Dietary Supplements Expert Witnesses

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What is a dietary supplements expert witness?

Dietary supplements expert witness candidates typically have a background in medicinal chemistry, toxicology, and/or pharmacology. Expert witnesses in dietary supplements have advanced degrees (MD, PhD, RPh) and experience in nutrition, vitamins, and/or protein chemistry.

What types of cases require a dietary supplements expert witness?

Litigation support by a dietary supplements expert witness often involves intellectual property matters such as a patent litigation, trademark, or trade secret disputes. Matters that require the assistance of an expert witness in dietary supplements can include any of several types of dietary and nutritional supplement products on the market, including:

• Vitamin – an organic compound required by an organism as a vital nutrient in limited amounts (e.g., Vitamin C, Vitamin D, folic acid, etc.)
• Mineral – inorganic compound indispensable for life (e.g., potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron)
• Protein and amino acid (e.g., whey protein, soy, rice protein)
• Essential fatty acids (e.g., fish oil, omega 3 fatty acids)
• Natural products – extracts from plants, animals, algae, fungi or lichens (e.g., ginkgo biloba, cranberry, ginseng)
• Probiotic supplements

What litigation support work might a dietary supplements expert witness be expected to perform?

Litigation support activities could include forensic toxicology, research and authoring expert reports, providing expert opinions, and testimony in the courtroom. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may request a dietary supplement specialist with prior expert testimony experience.

Whether the case involves sports nutrition, dietary supplement labels, an herbal supplement, FDA regulations or a weight loss supplement, Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for a dietary supplements expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.

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Dietary Supplements Expert Witness - Representative Bios

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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Dietary Supplements experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Dietary Supplements landscape.

• Expert Witness #124852

  This expert is a physical analytical chemist with many years of experience in the development and characterization of a wide variety of drug-delivery systems, medical devices, and dietary supplements. This expert’s expertise also encompasses the management of formulation development, bioanalysis, and pharmacokinetics.

  Much of this expert’s experience relates to oral solid dosage forms, with a significant portion of that experience in modified-release products. This expert’s professional background includes working as an innovator at generic pharmaceutical firms and in contract-research organizations. This expert is currently a consultant supporting product development, as well as consulting and testifying in civil and criminal matters. Prior to the consultancy, this expert held research and management positions with industry leaders.

  This expert holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and a B.S. in Pharmacy. This expert is a named inventor on 4 patents in the pharmaceutical field, and is well published.

  
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