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Articles by Wendy Ketner, M.D.

Court Excludes Hospitalist Expert’s Testimony on Causation of Death

Court: United States District Court for the District of Wyoming Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Bindl v. Evanston Hosp. Corp. Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 192769 The defendant retained a hospitalist expert to opine that there was no failure in maintaining…

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Psychiatry Expert’s Expertise in Behavioral Conditions Challenged

Court: United States District Court for the Central District of California Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Ortega v. City of L.A. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136650 The expert opined on the plaintiff’s medical and behavioral disorders resulting from the criminal…

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Court Excludes Pediatric Neurologist Expert’s Testimony on Neurosurgery Standard of Care

Court: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Kiser v. Caudill Citation: 2001 W. Va. LEXIS 49 The appellant retained a pediatric neurologist expert witness. However, the trial court held that the expert was unqualified to…

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Court Questions Whether Hematology Expert Report Meets All Rule 26 Requirements

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…

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OB/GYN Expert Witnesses Prohibited From Discussing Obstetric Nursing Standards of Care

Court: United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Families Advocate, LLC v. Sanford Clinic North Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97503 The defendants argued the court should exclude the experts’ testimonies…

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Court Partially Excludes Emergency Medicine Expert for Opinion on Residency Program Feedback Standard

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Greenberg v. Bd. of Supervisors of La. Univ. & Agric. & Mech. Coll. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 205006 Facts The plaintiff brought charges of…

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Defense Questions Infectious Disease Expert’s Differential Diagnosis Methodology

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Terry v. McNEIL-PPC, Inc. (In re: Tylenol (Acetaminophen) Mktg., Sales Practices, & Prods. Liab. Litig.) Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98862 The defendants argued the…

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Correctional Medicine Expert Testimony Partially Excluded for Misleading the Jury

Court: United States District Court for the District of Colorado Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Al-Turki v. Robinson Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145608 The plaintiff attempted to exclude the defendant’s urology expert’s opinions on correctional medicine. The court granted and…

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Defendants Question Pediatric Surgery Expert Witness’s Reliance on Another Expert’s Report

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Western Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hensley v. Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hosps. Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64518 However, the defendants argued the pediatric surgery expert was unqualified on…

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Dentistry Expert Witness Opinion Admitted Despite Report and Deposition Inconsistencies

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 The plaintiff’s dentistry expert witness testified that the deceased’s condition was a…

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