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Expert witness services

Independent analysis.
Clearly explained.

Medical review and expert witness services focused on cruise ship and shipboard medical care.

01

Medical record review
& chronology

A structured review of the clinical record that brings the sequence of events into focus, from the initial presentation onboard to subsequent shoreside care.

  • Shipboard records, nursing notes, observations and medication administration
  • Diagnostic testing, reassessment, communication and disposition
  • Transfer records and subsequent hospital care
  • Documentation gaps, inconsistencies and relevant timestamps
02

Standard of care
& medical causation

Independent opinions that preserve the separate treatment of standard of care and causation. Clinical decisions are considered in the context of the information reasonably available at the time, relevant shipboard medical policies and protocols, operational constraints, and available resources.

  • Triage, examination and diagnostic decision making
  • Treatment, monitoring and recognition of deterioration
  • Relevant shipboard medical policies, protocols, operational constraints, and available resources.
  • Referral, evacuation and continuity of care
  • The medical relationship between identified acts or omissions and the alleged injury
03

Expert reports,
depositions & testimony

Medical findings presented in clear language, with the factual basis, reasoning, and limitations of each opinion made explicit.

  • Written medical opinions and expert reports
  • Review of opposing medical opinions and rebuttal analysis
  • Deposition preparation and testimony
  • Trial preparation and expert testimony

Clinical issues within the review

Care at sea, examined in context.

Assessment & treatment

Initial evaluation, acute illness, injuries, diagnostic testing, medication decisions, and the response to changing clinical findings.

Escalation & evacuation

Recognition of the need for additional care, clinical stabilization, shoreside referral, transfer decisions, and medical handover.

Documentation & follow up

Contemporaneous records, reassessment, clinical communication, discharge instructions, and the continuity of passenger and crew care.

Start with the clinical questions.

Discuss the issues in the case and the type of medical analysis your legal team needs.

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