Legal disputes in healthcare and other regulated sectors frequently involve product liability or patent infringement matters related to pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, foods, and other healthcare products and services. These cases often require Expert Witnesses with deep experience navigating FDA and other global regulatory frameworks.
tJûn17 Life Sciences' Principal Advisor, Dr. Stephen Amato, has extensive experience providing Expert Witness Reports and testimony in product liability and patent infringement matters, representing both plaintiff and defense interests from discovery through trial.
Dr. Amato provides attorneys, state and federal courts, and other parties with Expert opinions regarding interactions with regulatory agencies and the appropriateness of regulatory activities and decisions. His experience also includes patent infringement disputes arising during pharmaceutical and medical device development, where the regulatory and commercial stakes can be substantial.
Expert services may include:
Dr. Amato will review and interpret the facts and regulatory issues in dispute and provide an initial assessment of whether his expertise is appropriate and relevant to the matter.
Stephen F. Amato, PhD, MBA, RAC provides regulatory expert-witness consulting, expert reports, deposition and trial testimony involving FDA-regulated medical devices, pharmaceuticals and other healthcare products.
Dr. Stephen F. Amato has more than 25 years of experience in the global healthcare industry, including leadership and regulatory roles with organizations such as Siemens Healthcare, Smith & Nephew, Anika Therapeutics, and Cardinal Health.
Dr. Amato has served as an expert witness in a wide range of product-liability and patent-infringement matters for both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal litigation. His experience includes review and interpretation of regulatory documentation during case assessment, discovery, deposition and trial preparation.
Representative matters have involved IVC filters, hernia-repair devices, orthopedic and spinal implants, peritoneal-dialysis products, coagulation diagnostic tests and other healthcare technologies.
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