Kristin Casler

An investment expert witness advises on a case involving a capital market investment firm who allegedly acted on inside information. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleges that prior to an announcement of a merger agreement between two companies, one…

An anesthesiology expert witness advises on a case involving a woman who suffered brain damage due to excess anesthesia. The plaintiff went to the hospital for an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), which required anesthesia. She alleges that she was given too much…

A nurse expert witness advises on a case involving a hospital patient, located in North Dakota, who was admitted to the defendant hospital for a fracture. The treating physician wrote orders for the plaintiff’s treatment and care, including medication orders.…

Case: Christina Nicole Adams v. Laboratory Corporation of America, No. 13-10425, Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; July 29, 2014 Background: Christina Adams received five Pap smear tests over the course of 32 months. Defendant Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp)…

An engineering expert witness advises on a case involving a mail carrier who tripped and fell on the public sidewalk in front of defendants’ two-family home. She broke her ankle and injured her foot. Plaintiff sued the property owners alleging that…

An OSHA expert witness advises on a case involving a contract electrician who was installing a video surveillance system at a company when he fell to his death. The job entailed installing a conduit above a false ceiling about 20…

Case: Emblaze Ltd. v. Apple Inc., No. 5:11–cv–01079–PSG, U.S. District Court, Northern District California; June 25, 2014 Background: Plaintiff Emblaze, Ltd. is a publicly held Israeli corporation with a worldwide business in development and marketing of innovative, high-tech technologies and…

An expert witness on roadside safety, highway design and construction advises on mother’s claims that a median barrier for safety would have prevented the highway crash that killed her husband and daughter. The family was traveling along a highway with posted…

Case: Dawn Lawrey v. Good Samaritan Hospital, et al., No. 12–3863, Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals; June 4, 2014 Background: Aubree Lawrey was born with a permanent brachial plexus injury to her right shoulder and arm. The injury resulted…

A toxicology expert witness advises on a case involving a dental patient who alleges medical malpractice for using an aerosol dust remover that was sprayed into her mouth. The plaintiff, who was in her 60s, was undergoing a routine dental…