CONSULTING EXPERIENCE & AREAS OF
SPECIAL INTEREST

I have a broadly based knowledge of drug and chemical toxicity by virtue of teaching, research and prior consulting activities.  This experience includes 26 years as a university faculty member engaged in academic research and graduate-level teaching; and has resulted in 75 peer reviewed scientific publications and the direct management of nearly  $2 million in government research funds.

  I entered the field of toxicology as an organic medicinal chemist, and thus provide my clients with expertise that most toxicologists do not possess.

Prior Experience in Matters arising from Toxic Injuries due to Drugs and Chemicals, including Medical Malpractice

Adverse Drug Reactions

        Deaths from Opioid Overdose:

                Morphine, Oxycodone, Hydromorphone

        Baycol (cerivastatin):    Rhabdomyolysis and death

        Lamisil (terbinafine): severe skin diseases - Stevens Johnson                          Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

        Lamictal (lamotrigine):  SJS, TEN

        Amiodarone:     Pulmonary toxicity

        Fluorouracil:     Fatal cardiac toxicity

        Imipramine

        Amitriptyline

        Erythromycin

        Methamphetamine

Product Liability

                                Baycol Products Litigation

                                Black cohosh: fulminant liver failure

Industrial and Environmental Chemical Injuries

                    Anhydrous ammonia

                    Sulfur dioxide

                    Hydrofluoric acid

                    Diisocyanates

                    Carbon tetrachloride

                    Benzene

                    Tobacco smoke

                    Toxic mold

                    Welding fumes

                    Organophosphate pesticides

Prior Experience in Additional Areas

Dram Shop Litigation

Plaintiff and Defense

Criminal Defense

Alcohol

Date rape drugs

Worker's Compensation and Insurance Claims

With the exception of alcohol, drug impairment cannot be established solely on the basis of a positive drug test on a urine or blood sample.

Marijuana

Methamphetamine

Benzodiazepines

Other Drugs & Chemicals of Special Interest

Drugs

Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

Chloramphenicol

Statins

Anticonvulsants

Antidepressants

Organic Chemistry

In addition to my expertise in Chemical Toxicology, my expertise in Organic Chemistry can be of great value to a client; particularly, in those ancillary areas of technology that must be addressed  or that might arise during the consideration of and/or litigation of  chemical injuries.  I am able to provide my clients an interface with all the chemical science and technology that they might encounter prior to or during the course of toxic litigation.  As a scientist I provide my client a resource of potent analytical reasoning.  My entire career has involved the design and performance of science, followed by the logical integration of my observations and conclusions into contemporary scientific theory and consensus.  As a result I have become very skilled in the evaluation of  scientific evidence and logic.

Chemical Things that Occasionally Arise:

Chemical identification and naming
Proof of chemical identity
Chemical processes
Chemical formulations
Behavior and Hazards: based on physical and chemical properties
Emergency procedures
Syntheses or manufacture of organic chemicals
Isolation of chemicals from natural sources
Purity and contamination of chemicals
Situational stability of a chemical
Analytical organic chemistry, qualitative and quantitative
Environmental considerations: Fate in ecosystems, biodegradation
Metabolism and fate of specific chemicals
Explanation of biochemical events leading to toxicity
Radioactive chemicals; Radiation Dosimetry
Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Reaction Mechanisms
Natural vs. Manmade
Regulatory Aspects

In Matters Relating to Product & Process Safety

My Schedule of Professional Fees is Available Upon Request.
mdcorbett@tconl.com

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