This highly qualified expert received his BA/BS from Michigan State University, his LIM from the University of San Diego, and his JD from Golden Gate University School of Law. He is an active member in his professional field, belonging to the State Bar of California, Nevada Justice Association, and the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, among others. This expert specializes in legal and medical malpractice, ethics and professional responsibility, debt and judgment ...
This highly qualified expert has 25 years of experience in pharmacotherapy. He earned both his BS in pharmacy and his PharmD from the University of Missouri. He then completed a clinical pharmacy residency at Truman Medical Center. He is board-certified in pharmacotherapy and a certified geriatric pharmacist. He is active in his field as a member of organizations such as the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. ...
This expert has been providing chiropractic and integrated physical medicine to his New Mexico patients for over 30 years. He also provides both plaintiff and defense consulting to include malpractice and personal injury. He has conducted several thousand reviews and had testified under oath approximately 100 times. He has faced several Daubert challenges and never been disqualified.
The hallmarks of both his treating and consulting practices include integrity, ...
This experienced attorney earned his JD from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and his LLM from the University of San Diego. He is admitted to practice law in both California and Nevada. Since 1989, he has maintained a private practice with a focus on legal malpractice, medical malpractice, and personal injury. Additionally, he has many years of experience serving as a Fee Dispute Arbitrator for the State Bar of California and the San Diego County Bar Association....
This extremely qualified Cardiac Electrophysiology expert received his medical education from some of the most highly regarded institutions in the country. He is triple board certified and fellowship trained in Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Association. This expert is highly active in the research community with his projects attracting millions of dollars in grants. He has ...
This expert has been practicing chiropractic for 33 years. He graduated from the Palmer College of Chiropractic and has been active in the Ohio State Chiropractic Association in a number of roles. He has performed malpractice reviews often as a consultant for a number of organizations and attorneys. He is an expert on chiropractic guidelines and teaches regularly on the issues related to guidelines, risk management, case management, and research. He is very involved with ...
This highly qualified attorney has 35+ years of experience. He earned his BA from the University of Maryland and JD from The John Marshall Law School of Chicago, Illinois. After graduation he served as an Attorney-Advisor to Esther Peterson, President Carter's Special Assistant for Consumer Affairs where he initiated the interagency litigation project, establishing a consumer presence in Administrative cases across the government. Thereafter, he served as General Counsel ...
This expert is highly experienced in property and broker errors and omissions as well as aviation issues. He attained his Chartered Property Casualty designation and the Accredited Advisor in Insurance designation from the Insurance Institute of America. He graduated from Wellcraft High-Performance Boat Driving School. He is the former VP of the American Motorcycle Association. He has testified in FL, the southern United States, and the Virgin Islands. He does not ...
This expert has been a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America; the Boston Bar Association, where he was chair of the Aviation Litigation Committee; and the Massachusetts Bar Association. He has taught in trial practice courses at Harvard Law School on many occasions and has published multiple articles in local and national legal journals. This expert has 40+ years of experience. He has appeared in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as in ...
This expert has over a decade of foresnic accounting and economic damage experience. Prior to founding his economic damage advisory consultancy, this expert worked as a senior associate for close to 10 years at a top consulting firm that specialized in forensic and investigative accounting. His practice focuses on quantifiable economic damages arising from medical malpractice, slip-and-fall, MVA, workplace accidents, defamation, wrongful death, and more....
A New Jersey federal district court recently denied motions to sever first-party and third-party actions and to bifurcate a long-fought medical malpractice case. This complex case stems from a dismissed initial lawsuit due to a withdrawn medical expert witness. Following…
A Maryland plaintiff was stripped of a medical malpractice damages award of nearly $1 million after her expert witness was disqualified for failing to meet the requirements of Maryland Code 3-2A-04(b)(4). In an unreported opinion for Brenda Brown v. Falik…
A medical expert witness must be able to examine the material facts of the case, such as medical records and lay witness testimony. As well as prepare written statements, create models and other visual aids to explain their theories, prepare…
However, the potential harm surgeons can inflict on patients during spinal surgery depends heavily on when, and if, a surgeon realizes their mistake. In this article, I will discuss the intricacies of wrong-level spinal surgery and considerations for attorneys in…
Financial expert witnesses are not only technicians within their chosen field, they are communicators. Even the most technically proficient experts will fall flat on their face if not prepared to concisely and accurately communicate their findings. This must be done…
Case: Jacqueline Toombs v. Acute Care Consultants, Inc., No. A13A2316, Georgia Court of Appeals; March 19, 2014 Background: Jacqueline Toombs filed a medical malpractice case against Dr. Bruce Friedman, nurse practitioner Gena Markwalter and Acute Care Consultants, Inc. alleging that…
When Bad Things Happen to Patients Treated with Good Medicine On May 5, 2001, I returned home from my first Society meeting where as a new member we were awarded Best Scientific Paper. I wondered why my academic secretary had…
A legal nurse consultant (LNC) is a licensed nurse who has experience with the legal system. LNCs can render informed opinions regarding a patient’s injuries and the nursing and healthcare services the patient was provided. Legal teams frequently consult LNCs…
1.) Budget Money talks and experts can be aware of this. Medical expert witnesses are some of the most expensive (in terms of per hour fees) experts in all of litigation. This largely stems from the demand, as many jurisdictions…
Case Summary In this case, the patient had a relevant past medical history of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The patient had previously informed her family care physician, who she had been seeing for many years, that her father…
Case Summary This case involves a pre-menopausal woman who underwent three consecutive negative breast cancer screening mammograms that her OB/GYN ordered. During the entirety of the diagnostic process, the patient had a palpable breast mass. Her OB/GYN did not order…
Case Summary The case involves a young man who presented to urgent care with fever, tachycardia, and body aches. A rapid strep test was positive, and he received a prescription for amoxicillin. His symptoms did not improve, and by the…
Court: Court of Appeals of Mississippi Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Fipps v. Greenwood Leflore Hosp Citation: 2018 Miss. App. LEXIS 53 The plaintiff called a general surgeon as an expert witness to opine on the gastrointestinal complications the patient suffered.…
Case Summary This case involves an obese male patient with a past medical history of diabetes. The patient then underwent hernia mesh repair surgery for an incarcerated ventral hernia. Post-operatively, the patient was then discharged with instructions to follow up…
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…
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…
Court: Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District, Franklin County Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: R.T. v. Knobeloch Citation: 2018 Ohio App. LEXIS 2945 The defendant appeals a malpractice verdict concerning pediatric psychiatric care. They claim the plaintiff’s psychiatry expert…
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Stelman v. United States Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129420 The plaintiff claims prison medical staff inadequately managed her Crohn’s disease. Her gastroenterology expert…