Johnson v Derby Night time visibility, bicycles and John Forestor

In this accident I represented the Cycling Company, Derby, in a lawsuit brought by an individual who was driving a bike at night dressed in black down a 15 degree slope without a light. The cyclist hit the rear of a jeep that turned in front of him and was severely disfigured after the jeep drove off and the cyclist was again struck by another vehicle. The Plaintiff claimed that the bike company should have forced him to ride with a light on his bike and that the bike company was responsible for the injuries sustained by the Plaintiff. 

The plaintiff was represented by one John Forestor a self proclaimed Bicycling Transportation Engineer. The lay jury jury bought Forestor's diatribe of junk science and awarded a Plaintiffs verdict in the action thus blaming the bike company for not forcing the cyclist to use a light at night. Forestor immediately blamed me for the verdict and launched a vicious personal attack against me that still goes on on his web site. 

Since that time I have been urged by several Engineers familiar with Forester's personal attacks to respond more forcefully to his diatribes. Since 1993 I have received numerous projects where Forester was retained and immediately the other side of the action retained me.

I have been reluctant to criticize his personal attacks because frankly they have been very good for business for my Engineering firm. So rather than personally respond to his attacks I  will open this blog for anyone who has had experience with Mr Forestor and would like to add their experiences to this post.