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Litigation involving neurology arises in institutional and commercial contexts whenever a neurological diagnosis or condition bears on a legal determination outside the treating relationship itself, such as capacity and competency disputes in trust and estate litigation, disability and fitness-for-duty determinations in employment matters, ERISA benefit eligibility disputes, or product liability claims involving neurological drugs and medical devices. Insurers, employers, fiduciaries, and device or pharmaceutical manufacturers frequently disagree over whether a neurological condition meets a specific legal threshold or whether a product or treatment protocol performed consistently with accepted neurological standards. Because neurology combines complex diagnostic technology with evolving clinical understanding of the nervous system, these disputes are rarely resolved without independent expert testimony. The central question is typically whether a documented neurological condition or product's performance, evaluated against recognized clinical standards, meets the legal or contractual threshold at issue.

Expert analysis in neurology matters typically involves reviewing diagnostic imaging, clinical records, and treatment protocols against recognized neurological standards and the specific legal or regulatory threshold governing the dispute, whether that involves testamentary capacity, disability eligibility, or device performance. Experts assess whether a documented condition existed at the relevant time and meets the applicable legal standard, or whether a neurological device or pharmaceutical performed as represented in its regulatory approval and clinical literature. This analysis directly supports liability and causation determinations in capacity, disability, and product-related disputes, and it can inform damages calculations tied to benefit denials or product performance claims. Where an opposing expert's clinical conclusions are contested, a qualified neurologist can identify gaps in diagnostic methodology that undermine those conclusions.

Because neurology spans issues from cognitive capacity to device performance, the right expert should have direct clinical or research experience with the specific neurological question at issue. Round Table Group's network includes neurologists with extensive experience in epilepsy, movement disorders, and neuroimaging, along with specialists in intraoperative neuromonitoring and clinical neurophysiology who have testified extensively on standards of neurological care. Drawing on more than 75,000 expert searches for litigators, we help attorneys match a case's specific neurological issue with an expert whose clinical background will hold up under scrutiny. Let us help you find the right neurology expert for your case by calling us at (202) 908-4500.

Kinds of Cases We Work On

Round Table Group helps our clients find a wide variety of Neurology expert witnesses for cases like:

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Neurotechnology acquisition due diligence fraud

A pharmaceutical company paid a substantial sum to acquire a clinical-stage neurology biotech, then sued the sellers after discovering the cognitive function scores supporting the lead Alzheimer's candidate's efficacy claims during diligence had been calculated using a modified scoring convention that excluded a subset of poorly performing patients from the analysis. A cognitive neurology and clinical trial expert reviewed the underlying raw ADAS-Cog assessment data behind the diligence summary reports. The expert found that when the full intent-to-treat population was properly included, the reported cognitive improvement shrank by close to half, with the excluded patients disproportionately concentrated in one treatment arm. That finding was central to defeating the sellers' motion to dismiss and anchored the damages theory used in the eventual settlement.
02

R&D collaboration milestone dispute over trial endpoints

A biotech sued its large pharma partner for withholding a substantial milestone payment tied to a co-developed ALS therapy, after the pharma partner determined the pivotal trial had failed to meet its primary endpoint. A neurology and clinical trial design expert reanalyzed the trial's ALSFRS-R functional decline data against the statistical analysis plan locked before unblinding. The expert found that the pre-specified slope-based analysis of functional decline showed a statistically significant treatment effect, and that the pharma partner's negative determination relied instead on a post-hoc categorical responder analysis not contemplated by the original statistical plan. That reanalysis was decisive in the arbitration panel's ruling ordering payment of the milestone in full.
03

Deep brain stimulator device defect allocation dispute

A neurostimulation device manufacturer sued its battery and lead component supplier after a cluster of implanted deep brain stimulators for Parkinson's patients experienced premature battery failure and lead impedance changes, resulting in a costly recall and revision surgery program. A movement disorders neurology expert reviewed device interrogation logs, including impedance and battery voltage readings, alongside patient clinical records to correlate the timing of symptom recurrence with the device telemetry data rather than disease progression. The expert found that symptom recurrence in the affected patients closely tracked documented impedance spikes consistent with lead insulation failure, occurring well before what would be expected from natural disease progression at those patients' stage of illness. That correlation supported the manufacturer's claim that the failures were device-related rather than clinical in origin, and was significant in shifting recall and revision surgery costs onto the supplier.
04

Alzheimer's biomarker companion diagnostic dispute

A diagnostics company sued its pharmaceutical partner, alleging the pharma company had modified the amyloid PET visual read threshold used for trial enrollment without revalidating the change against the jointly developed companion diagnostic's approved cutoff. A cognitive neurology and neuroimaging expert compared the enrollment threshold actually applied during the pivotal trial against the validated threshold specified in the collaboration agreement. The expert confirmed the enrollment threshold had been loosened in a way that would predictably allow a meaningful share of amyloid-negative patients to enroll, a change made without the revalidation the collaboration agreement required. That finding supported the diagnostics company's breach of contract claim and led to a settlement funding a supplemental validation study.
05

CNS gene therapy manufacturing potency dispute

A gene therapy company sued its contract manufacturer after a batch of an AAV-based therapy intended to treat a rare pediatric neurodegenerative disorder failed to meet the vector genome titer required for adequate central nervous system transduction, delaying dosing for several enrolled patients. A neurology and neuroscience expert with gene therapy dosing experience reviewed the manufacturer's vector titer and CNS biodistribution testing data against the minimum titer threshold the therapy's dosing rationale established as necessary for therapeutic effect in the target neuronal population. The expert found the affected batches fell below that threshold by a margin sufficient to predict inadequate transduction of the target neurons, supporting the company's position that the batches were correctly rejected rather than overly conservatively screened. That finding supported the company's breach of contract claim against the manufacturer and was central to the settlement covering the trial delay costs.
06

Cognitive assessment data integrity dispute

A neurology trial sponsor sued its contract research organization, alleging systemic failures in administering a standardized cognitive assessment battery had compromised the data supporting a planned cognitive-benefit label claim, forcing the sponsor to abandon the claim. A cognitive neurology and clinical trials expert reviewed the CRO's rater certification records and assessment administration logs against the protocol's specified administration procedures for the cognitive battery. The expert found that a meaningful share of assessments across several sites had been administered by raters whose certification had lapsed under the protocol's recertification schedule, introducing rater variability inconsistent with standard practice for cognitive endpoint collection. That finding supported the sponsor's negligence claim against the CRO and contributed to a settlement covering a portion of the sponsor's lost commercial positioning value.
07

Central neuroimaging core lab lesion count dispute

A multiple sclerosis trial sponsor sued the independent imaging core lab it had contracted to perform centralized MRI lesion counts, alleging inconsistent lesion identification methodology had produced an understated treatment effect that jeopardized the trial's regulatory submission. A neuroimaging and neurology expert re-reviewed a sample of the disputed MRI scans using the same lesion identification criteria specified in the trial's imaging charter. The expert found the core lab's readers had applied an inconsistent slice-matching methodology across baseline and follow-up scans in a meaningful share of the sampled cases, understating new lesion counts relative to what the charter's specified methodology would have produced. That finding supported the sponsor's breach of contract claim against the core lab and contributed to a settlement covering a portion of the resulting submission delay costs.
08

Epilepsy EEG dataset licensing dispute

A digital health company sued the academic epilepsy center that had licensed it a large annotated EEG dataset for training a seizure-detection algorithm, alleging the center had subsequently licensed a substantially similar dataset to a competitor in violation of the original agreement's exclusivity terms. A neurophysiology and epilepsy expert reviewed the annotation methodology and patient population composition of both datasets to assess whether the competitor's dataset was, in fact, substantially the same underlying data. The expert found the two datasets shared a distinctive annotation labeling scheme and an overlapping patient cohort large enough to indicate they derived from largely the same underlying recordings. That finding supported the digital health company's breach of exclusivity claim and contributed to a settlement that included a licensing fee adjustment.
09

Neuromodulation joint venture dissolution

Two medical device companies that had jointly funded development of a spinal cord stimulation therapy for chronic pain ended up in litigation when the non-managing partner accused the managing partner, which controlled the clinical program, of steering development resources toward an adjacent indication that complemented its own separate product line rather than the indication the joint venture agreement prioritized. A neurology and pain management expert reviewed the clinical development plan's evolution and resource allocation decisions against the joint venture agreement's stated indication priorities and the interim efficacy data available at each decision point. The expert found that trial enrollment resources had been reallocated toward the secondary indication before the interim data actually supported deprioritizing the originally prioritized indication. That finding supported the non-controlling partner's breach of fiduciary duty claim and factored into the valuation used in the negotiated buyout of its joint venture interest.
10

Implantable neurostimulator insurance causation dispute

A product liability insurer disputed coverage for a wave of claims against an implantable neurostimulator manufacturer, arguing the device failures stemmed from a design defect excluded under the policy rather than a covered manufacturing deviation. A neurophysiology expert reviewed retrieved device interrogation data and correlated failure timing and symptom patterns across the affected devices against the manufacturing records for the specific production lots involved. The expert found the failure pattern was concentrated in devices from a narrow manufacturing window that used a modified lead insulation coating process, distinct from the broader product line's otherwise consistent field performance. That finding supported coverage under the policy's manufacturing-deviation provisions and was significant in the insurer's decision to fund the resulting settlement.

Here are a few of our favorite Neurology Expert Witnesses:

Washington D.C. Neurology, Neuromonitoring Expert #9648

I have 12 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology, with specific knowledge of intraoperative neuromonitoring, neurophysiology and movement disorders. I have published on such topics as intraoperative neuromonitoring, neuroscience and neurophysiology.

 

South Carolina Neurology, Medicine, Malpractice Expert #14330

I have 21 years of experience, and specialize in the field of chiropractic neurology with specific knowledge in the areas of personal injury, impairment ratings and medical malpractice. I have published on such topics as chiropractic clinical guidelines. I have testified 50 times on topics such as personal injury, impairment rating and disability.

 

Texas Neurology Expert #16473

I have 18 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neurology.

 

California Neurology, Cognition Expert #17257

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of medical imaging with specific knowledge in the areas of magnetic resonance, EEG and neuroscience. I have published on such topics as instrumentation, computation and cognition. I am an internationally acknowledged expert and innovator in the field of medical imaging technology.

 

Nevada Neurology, Head Injury Expert #18340

I have 15 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neurology with specific knowledge in the areas of neuromuscular disease and clinical neurophysiology. I have published on such topics as epilepsy.

 

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Rabies, Neurology Expert #19111

I have 24 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neurology with specific knowledge in the areas of central nervous system infections, encephalitis and rabies. I have published on such topics as rabies, herpes simplex encephalitis and viral encephalitis.

 

Texas Neurology, Stroke, Trauma Expert #20151

I have 9 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology, with specific knowledge of stroke, critical care neurology and trauma. I have published on such topics as stroke, cardiac arrest and neuroprotection.

 

California Neurology, Cardiology, Medicine Expert #21684

I have 16 years of experience and specialize in the field of interventional neuroradiology, with specific knowledge of brain aneurysms and vascular malformations, stroke and spinal compression fractures. I have published on such topics as brain aneurysm treatment, embolization of intracranial vascular malformations and vertebroplasty. I have testified on brain aneurysm treatment and embolization of vascular malformation.

 

Tennessee Neurology Expert #22297

I have 11 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology, with specific knowledge of epilepsy, biochemistry and molecular pharmacology and neuroscience. I have published on such topics as epilepsy, biochemistry and molecular neuroscience.

 

Neurology, Huntington’s Disease Expert #23021

I have 20 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neurology.

 

Illinois Intensive Care Unit, Neurology Expert #23554

I have 28 years of experience and specialize in the field of nursing, with specific knowledge of intensive care, cardiology and medication administration.

 

Alabama Neurology, Physical Therapy Expert #26347

I have 17 years of experience and specialize in the field of physical therapy (PT), with specific knowledge of neurologic PT, pediatric PT and ethical issues. I have published on such topics as PT education, neurologic examination and clinical decision making. I have testified on definition of a PT.

 

Pennsylvania Neurology, Nursing, Surgery Expert #26426

I have 25 years of experience and specialize in the field of nursing, with specific knowledge of neurologic, medical and surgical, and basic care issues. I have published on such topics as violence prevention, health behaviors and rehabilitation of chronic illness. I have testified on nursing malpractice, falls in hospital and medication administration.

 

Pennsylvania Neurology Expert #27162

I have 25 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology, with specific knowledge of epilepsy, electroencephalogram (EEG) and clinical neurophysiology. I have published on such topics as epilepsy, EEG and clinical neurophysiology. I have testified 25 times on topics such as epilepsy, neurological injury and EEG.

 

California Neurology, Epilepsy, Headache Expert #27298

I have 20 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology, with specific knowledge of epilepsy, seizures and drugs. I have published on such topics as epilepsy, seizures and drugs. I have testified on standards of care, medical malpractice and medical expert.

 

Arizona Nursing, Neurology, Neuroscience Expert #27573

I have 34 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neuroscience nursing with specific knowledge in the areas of adult health, neurology and nursing education.

 

Maryland Neurology, Cancer, Research Expert #28228

I have 20 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology and neuro-oncology, with specific knowledge of brain cancer, neurologic complications of systemic cancer and cancer treatment related brain injury. I have published on such topics as blood brain barrier, glioblastoma and mechanisms of brain malignancy. I have testified on electromagnetic energy and brain tumors, causes of brain tumors and standards of brain cancer care.

 

Maryland Pediatric, Neurology, Health Expert #28417

I have 30 years of experience and specialize in the field of medicine, with specific knowledge of pediatric neurology and pediatric epilepsy. I have published on such topics as pediatric epilepsy and neonatal brain damage.

 

Neurology, Health Care, Forensic Expert #28601

I have 13 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neuropathology with specific knowledge in the areas of head injuries, brain tumors and neurodegenerative diseases. I have published on such topics as brain tumors, neurodegenerative diseases and epilepsy. I have testified 15 times on topics such as accidental head injury, non-accidental head injury and child abuse.

 

Maryland Neurology Expert #29507

I have 40 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neurology with specific knowledge in the areas of coma, multiple sclerosis (MS), and Parkinson’s disease. I have published on such topics as coma, multiple sclerosis (MS), and Parkinson’s disease. I have testified 30 times on topics such as end of life issues, medical malpractice, and spinal cord syndromes.

 

Indiana Neurology Expert #31759

I have 30 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology, with specific knowledge of seizure disorders, encephalopathy and electroencephalography (EEG). I have published on such topics as EEG, magnetoencephalography and seizure disorders. I have testified 20 times on topics such as seizures, encephalopathy and EEG findings.

 

Oregon Neurology Expert #32709

I have 15 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology, with specific knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia. I have published on such topics as biomarkers of Alzheimer’s and clinical trials for alzheimer’s. I have testified on dementia in the elderly, head trauma and epilepsy, and neurologic complications of Lyme Disease.

 

Michigan Neurology, Epilepsy Expert #33084

I have 7 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neurology and biomedical engineering with specific knowledge in the areas of epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs and brain stimulation. I have published on such topics as antiseizure devices, theories of seizure generation and biomedical engineering. I am combining my two areas of expertise (biomedical engineering and neurology) to develop a new device for the treatment of epilepsy.

 

Texas Neurology, Cognitive Dysfunction Expert #33267

I have 4 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology, with specific knowledge of cognitive dysfunction, headaches and seizures. I have published on such topics as brain infections, epilepsy and medical ethics. I have testified on stroke, headache and seizures.

 

New York Neurology, Neurosurgery Expert #33990

I have 24 years of experience, and specialize in the field of nursing with specific knowledge in the areas of neurology, neurosurgery, critical care nursing and school nursing.

 

California Neurology Expert #39495

I have 12 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neurology with specific knowledge in the areas of seizures, epilepsy and electroencephalography. I have published on such topics as brain function, neurologic clinical care and seizures. I have testified on seizures, electroencephalography and nerve injury.

 

Florida Neurology Expert #43280

I have 11 years of experience, and specialize in the field of medicine with specific knowledge in the areas of neurology, general medicine and health care. I have published on such topics as neurology, strokes, lacunar infarcts in hypertensive and normotensive patients, serum fructosamin levels in post-stroke hyperglycemia and diabetic glycemia. I have testified on patient rights, reason for patient’s condition and patient care.

 

Neurology, Movement Disorders Expert #45377

I have 10 years of experience, and specialize in the field of neurology with specific knowledge in the areas of movement disorders, spasticity management and neurological rehabilitation. I have published on such topics as Parkinsons disease and outcomes following deep brain stimulation surgery.

 

Alabama Neurology Expert #51549

I have 32 years of experience and specialize in the field of neurology with specific knowledge in the areas of stroke, critical care and intervention. I have published on such topics as diagnosis (e.g. imaging), treatment and research of neurologic conditions. I have testified 20 times on topics such as failure to diagnose, failure to treat and prognosis of neurologic patients.

 

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