Carolyn Casey, J.D.
Carolyn Casey is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in legal tech, e-discovery, and legal content creation. As Principal of WritMarketing, she combines her decade of Big Law experience with two decades in software leadership to provide strategic consulting in product strategy, content, and messaging for legal tech clients. Previously, Carolyn served as Legal Content Writer for Expert Institute, Sr. Director of Industry Relations at AccessData, and Director of Product Marketing at Zapproved, focusing on industry trends in forensic investigations, compliance, privacy, and e-discovery. Her career also includes roles at Iron Mountain as Head of Legal Product Management and Sr. Product Marketing Manager, where she led product and marketing strategies for legal services, and at Fios Inc as Sr. Marketing Manager, specializing in eDiscovery solutions.
Her early legal expertise was honed at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, where she developed legal strategies for mergers, acquisitions, and international finance matters. Carolyn's education includes a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, where she was a Senior Editor for the International Law Journal and participated in a pioneering China Summer Law Program. She also holds an AB in Political Science with a minor in art history from Stanford University. Her diverse skill set encompasses research, creative writing, copy editing, and a deep understanding of legal product marketing and international legal trends.
Medical Evidence and Hearsay Exceptions Under the FRE
In personal injury cases, medical evidence is crucial to proving or challenging both causation and damages. Medical evidence, most commonly in the form of medical records and expert testimony, contains critical information about the plaintiff's injuries and treatment. However, medical records must meet certain requirements to be admitted into evidence under the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE).
Posted on July 4, 2023 in Featured & FRE, Daubert, & Frye
Nitrous Distributor Hit With $745M Verdict Over Crash Death
A Missouri jury decided that a manufacturer and a retailer of nitrous oxide canisters must pay $745 million to the parents of a 25-year-old woman who died after a driver high on Whip-It drove into her on a sidewalk.
Posted on October 17, 2023 in Featured & News
Jury Awards Record-Breaking $6.19M to Man Who Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury at Firelands Hospital
A jury in Erie County, Ohio, recently awarded $6.19 million to a 78-year-old man who suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) after falling while a patient at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky. The significant amount the jury awarded to Johnson stacks up as the second-largest medical malpractice verdict in Erie County.
Posted on November 7, 2023 in Featured & News
Florida Agency Must Pay $15M For Botched Child-Abuse Probe
A jury in the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida awarded $15 million to an 8-year-old girl after finding that the state Department of Children and Families (DCF) was negligent in investigating reports that her mother and stepfather severely abused her as a toddler.
Posted on December 26, 2023 in Featured & News
Florida Judge Affirms $7 Million Car Crash Verdict
A Florida judge says the jury based its verdict on sufficient evidence when it awarded more than $7 million to a family whose father suffered serious injuries from a 2019 car crash. The driver that the jury had found primarily responsible for the crash filed motions asking the judge to undo the verdict.
Posted on August 21, 2023 in Featured & News
Mastering the Deposition: How Expert Institute Assisted Attorney Mark D. Alcott's Landmark $44 Million Victory
Harlin Parker law firm in Kentucky, aided by the Expert Institute, used a luminary stem cell expert and AI profiling to discredit the defense in a medical malpractice lawsuit, leading to a decisive victory.
Posted on October 10, 2023 in Featured & News
Product Liability Attorneys’ 2024 Groundbreaking Cases Watchlist
A series of significant cases will capture the attention of product liability counsel in 2024. The lawsuits hinge on groundbreaking theories concerning social media companies’ pursuit of children, emerging health risks of “forever chemicals,” and the opiate crisis.
Posted on January 25, 2024 in Featured & News
Trucking Co. Can't Undo $20M Verdict In Crash Death Suit
A Missouri court of appeals panel affirmed the trial judge’s decision to exclude a defense medical expert’s testimony and other trial rulings in this fatal trucking accident case. A trucking company had sought to overturn a $20M award against it in favor of the parents of a young man who died when a company truck collided with a car his mother was driving.
Posted on April 25, 2024 in Featured & News
$15 Million Wrongful Death Settlement in Mallory Beach Case
A convenience store settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $15 million after selling alcohol to a minor involved in a fatal boat crash.
Posted on October 3, 2023 in Featured & News
Pediatric Neuropsychologist Couldn’t Have Been More Perfect for a Family’s Confidential Personal Injury Case
A Minnesota firm wins a case for a boy thrown over the railing at a large shopping mall, aided by a top neuropsychologist from Harvard; detailed reports secure settlement, avoiding trial trauma.
Posted on November 14, 2023 in Featured & News