Kristin Casler

An anesthesiology expert advises on a case involving a woman who was placed under anesthesia for her septoplasty surgery. She had suffered for years with chronic nasal congestion. During the operation, her surgeon injected what he thought was 1% Lidocaine Epi10cc…

A cardiology expert advises on a case involving a man in his 60’s was admitted to the hospital after complaining of dyspnea on exertion and bilateral lower extremity edema. He was diagnosed with congestive heart failure with unknown function. Infectious…

An orthopedic expert advises on a case involving a four workers who were performing maintenance work on a heater at defendant’s refinery. The vessel operates at about 30 psi and over 1300 °F. While in the process of removing dummy…

In this case, an automotive design expert was brought in by the plaintiff to examine the safety of the pickup truck he was driving during a severe accident. The plaintiff was driving a 1993 pickup heavy duty truck when he…

  Case: Miguel Navarrete v. Michael C. Wiebe, et al., No. CIV–13–708–D, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma; July 25, 2014 Background: In July 2012, Miguel Navarrete Jr. was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by…

In this case, a corporate governance expert witness was asked to opine on a shareholder derivative action on behalf of a nominal party, an oil and gas company, filed against its board of directors. The action alleges the board failed…

In this case, a nurse expert witness was called by the plaintiff to opine on whether proper procedures were followed during the transfer of a premature infant from one facility to another via helicopter. A baby girl was born 8…

In this dental medicine case, a dental expert was called by the plaintiff to establish whether the standard of care was met following oral surgery preformed on the plaintiff by the defendant. The plaintiff appeared for a dental care appointment at…

In this case, an oncology expert was called in by the plaintiff to evaluate the necessity of ocular surgery preformed by the defendant. A surgeon in her 40s underwent a right eye surgical procedure performed by defendant. The procedure was to…

Case: Adam Hartman v. EBSCO Industries, et al., No. 13–3398, Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; July 10, 2014 Background: Adam Hartman was loading a 14-year-old LK-93 Wolverine muzzleloader that had been upgraded the previous day with a kit to…