Category: Emergency Medicine Expert Witness
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Emergency Medicine Expert Witness’ Opinions on the Safety and Efficacy of the COVID-19 Vaccine Excluded
Plaintiff Shane Goff filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against his former employer, PeaceHealth (Defendant), alleging that PeaceHealth failed to reasonably accommodate his religious opposition to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. PeaceHealth defended its actions, asserting that it had provided reasonable accommodations and that continuing to employ Goff without vaccination would have created an undue hardship on…
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Gastroenterology Expert Witness’ Testimony Is Not Supported By An Explanation Of the Principles and Methods
Plaintiffs, Kathian Marie López-Concepción and Lenymar López-Concepción sought to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of their late father, Angel I. López-Diaz in this medical malpractice action. Plaintiffs alleged in their complaint that the medical treatment and care provided by CMC, Dr. Benny Nieves Matias, Dr. Iolani Garcia Rosario, and Dr. Cristina I. Ortiz…
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Court Partly Admits Nursing Expert Witness’ Assertion that the Nursing Care was Substandard
A district judge in Washington ruled that the testimony advanced by an expert on nursing practice was relevant to the Plaintiff’s argument that Chelan County Regional Justice Center’s medical care of inmates is substandard. Facts of the Case: Defendant Chelan County Regional Justice Center (“CCRJC”) accepted Blair Nelson into its jail on November 21, 2020.…
