Dr. Milman provided expert
deposition testimony in a case that
alleged that anosmia was caused by Zicam (e.g., zincgluconate)
nasal gel. (6/25/09)
The guilty verdict in the second trial of a Houston, TX
doctor who was charged with treating her patients with an unapproved "Botox-like"
product and in which Dr. Milman provided expert testimony for the Defense
was overturned on Appeal on 3/23/09. The first trial ended in a mistrial.
Dr. Milman provided expert trial testimony in a case that
alleged that an overdose of morphine caused or contributed to the
death of a hospital patient suffering from sepsis. (3/31/09)
Dr. Milman provided expert deposition testimony in a case against
an insurance company for non-payment of death benefits because of alleged non-disclosure of use of prescription opioids for chronic
non-cancer pain. (12/16/08)
Dr. Milman provided expert deposition testimony in the
"FEMA formaldehyde trailer litigation" resulting from the
aftermath of hurricane Katrina and hurricane Rita. (10/7/08)
Dr. Milman provided expert deposition testimony in a
medical malpractice and pharmacy standard of care case involving Stevens-Johnson
Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) allegedly caused by
Levaquin and Cipro. Treatment with Dilantin was a
confounding factor. The case was settled. (5/6/08)
Dr. Milman provided expert deposition testimony in a
medical malpractice/wrongful death case in Baltimore, MD in which morphine
intoxication,Compazine and Tequin were implicated. The
case was settled. (4/15/08)
Dr. Milman was asked to assist in a personal injury
case in Darwin, Australia involving developmental and behavioral changes in a
four-year old child allegedly caused by lead exposure inside and outside
of the home.
Dr. Milman provided expert assistance for the Plaintiff
in a personal injury case involving dermatological and respiratory effects
allegedly caused by excessive chlorine in a hot tub at a spa in a major resort
in CO. The case was settled.
Dr. Milman provided expert deposition testimony for the Plaintiff
in a case that alleged that a pharmacist erroneously dispensed phenobarbital
instead of Xanax. (2/25/08)
In her "Final Decision and Order"ina case that alleged that death was caused by methadone, alprazolam and
bupropion prescribed for a Worker's Compensation-related injury, the
Honorable Judge of the Philadelphia District Office found that "Dr.
Milman is a highly qualified and experienced toxicologist. He has a
special expertise in this area, (as opposed to the Claimant's expert.)
His opinion that the Decedent's death was caused by his chronic use of cocaine is accepted as fact."
Dr. Milman provided expert testimony for the Plaintiff
at a deposition in Rockville, MD in a medical malpractice/wrongful death
case involving co-prescribing of a thiazide diuretic and lithium.
(6/1/07)
Dr. Milman provided expert testimony for the Defense in
a jury trial in Hagerstown, MD in a case involving alleged health effects from an
accidental release into the home of heating oil #2 ("light" fuel
oil) that presumably contained benzene as an impurity. (2/28/07)
Dr. Milman provided expert assistance for the Defense in a case in which an employee was
fired after testing positive for cocaine in a random drug test. (11/6/06)
An alleged food poisoning case in Mississippi, in which
Dr. Milman provided expert assistance for the Plaintiff, was settled. (8/14/06)
Dr. Milman provided expert assistance for the Plaintiff
in a case in which exposure to the termiticide chlorpyrifos, the active
ingredient of Dursban TC, allegedly caused various neurological,
dermatological and respiratory symptoms. The case was settled. (5/29/06)
Dr. Milman provided deposition testimony for the
Plaintiff in a case that alleged that progesterone and/or
progesterone-containing contraceptive pills accelerated the growth of a brain
tumor. The case was settled. (3/31/06)