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Kristin Casler is a legal writer and journalist who served as the editor for LexisNexis Mealey’s litigation news monitor for 17 years.Articles by Kristin Casler
Security Guard Expert Witness Advises on Fatal Altercation Outside Convenience Store
A security guard expert witness advises on a case involving a man who was killed outside of a convenience store in Nebraska. Defendant approached the purchase window at a gas station / convenience store. Typically, a lot of customers are in…
Posted on inTransvaginal Mesh Product Causing Untreatable, Lifelong Pain
In 2008, plaintiff from Missouri underwent an anterior repair of the cystocele using defendant’s mesh support system. Immediately after surgery to implant the defendant’s polypropylene mesh product, plaintiff began experiencing pain. Eventually, the intense inflammatory reaction caused the polypropylene to…
Posted on inNursing Home Defendant Loses Bid to Exclude Nurse in Fall-Related Death
Case: Vicky Pruitt v. BROC, LLC, No. 4:14–cv–00006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; Oct. 9, 2014 Background: Plaintiff is the administrator of the estate of a patient at Blue Ridge Nursing Center, which is owned by defendant BROC,…
Posted on in News & Working with ExpertsRestaurant Wins Expert Exclusion and Summary Judgment in Trip and Fall Case
Case: Doris M. May v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc., No. 5:13–CV–170 (FJS/ATB), U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York; Oct. 2, 2014 Background: Plaintiff Doris M. May alleges that she was injured when she tripped on a concrete wheel stop…
Posted on in News & Working with ExpertsSlip and Fall Expert Witness Advises on Wet Floor that Caused a Nurse to Slip at Work
A slip and fall expert witness advises on a case involving a nurse was working as an emergency room nurse when she entered a room that had recently been mopped. She slipped and suffered serious injuries. Plaintiff asserts that a…
Posted on inVocational Economics Expert Witness Advises on Worker’s Alleged Sexual Harassment and Wrongful Termination
A vocation economics expert witness advises on a case involving a woman who claims she was repeatedly subjected to her male boss’s requests for dates and his regaling of his sexual exploits with his wife and coworkers in flagrant violation…
Posted on inPatent Expert Witness Advises on Graduate Student’s Claim that She was Omitted from Patent Inventorship
A patent expert witness advises on a case involving cancer drug patents in Nebraska. One patent contains compound claims, the other contains method-of-treatment claims. Two cancer research doctors are named as inventors. Defendant was a doctoral candidate whose research advisors…
Posted on inSecurities Expert Witness Advises on Civil Securities Case Deriving from Mortgage Lender’s Defaulted Loans
A securities expert witness advises on a case involving a civil action filed by the United States alleging the defendant defrauded government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) through its residential mortgage lending business. The government seeks treble damages. The scheme allegedly involved the…
Posted on inMetallurgy Expert Witness Advises on Tree Stand Failure that Results in Hunter’s 3-Story Fall
A metallurgy expert witness advises on a case involving an avid bow hunter who regularly used a tree stand in Missouri. He was injured when two ratchet straps failed, causing him and the tree stand to fall about 30 feet…
Posted on inBank, parties argue over restructuring of bankrupt municipality’s finances
Defendant bank, Wells Fargo, is the indenture trustee of a bankrupt municipality. The litigation stems from the plan for the adjustment of the municipality’s debts. The plan includes valuations for lease agreements on city-owned golf courses, parks and other property.
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