8 Food Defense Expert Witnesses Found

Plastic Surgery, Wound Care - pressure ulcer, bed sore, decubitus ulcer, accident, breast implant, skin graft, abdominoplasty, tummy tuck, liposuction, scar, breast reduction, breast lift, nursing home, wound, mastopexy, mammoplasty, Botox, wound VAC, soft tissue deformity

...Baeke has reviewed >500 cases, providing objective opinions for either plaintiff or defense. He is known for conducting a thorough investigation of the entire medical record before offering a forthright, honest, succinct and unwavering opinion. Dr. Baeke has experience authoring legal briefs. He is quite comfortable providing expert deposition and courtroom testimony, having appeared in proceedings as a treating, causation and standard-of-care witness. He is able to explain complicated topics in easy-to-understand terminology. Dr. Baeke has testified before District and Federal Courts; as well as in Washington, D.C. before the Food & Drug Administration and the Healthcare Finance Administration (now CMS). In his career, Dr. Baeke has been a clinical investigator for (6) FDA PMA studies on breast implants; he held patents on breast implant design; has published and lectured on the national stage. He is a residency site director teaching both nurses and young physicians. Dr....

Accounting, Business Operations - Financial, operational turnarounds, restructurings, mergers, acquisitions, CEO, CFO, CRO, governance, forensic, fraud, corporate investigations, certified, turnaround, insolvency, restructuring, CPA, chartered global management accountant, credentialed, fraud examiner, board, best practices

...Consumer products, services; franchising; retail, wholesale distribution; food processing, packaging; restaurants; agribusiness; real estate; engineering, construction; industrial manufacturing, assembly; trucking, transportation; aerospace, defense; waste management; energy – oil & gas, shale, mining; chemicals; fertilizers; lending; dealerships, service, repair; education; telecom, media, technology....

Industrial Hygiene, Toxicology - Indoor Air Quality, Exposure risk, Risk Assessment, Legionella, Legionnaires disease, PFAS, Environmental Science, Building science, Mold, Bacteria, Dose Assessment, Heavy Metal, Risk, Pesticide, PCB, Food, Waterborne Pathogens, Product Safety, OSHA, Antimicrobial

...I have been retained as an expert witness (both plaintiff and defense) and have provided consultation on several occupational and environmental exposure claims where I have evaluated exposures, reconstructed and quantified dose following exposure assessment, and evaluated the toxicological and epidemiological literature to establish a general understanding of cause-where applicable. Experience performing product safety assessments on consumer products and authoring safety dossiers, including antimicrobial pesticide registration dossiers, Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) determinations for food ingredients following U.S. FDA regulations for scientific procedures, and submitted a health claim petition to the FDA that was successfully accepted by the agency. Active in the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).

Safety, Ergonomics - Human Factors, Risk Assessment, Product Safety, Slips/Falls, Complex environments, Workplace Design, Procedures, Maintenance, inspection

...Rebuttal report for the plaintive concerning failure of the convention center to label food allergens. The defense was claiming that if the peanut butter containing food was labeled it would not have made a difference. My report rebutted that argument. The plaintive won for $29 million. 2017/2018 – Ergonomic and Safety Assessment of BNSF Railroad Gravel Truck. I wrote a report and was deposed. In this case a truck operator fell while getting into the truck bed to shovel gravel. The ladder was not adequately designed to allow safe access and egress. The plaintive won this case.

Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine - COVID-19, sepsis, endocarditis, bacteremia, bacterial infections, virus, MRSA, urinary tract infections, surgical infections, sexually transmitted infections, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, prosthetic joint infections, spine infections, device-related infections, nursing home infections.

...I am comfortable evaluating the merits of a case both for plaintiff and defense. I am comfortable with deposition and trial testimony. Clinically I consult and manage infectious diseases in outpatients and hospitalized patients including the emergency room and ICU. I also consult and manage patients in long-term care facilities and nursing homes. These reviews have included but are not limited to: COVID-19, sepsis, septic shock, endocarditis, bacteremia, bacterial infections including MRSA, diabetic foot infections, urinary tract infections, surgical infections and complications of surgery, viral infections, necrotizing fasciitis, osteomyelitis, spine infections, prosthetic joint infections, device related infections, Clostridium dififcile (C. Diff), food borne disease, sexually transmitted diseases, tick-borne disease, nursing home related infections and travel related infections.

Forensic Psychiatry, Pediatric Psychiatry - Medical malpractice: plaintiff and defense cases. Trauma-related disorders: PTSD/complex PTSD, dissociative disorders. Mood disorders, substance use disorders, eating disorders, food addiction, obesity, ADHD, OCD. Child-adolescent & adult psychiatry, neuropsychiatry and psychopharmacology.

Dr. Brewerton is Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, where he has a private practice and conducts research. He is board certified in general, child/adolescent & forensic psychiatry, & addiction medicine. He is: Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry; Founding Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders; Founding member/former president of the Eating Disorders Research Society; author of >180 articles/book chapters and over 250 scientific presentations at national and international conferences on many topics in psychiatry, including eating and related disorders, psychopharmacology, neurobiology, posttraumatic stress, dissociation & the effects of childhood sexual/physical abuse; Editor of the Clinical Handbook of Eating Disorders: An Integrated Approach (2004), Co-editor of Eating Disorders, Addictions,...

Safety, OSHA - OSHA Standards, Accident Investigation, Confined Space, Fall Prevention Systems, Haz-Comm, Lockout/Tagout, Machinery/Machine Safeguarding, Materials Handling, Means of Egress, Personal Protective Equipment, Powered Industrial Truck Operations, OSHA Record-keeping, Walking/Working Surfaces

...Whitaker’s extensive experience, education, and training in the area of US-DOL-OSHA compliance make her uniquely qualified to offer these expert services: • Expert Witness – Deposition and Trial – both plaintiff and defense. • Comprehensive review and interpretation of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 General Industry regulations. • Workplace Injury services including determination of cause, research, opinion and consultation. Services Include: Case File Review; Regulation Research; Written Opinion; Arbitration; Deposition; and/or Trial for either Plaintiff or Defense Attorneys....

Security, Premises Liability - Premises liability, security, inadequate, negligence, training, supervision, use of force, bar, nightclub, casino, apartment, foreseeability, investigation, voyeurism, employment, screening, background, assault, rape, robbery, hiring, pre-employment, surveillance, violence, shooting, stabbing

...ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS have been conducted in educational settings, corporate offices, manufacturing, processing facilities, warehousing, retail, food service, hotels, grocery, ships, refineries, assisted living, low-income housing, apartments, condominiums, dormitories, estate residences, media offices, hotels, opera houses, large events, convention centers, amphitheaters, coliseums, stadiums, casinos, nightclubs, sports bars, shopping centers, and malls. NEGLIGENT SECURITY cases have ranged from improper security system installation, inadequate, and negligent security, negligent hiring, training and supervision, excessive force, unlawful imprisonment, harassment, stalking, threats, assaults, voyeurism, sexual assault, rape, robbery, vessel piracy, stabbings, shootings, and homicide. Of the 65-plus federal and state security expert cases worked, 80 percent have been for the defense, with testimony in thirteen depositions and three trials.