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Articles by Wendy Ketner, M.D.

Nursing Expert Challenged for Opining on Self-Harm Behaviors Without Firsthand Exam of Victim

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: United States v. Chapman Citation: 839 F.3d 1232 In this assault case, an appeals court found no evidence that the trial court had erred in admitting…

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Neuropsychologist Expert’s Findings on Plaintiff’s Cognitive Health Are Challenged Over Lack of In-Person Examination

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Kanellakopoulos v. Unimerica Life Ins. Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78054 Facts The plaintiff, a Vietnam war veteran, filed this suit…

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Neurosurgeon’s Findings Deemed Duplicative to Orthopedic Surgery Expert’s Testimony in Hip Surgery Case

Court: Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Belfiore-Braman v. Rotenberg Citation: 2018 Cal. App. LEXIS 628 Facts The plaintiff and her husband filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against an orthopedic surgeon following…

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Maternal-Fetal Medicine Expert’s Testimony on Birth Injury is Excluded for Lack of Peer-Reviewed Research

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…

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Without an Expert Report, Negligence Cannot be Proven in Laser Hair Removal Burn Case

Court: Court of Appeals of Texas, Sixth District, Texarkana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Stanford v. Cannon Citation: 2011 Tex. App. LEXIS 4754 Facts In the original case, the plaintiff had sought cosmetic laser hair removal. Prior to the procedure, the…

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Orthopedic Surgeon is Deemed Qualified to Opine as Diabetes Expert in Workers’ Compensation Dispute

Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Steiner v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (Automatic Brewers & Coffee) Citation: 2019 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 441 Facts The claimant, an assembly line employee working on cups and pods for espresso…

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Fatal Tractor-Trailer Accident is Blamed on Driver’s Diabetes Complications

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Lewis v. D. Hays Trucking, Inc. Citation: 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164309 Facts The defendant was driving a tractor-trailer when he hit the…

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Defendant Claims Ineffective Counsel for Failing to Call OB/GYN Expert in Sexual Battery Case

Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hester v. Sec’y, Fla. Dep’t of Corr. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210539 Facts The petitioner sought a writ of habeas corpus challenging…

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Teen Dies After Skull Surgery to Repair Fracture Sustained as an Infant

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…

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Child’s Traumatic Brain Injury is Blamed on Defective Car Seat Following Accident

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hinson v. Dorel Juvenile Grp., Inc. Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74993 Facts The plaintiff, the next friend of the underage victim, filed…

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