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Articles by Wendy Ketner, M.D.

Expert Nurses with Sexual Assault Nurse Examination (SANE) Training May Discuss Injury Causation

Court: Court of Appeals of Kentucky Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Galloway v. Commonwealth Citation: 2019 Ky. App. Unpub. LEXIS 184 Facts A jury found the defendant guilty of two counts of rape, sodomy, and fourth-degree assault. The court sentenced him…

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Court Finds Independent Medical Examinations Conducted Years After Chemical Exposure Useless

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Aaron v. McGowan Working Partners Citation: 2017 La. App. LEXIS 1105 In this case, the court found that there is no good cause as per La. Code Civ.…

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Court Finds Treating Abdominal Adhesions With Multiple Procedures Complies With General Surgery Standards

Court: Common Pleas Court of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Taylor v. DeLeo Citation: 2015 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 20 Facts This case involves a plaintiff who underwent multiple laparoscopic surgeries to treat adhesions in her…

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Podiatry Expert Assessment Excluded for Failing to Satisfy But-For Causation

Court: Superior Court of Massachusetts, At Suffolk Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Lavina v. Satin Citation: 2016 Mass. Super. LEXIS 46 Facts In this medical malpractice suit, the plaintiff alleged that the negligence of his podiatrist led to his leg amputation.…

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Allegedly Negligent Anesthesiology Treatment Causes Overweight Child’s Death

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Western Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Lovelace v. Pediatric Anesthesiologists, P.A. Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 187775 Facts This medical malpractice case involves an overweight 12-year-old (about 5’10” and…

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Oncologists are not Qualified to Provide Endocrinology Expert Opinions

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Tsao v. Ferring Pharms., Inc. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49173 Facts The plaintiff filed a suit for breach of warranty and trade…

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Court Finds Combined Consideration Hinders Relevance of Expert Testimony in Risperdal Gynecomastia Cases

Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Northern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: West v. Janssen Pharms., Inc. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124276 Facts This case involves two plaintiffs, West and Harper, who alleged that…

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Nephrology Expert Permitted to Lean on Academic Literature When Discussing Dangers of Dialysis Fluid

Court: United States District Court for the District of Colorado Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Morris v. DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc. Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69046 Because a nephrology expert witness can’t easily test a theory regarding how a dialysate…

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Nursing Home Expert RNs Not Qualified to Discuss Patient Cause of Death

Court: United States District Court for the District of Kansas Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Funk v. Pinnacle Health Facilities XXXII., LP Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 196660 The nursing home expert witnesses, retained by the plaintiff, opined on the causation.…

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Experienced Pharmacology Expert Excluded For Failing to Determine Accuracy of Blood Test Results

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Garba v. Waukesha Cty. Circuit Court Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212305 Facts The petitioner was charged with a DUI, convicted by a jury, and…

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