Delayed Treatment Expert Witness

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Tucker v. United States Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 150053 The defendants tried to exclude the expert’s written report and testimony. Furthermore, the defendants argued…

Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Kirchman v. Novartis Pharm. Corp. Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71158 Facts This case deals with claims against a drug manufacturer by the…

Court: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Beaufort Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Dykes v. Inmate Servs. Corp. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17019 Facts The plaintiffs, a married couple, filed a complaint against the defendant,…

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Salazar v. United States Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25245 Facts The plaintiff brought this complaint against the Veteran Affairs (VA) New York Harbor…

The dermatologist assessed the lesions as actinic, applied liquid nitrogen to the lesions, and took biopsies. The biopsy returns as an early form of easily treatable skin cancer. Although the dermatologist treated the patient with cryotherapy, the patient’s lesions returned…

The patient went back to her pulmonologist for a followup appointment after completing the medication treatment and was told by her pulmonologist that she was recovered. However, the patient continued to be symptomatic and expressed concern about her symptoms. The…

This case involves a 68-year-old male patient with a history of heart problems who arrived at the emergency department with symptoms of a stroke. At the time of admission, the patient was 2 hours into the 5-hour window treatment from…

The test was ordered but the results were never communicated to the patient. Because he never heard from the physician’s office, the patient assumed that the test had come back normal. The patient came back a year later for another…

The case involves a 17-year-old male swimmer in otherwise good health who presented to a dermatologist with a boil in his left groin area. The patient was given a cortisone shot and sent home. Several days later, the patient presented with a…