CT Scan Expert Witness

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hall v. Flannery Citation: 840 F.3d 922 Facts When the plaintiff’s daughter was five months old, she was dropped and suffered a skull fracture. The fracture…

Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jager v. Andrade-Barraza Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217396 Facts  This case involves a prison fight and resulting prisoner injury. The plaintiff was punched in…

This case involves a 28-year-old male patient who underwent an IV infiltration at a radiology clinic prior to having imaging. In the process of having a CT scan with contrast, the contrast extravasated into the patient’s left hand. The patient…

This case involves a 38-year-old female patient whose aorta was pierced during a needle-guided CT scan. The patient initially presented to the defendant physician for a PET scan one month prior. After reading the PET scan, the radiologist diagnosed the patient with thymus cancer and…

By the time she presented to the emergency room, her speech was coherent and as a result, she was given a stroke assessment score of 0. A stat CT was ordered for the patient which came back unremarkable. The patient…

This case involves an overweight woman who underwent an ORBERA intragastric balloon procedure. Following the procedure, the patient experienced nausea and vomiting. She was unable to consume food or drink and was advised this was normal. The patient was eventually admitted…

This case involves a 3-year-old girl who presented to the emergency room with intermittent screaming episodes which seemed to be relieved by vomiting. She was administered a laxative and an enema for possible constipation. The physician suspected that the child’s…

This case involves a 41-year-old male patient with a history of rheumatoid arthritis who suffered injuries after falling from an x-ray table. Before the x-ray was conducted, the patient requested assistance getting onto the table. The technician then stepped out…

This case involves an 8-year-old boy with a history of idiopathic epilepsy who slipped and fell down the stairs at his school. The boy fell down 11 steps and hit his head on the way down. Prior to the accident, the…