Mass tort and product liability expert witnesses
Expert class library · 10 classes
The causation, engineering and regulatory experts in MDLs and product cases: epidemiology, dose-response, specific causation, design defect, warnings and FDA practice.
Each class is defined by role and method, never by a person or a firm. Open one for what its testimony turns on, how it is attacked, and the rulings, each summarised from the opinion and linked to it.
Usually retained by plaintiffs
Bradford Hill causation analysis · Weight-of-the-evidence review
Specific-causation physicianDifferential etiology · Medical record review
Product design engineerAlternative design analysis · Failure mode analysis
Cumulative exposure causation expert (asbestos)Cumulative dose theory · Fiber type potency analysis
Pharmacovigilance and signal detection expertFAERS and MAUDE data mining · Disproportionality analysis (PRR, ROR)
Retained by either side
Dose-response assessment · Exposure reconstruction
Warnings and human factors expertWarning adequacy analysis · ANSI Z535 standards review
FDA regulatory expertRegulatory history review · Labeling change analysis
Biostatistician (meta-analysis)Fixed and random effects meta-analysis · Heterogeneity testing
Medical device engineerDesign history file review · Bench and fatigue testing
Recent rulings
The 12 most recent of 39 rulings in this practice, newest first. Each links to the free opinion on CourtListener and to the class it belongs to.
Other practice areas
- Antitrust
- Securities
- Commercial
- Intellectual property
- Environmental and toxic tort
- Personal injury
- Transportation
- Employment
- Consumer class actions
- Medical malpractice
- Product engineering
- Civil rights
- Forensic science
- Healthcare fraud and False Claims Act
- Family law
- Insurance
- Construction
- Bankruptcy and valuation
The library summarises public decisions for orientation; it is not legal advice. Read the opinion before relying on any ruling. No individual expert is named.