An infant with numerous congenital defects, including hypospadia and developed ventricular septal defect, rapidly developed epilepsy and compartment syndrome during an operation. Expertise in both heart failure and compartment syndrome was needed to comment on the case, which was instigated…
A pair of twins were born with congenital defects after their mother had been prescribed Depakote during pregnancy. Suffering from Bipolar disorder, the mother had checked with her neurologist to see whether she ought to continue her prescription while she…
This case involves multiple mothers who were prescribed a popular antidepressant by their respective physicians while pregnant. Neither the patients’ perinatology  physicians nor the drug labels on the medication adequately warned the patients of the teratogenic nature of the drug,…
A products liability/consumer product safety expert witness for the defense provides feedback on a case involving multiple plaintiffs who claim that an SSRI antidepressant taken by mothers caused birth defects in their children. The drug at issue is an antidepressant…
This pediatric dermatology case involves a sixteen-year-old female who was treated with isotretinoin (Accutane) for acne leading to significant birth defects in her child. The young woman was being managed on less potent acne agents for two years until her acne…
This case involves a defective drug. The plaintiff was a thirty-seven-year-old female who suffered from migraine headaches. Her doctor prescribed Topamax (topiramate) to decrease and prevent the headaches. One year after being prescribed Topamax, the plaintiff became pregnant with her…
This case involves a child who was born with hypospadia and a congenital heart defect, which required the replacement of a cardiac conduit. The conduit was from a cadaver donor and the parents were told that it would have to…
