Our drug expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including pharmacology, toxicology, clinical trials, and drug development. Some of the most common drug expert witness specialties also include drug abuse, drug testing, and drug interactions. They have opined on the effects of drug use, drug side effects, drug overdose, drug addiction, drug manufacturing, and drug labeling.
Common procedures performed by drug experts:
Drug testing and analysis
Toxicology screening
Pharmacokinetic analysis
Example cases an attorney might need a drug expert witness:
A wrongful death case involving a drug overdose
A product liability case involving a dangerous drug side effect
A criminal case involving drug trafficking
A medical malpractice case involving improper drug administration
A pharmaceutical patent dispute case
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Dr. Nancy J Linck has 51 years of experience in the fields of Trademark and Intellectual Property and Property Management. She earned her BS in Chemistry from the University of California Berkeley, and her MS and Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of California San Diego. She also earned her JD in Law from Western New England University and her MS in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. Formerly, this expert served as the Partner at Cushman, Darby & ...
Dr. Stephen Amato has over 24 years of experience in Healthcare: Pharmaceuticals and Law & Legal: FDA & Drug Safety. He earned his BA in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University, his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Boston College, and his MBA in Marketing from Boston College. Today, this expert has Regulatory Affairs Certification by the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society and Private Pilot License by the Federal Aviation Administration. He is also ...
Mr. Mark Westerman has over 20 years of experience in Project Management and Compliance for the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Insurance industries. He earned his AA in Business Transfer Studies from Polk State College, BA in Business Administration and Management from the University of Central Florida, and MBA from Indiana State University. Today, this expert is Scrum Master Certified as well as Scrum Fundamentals Certified by Scrum Study. Formerly, this expert ...
This qualified expert has nearly a decade of board-certified experience in his field. He earned his undergraduate degree in premedical education from the Adamjee Government Science College and his MD from the Dow Medical College in Pakistan. He then worked as an administrator, medical officer, and house staff general surgeon in the Civil Hospital of Karachi. He then completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston before ...
This highly-qualified expert has 14 years of experience in the field of biopharmaceutical development, having earned her BS in biology from the University of North Carolina and her PhD in genetics from the University of California at San Francisco. Her work focuses on drug development with a particular focus on gene and cell therapies, including those with the following elements: AAV, Adenovirus, CRISPR, Zfn, Endonuclease, CAR-T, mRNA, LNP, Lentivirus, HSPC. She has ...
This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience with pharmaceutical formulation development, as well as transdermal, topical, and controlled release drug delivery. He earned his BS in pharmaceutical science from Sandar Patel University before earning his MS and PhD in pharmaceutical science from Long Island University. This expert is active in his field as a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists and holds a patent related to transdermal ...
This expert is a well qualified and experienced drug and alcohol treatment professional. He completed his BA at SUNY, and his MS in clinical mental health counseling and MBA at UNLV. He is a certified addictionologist and a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. He is also active in the field as a member of the State of Nevada Association for Addiction Professionals and serves on the Governor’s Substance Abuse Working Group. He previously was the president and chief ...
This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience with DEA suspicious order monitoring, as well as opioid and other controlled substance regulations. He earned his BS from Great Lakes University and his MS from Everest University, where he graduated summa cum laude. He is a member of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators and the International Health Facility Diversion Association. He formerly served as a state trooper in the Alaska Department of ...
This qualified expert has extensive experience in the training, policies, and procedures involved in drug and alcohol testing. He earned his BS from the University of Central Florida and is currently a JD candidate at Florida A&M University. This expert is certified by the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association as a designated employer representative. He is active in his field as a member of the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association and the National Drug ...
This expert in Pharmaceutical R&D has worked with data confidentiality protocols from the perspective of both a leading research scientist and an industry consultant. He earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Science following a BS in Pharmacy and a BS in Biology from the University of South Carolina. He is a member of multiple professional societies, has published multiple peer-reviewed manuscripts, and holds 4 patents in pharmaceutical technologies. The expert formerly ...
This highly experienced expert in drug discovery and drug development earned his PhD in Pharmacology from Yale University and thereafter completed a postgraduate fellowship at the University of Michigan. He previously served as the Chief Scientific Officer of Adherex Technologies, International Vice President of Cancer Research at Glaxo Wellcome (now GSK) and Associate Division Director of Experimental Therapy at Burroughs Wellcome. He is a member of the American ...
This expert has served the Drug Enforcement Administration for 21 years before entering the private sector. He gained a BA in law enforcement administration from Youngstown State University and was a state trooper for the Maryland State Police for 7 years before joining the DEA. At the DEA, he investigated international and domestic crime organizations, seizing millions of dollars in drug-related assets. This expert has been decorated numerous times and has been honored ...
This case involves a breach of an employee confidentiality agreement after a senior employee of a biopharmaceutical firm left the company in order to join a competitor. The former employee had knowledge of a particularly important clinical success with an oncology medication of high…
This case involves an individual who’s chronic multiple sclerosis allegedly worsened after she took an over the counter diarrhetic. She was prescribed the diarrhetic by her doctor, and after taking the drug, she suffered from involuntary muscle movements and could not feel…
This is a case against distributors & manufacturers of opioids for, among other things, the violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Under the Controlled Substances Act, distributors are responsible for ensuring that opioids aren’t distributed and sold under suspicious circumstances,…
The case involves a licensing dispute centered in the state of Georgia involving the formulation and testing of a drug that treats neurologic conditions. The drug is a combination of two existing medications, which have been combined into a single…
This case takes place in Virginia and involves a patient who died from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs repeatedly prescribed. The patient presented due to a chronic medical condition which required an ongoing pain management regime. The patient was…
This case involves a child who developed a rare disorder characterized by the formation of localized areas of fibrotic tissue, specifically in her left leg, which caused visual deformation of her leg and slightly impeded her movement. Before the disorder…
This case involves a quality control technician who worked at an automotive manufacturing plant in Idaho. She arrived at work sweating, shaking, and stammering, which aroused suspicions from her supervisor. She was sent to an on-site clinic for a drug…
This case involves a middle-aged female who was diagnosed with cervical cancer. After undergoing a tumor cryoablation treatment for her cervical cancer for some time, she reported the onset of neurological symptoms. At this point, doctors discovered that her cancer had metastasized…
This case involves a biotech company that developed cancer-fighting drugs. The company partnered with a pharmaceutical company to develop a new-generation of cancer drugs. One of the drugs that the two companies developed became a successful drug for treating liver…