Category: Psychiatry Expert Witness
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Psychiatry Expert Was Barred From Testifying About the Abuse Allegations
From 2020 to 2022, Plaintiff Jane Doe was dating Defendant Aaron Tanner, who at the time was a member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (“LASD”) and the alleged leader of a law enforcement gang called the “Rattlesnakes.” According to Plaintiff, during the course of her relationship with Tanner, Tanner physically abused her. Tanner…
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Psychiatric Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Occupational Experiences
Mamnoon Khan (“Khan” or “Plaintiff”) brought this action against Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (“Sedgwick”), Kim Hottel (“Hottel”), and Colleen Van Tuyl (“Van Tuyl”) (together, “Defendants”), alleging workplace maltreatment and racial discrimination. Dr. Joshua Kriegel is a board-certified psychiatrist that has been treating Plaintiff since August of 2023. Defendants Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (“Sedgwick”),…
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The Psychiatry Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Absence of Sexual Trauma
Defendant Wendy’s International, LLC operates a multinational fast food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers and French fries. M.B. was a minor female employee of a Wendy’s restaurant in Lutz, Florida. M.B. alleged that from September until December 2023, she was subjected to sexual harassment at Wendy’s by Jamaya Clemmons, a 25-year-old male Wendy’s employee. She…
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Adolescent Health Expert’s Testimony on Brain-Scan Studies Excluded
A.C. is a transgender boy who attends Martinsville High School. Prior to attending Martinsville High School, he attended John R. Wooden Middle School (“Wooden Middle”). While attending Wooden Middle, A.C. sought to use the boys’ restroom, the restroom he felt most comfortable using, but was denied access by the School District. The School District offered…
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Psychiatry Experts’ Opinions on Causation and Permanency Admitted
This action arises from the pled sexual assault of Plaintiff Margaret Betts by a massage therapist during an in-room massage appointment at Sixty LES, a hotel owned and managed by Defendants Sixty Lower East Side, LLC, Sixty Hotels, LLC, and Sixty Hotel Manager, LLC. Plaintiff has proffered two expert witnesses, Dr. Steven A. Fayer and…
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Court Limits Psychiatry Expert’s Testimony, Citing Reliability Concerns
Kevin Brent Buchanan had been charged with making threatening interstate communications. Specifically, the charges stemmed from five voicemails he allegedly left. The Government alleged that Buchanan recorded these voicemails from Utah. These voicemails, sent in late October 2023, targeted an organization that was headquartered in the District of Columbia. To defend himself, Buchanan designated Dr.…
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Psychiatry Expert’s Testimony Rejected for Injecting Subjective Characterizations
On September 3, 2020, Plaintiffs Dalila Yeend and Bounnam Phimasone (together with Elvin Minaya Rodriguez, Lisa LaPointe, and Shantadewie Rhamee, “Plaintiffs”) commenced this action against Akima Global Services, LLC a/k/a AGS (“AGS” or “Defendant”) in New York State Supreme Court, asserting state law claims pertaining to their civil immigration detention at the Buffalo Federal Detention…
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Psychiatry Expert’s Testimony Not Fully Excluded Despite His Reliance on a Previous Edition of the DSM
In a recent Michigan case involving allegations of sexual abuse against visually impaired minors in public schools, the admissibility of expert psychiatric testimony became a focal point. Specifically, the Court grappled with challenges to Dr. Gerald Shiener‘s expertise and methodology. Plaintiffs presented Shiener, a psychiatrist, to testify on the “causation and damages” related to the…
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Testimony on Medication Effects and Interactions Admitted in Mental Health Malpractice Case
Sabelita Hawkins experienced a psychotic episode in 2011, leading to hospitalization and subsequent treatment at the Puget Sound Veterans Hospital. She alleges that despite informing Dr. Daniel Doan that her prescribed medication was ineffective, no changes were made to her treatment. Later, Dr. Carl Jensen diagnosed her with PTSD but also did not modify her care. A…
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Psychiatry Expert Witness’ Opinions Regarding the Clinical Sufficiency of Certain Guidelines Admitted
Kirsten W. sought payment of benefits for her son C.W.’s treatment at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy (“Open Sky”) and Telos Residential Treatment Center (“Telos”) from Defendants California Physicians’ Service d/b/a Blue Shield of California (“BSC”). C.W. was admitted to Open Sky and Telos for treatment of his depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol use disorders, poor impulse…
