Seizure Expert Witness

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Smith v. Braswell Citation: 2017 Ga. App. LEXIS 402 Facts The plaintiff’s son began to have seizures after he was born and a CT scan revealed ischaemic injuries to his…

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…

This case involves a 12-year-old paraplegic boy with spinal column malformation. After an extended hospital stay, the patient required surgery for a pressure sore. On the day of the surgery, the patient was given less than half his normal dosage of…

This case involves a 2-year-old child in Utah who suffered seizures after exposure to mold remediation chemicals. Following a severe seizure, the child was left in a coma for several weeks. As a result of the coma, the child suffered developmental…

This case involves a 9-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency room with reports of ongoing fever. His temperature on admission was 103 degrees. An acetaminophen protocol was administered several hours after admission, at which point the child’s oral…

This case involves a patient that had a high-risk pregnancy. The patient’s physician knew that the fetus had the umbilical cord surrounding the cervical spine and that the nuchal cord was a concern. Rather than scheduling a caesarian section to…

This case involves a 66-year-old female patient who became aphasic, suffered facial drooping, and was unable to recognize her family members. By the time she presented to the emergency room, her speech was coherent and as a result, she was given a stroke…

This case involves a 45-year-old male patient with a history of severe depression and seizures. He was admitted to a psychiatric facility following a suicide attempt and was given several psychiatric evaluations. The patient was deemed in severe and critical condition. It…

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…