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Articles by Michael Morgenstern

Neurologist Misdiagnoses Patient and Prescribes Incorrect IV Therapy

This case takes place in Missouri and involves a patient who on presented to a neurologist with complaints of numbness, pins and needles, and burning on the bottom of the feet. The patient was diagnosed with polyneuropathy by the defending…

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Lifeguards Allegedly Fail to Rescue Drowning Woman At Water Park

This case involves an elderly female who drowned at a water park.  The decedent was swimming with her young children, holding onto a rope that is attached to a dock with buoys hanging along them. On the dock was a…

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Employee Murdered by Violent Client on the Job

This case takes place in Virginia and involves a young woman who was murdered on the job. She was sent out to perform functions much like a professional social worker but with no education or training in the field. The…

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Poor Footwear Design Results in Slip and Fall Injury

This case involves the questionable design of a sneaker model – the plaintiff, located in Oregon, in the claim wore a pair of designer sneakers and sustained significant injury subsequent to a slip and fall incident while wearing the shoes…

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Patient Suffers Severe Injuries at an Addiction Rehabilitation Center

This addiction psychiatry case involves a patient who suffered injuries at a addiction rehabilitation center located in Oregon. The rehab center conducted an assessment upon intake of the patient and they noted that the patient was suffering from “hallucinations” as result…

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Cancer Patient Dies from Dilaudid Overdose

This pain medicine case takes place in Minnesota and involves a patient with cancer of the tonsils. The patient required extensive radiation treatment and was cured of cancer. The patient experienced a great deal of pain as a result of the…

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High Fall Risk Patient Dies After Being Left Unattended For Hours in Hospital

Patient was a known fall risk. While in a Utah-based hospital for irregular heartbeat and in the cardiac care unit the patient was removed from his telemetry and oxygen and left in the bathroom for four-hours during which time he…

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Pediatrics Expert Witness Advises On Misdiagnosis Prior to Discharge

This case takes place in Vermont involves a female neonate who was discharged from the hospital and re-admitted within hours with an interrupted aortic arch and other serious heart defects. The infant was born on to a 27-year old G2P2…

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Bicycle Expert Advises On Dangerous Bicycle Path Design

This case involves a bicycle accident on an area of the Chicago lakefront. Along the waterfront on the south side of Chicago there is a stepped retaining wall that was built to prevent erosion and flooding. It was designed so…

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General Surgery Expert Advises On Emergency Appendectomy That Resulted In Sepsis

This case takes place in Nebraska and involves inadequate surgical and post surgical care rendered by a general surgeon to a pregnant woman who required an emergency appendectomy and later developed sepsis. The 23-week pregnant female patient who presented to…

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