Legal Nurse Consultants support attorneys in products liability litigation by analyzing injuries, treatment records, and causation linked to defective or dangerous products. These cases often involve:

Common non-medical device product categories:

• Industrial machinery and equipment

• Children’s toys and consumer products

• Motor vehicles, automotive parts, and crash-related injuries

• Cigarettes, lighters, and burn-related injuries

• Household chemicals or cleaning products

• Food contamination or unsafe food products

• Personal care and cosmetic product injuries

• Defective appliances and consumer electronics

• Industrial and commercial product failures

Lexcura Summit provides medical-legal analysis for toxic tort and environmental exposure cases, helping attorneys connect exposure events to symptoms, injuries, and long-term health outcomes. Exposure sources may include:

• Oil spills and industrial leaks

• Hazardous waste or chemical byproducts

• Radiation exposure or contamination

• Electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure

• Chemical exposure in manufacturing facilities

• Pesticides and agricultural toxins

• Lead poisoning and heavy metals

• Mold exposure and sick building syndrome

Our Legal Nurse Consultants assist attorneys and employers in workers’ compensation and workplace injury litigation by clarifying mechanisms of injury, treatment accuracy, and impairment evaluations. Case types include:

• Machinery and equipment injuries

• Repetitive or cumulative trauma disorders

• Back, neck, and musculoskeletal injuries

• Injuries from falling or struck-by objects

• Workplace auto accidents

• Overexertion injuries

• Unsafe work environment–related incidents

We help determine medical causation, treatment necessity, and return-to-work considerations.

LNCs provide essential medical insight in criminal cases where injuries, trauma, medical conditions, or forensic evidence play a key role. Our consultants review medical records, injury patterns, and treatment timelines in cases involving:

• DUI/DWI injuries

• Sexual assault or physical assault

• Elder, spouse, or child abuse

• Criminal negligence in healthcare facilities

• Forensic medical evaluations

• Environmental or public health–related crimes

• Controlled substance cases

• Excessive force or in-custody injury cases

• Psychiatric or mental health–related criminal defenses

• Fraud, waste, and abuse cases (Medicare/Medicaid)

LNCs provide litigation support for any case involving medical issues, helping attorneys interpret records, evaluate injuries, and understand causation. These include:

• Family law (competency, capacity, child safety concerns)

• Probate and guardianship (competency, end-of-life decisions)

• School injury or sexual assault cases

• ADA compliance and disability-related cases

• Workplace and employment disputes with medical components

• Sexual harassment involving physical or psychological harm

• Insurance claim disputes (bill review, medical necessity, causation)

• Right-to-die and end-of-life conflicts

• Social Security or Medicare/Medicaid benefit disputes

• Bad faith insurance litigation

• Wrongful adoption or foster care injury cases

• Healthcare professional licensing or disciplinary actions