Category: Forensic Pathology Expert Witness
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Forensic Pathology Expert’s Conclusions About the Cause of Death Admitted
This suit arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 7, 2018, in Vinton, Louisiana. Plaintiffs alleged that Billy Smith was operating a 2016 Kenworth T880 while traveling westbound on Interstate 10 on that date. The vehicle was outfitted with Chinese-manufactured steel belt radial truck tires, distributed by CMA under the trade name…
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Forensic Pathology Expert Witness’ Expertise did not Extend to Prison Operational Procedures
Shonnica Anderson, representing the estate of her son Marcus Hayes, who died by suicide in a Georgia prison, sued prison officials for Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights violations and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) for negligence. A key point of contention arose over the expert testimony of Defendants’ medical examiner expert Dr. James Claude…
