damaged the home, how long the wind was battering the home, and also explain how the flood waters didn’t arrive until after the home was already damaged by the wind. Howard was one of the best witnesses I’ve put on the stand in my 33 years of practice. He explained everything to the jury in simple and understandable terms, helping me prove the home was total loss from wind damage. His demeanor, cadence, intonation and professorial approach with the jury was simply superb. I would hire him again in a heartbeat.

Mark Nation

Trial Attorney

Howard, Your work on this case was indeed instrumental in obtaining a favorable settlement for my clients after our long seven year legal battle that took us up to the Court of Appeals. Your excellent research, analysis and comprehensive report were most helpful in the formation of my legal theories of liability. Having you present in the courthouse today, prepared and ready to take the witness stand, was certainly a factor in reaching a settlement. I will recommend you highly to fellow trial lawyers , both my bretheran plaintiff's attorneys and my friends in the defense bar, without hesitation.

Michael S.

Trial Attorney

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Contact us to learn how Forensic Weather Consultants can provide you with accurate and reliable weather information to help you make informed claims coverage or case decisions.