Tag: Public Health
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Public Health Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Quality of Care
This is a securities class action, led by Chicago Laborers’ Pension Fund and New York Hotel Trades Council & Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. Pension Fund (collectively, “Plaintiffs”). Plaintiffs alleged that Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (“Acadia”) and several of its current and former executives, including David M. Duckworth, Brent Turner, and Joey A.…
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Preventive Medicine Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Clinical and Operational Duties
On January 28, 2021, Demetrius Nichols died while incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. Plaintiff Diane Jones, Administrator of the Estate of Demetrius Nichols, filed this action against Wexford Health Sources, Inc., Dr. Mohammed Siddique, Ali Dearmond, NP, and Dr. Stephen Ritz, asserting wrongful death. Plaintiff retained Ryan D. Herrington, M.D., MPH to support her claims.…
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Infectious Disease Expert’s Statements on Employer Liability Excluded
Plaintiffs, former employees of a local government public health agency, each filed suit against Rock Island County Health Department (“RICHD”) and Rock Island County, Illinois (“the County”) alleging that their previous employer, RICHD, violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The purported violations stem from their employer’s failure to accommodate their religious…
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Pediatrics Expert’s Opinion Regarding a Target 95% Vaccination Rate Met the Daubert Bar
On July 22, 2022, Dr. Gregory Fox, individually and as parent of C.F., and Rita Fox, individually and as parent of C.F. (jointly, the Plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Maine’s public school vaccination requirements. Dr. Laura Blaisdell, a pediatrician with extensive qualifications in medicine and public health, was presented as an expert…
