Tag: PTSD
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Psychology Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on PTSD Symptoms
Defendant Bryant Wilson (hereinafter “Defendant”) was charged with voluntary manslaughter and possession of contraband in prison, following a prison fight at USP Canaan that resulted in the stabbing death of Defendant’s victim on November 28, 2021. Defendant did not contest that the fight happened, nor that the death of his victim resulted; rather, he asserted…
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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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Psychology Expert Witness’ Supplemental Report on Complex PTSD Struck as Untimely
Plaintiff Arthur Williams (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants East Meadow Union Free School District, Matthew Melnick, Scott Eckers, Alisa Baroukh, Eileen Napolitano, Joseph Parisi, Marcee Rubenstein, Melissa Tell, Dr. Kenneth Card, and Dr. Patrick Pizzo (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging discrimination based on race, color, and age, as well as a hostile work environment and retaliatory…
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Psychiatry Expert Witness’ Interpretation of the Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD Deemed Unreliable
Sarah Budd alleged that SkyWest (Defendant) discriminated against Budd by subjecting her to a sexually hostile work environment during her employment at SkyWest’s Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport facility and retaliating against her for reporting the harassment. Budd claimed that SkyWest placed her on indefinite administrative leave as retaliation. In response, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
