Forensic medicine for civil litigation.
Plaintiff and defense firms retain NAAG for wrongful-death, medical-negligence, insurance, product-liability and in-custody-death litigation: review, re-examination and testimony from the subspecialists the question requires.
Medically reviewed by Evan W. Matshes, MD, FRCPC, D-ABP, Medical Director and Chief Forensic Pathologist · Updated
Plaintiff and defense counsel · insurers · estate and trust counsel · corporate counsel
What NAAG does in civil matters.
Case review & opinion
Cause · mechanism · timingReview of the autopsy, medical records, imaging and histology, with a written opinion on what the evidence does and does not show.
Private & second autopsies
Before evidence is lostIndependent autopsies arranged through the family or their counsel, performed by NAAG’s board-certified forensic pathologists.
Subspecialty examinations
Brain · bone · eyes · imagingNeuropathology, osteology, ophthalmology and postmortem imaging for questions a general review cannot answer.
Testimony
Deposition · trialDepositions and trial testimony on our own work.
How to engage NAAG.
Contact us
Call 1-800-985-5346 or submit a consultation request.
Conflict check
We confirm NAAG has no conflict and the right subspecialists are available.
Engagement
We agree the scope, materials and retainer in writing.
Review & report
Our physicians review, report, and testify when called.
Plain answers.
How does NAAG bill civil matters?
Civil attorneys pay for NAAG’s time and its physicians’ time, including time spent on work NAAG or its physicians performed before the civil matter arose.
Can NAAG perform an autopsy for a civil case?
Yes, when the decedent is not under a coroner’s or medical examiner’s jurisdiction, or after that office releases the body. Private autopsies are arranged with the family or their counsel.
Expert consultation
Five products. Three areas of practice. One standard.
Attorneys, agencies and familiesIIThe Deep Dive
Specialist re-examination of the evidence that was kept.
Prosecutors, defense and civil counselVIIIMolecular autopsy & genetic testing
Answers that matter to the living.
Families, attorneys and agenciesVForensic neuropathology
Brain, dura and spinal cord, examined by a subspecialist.
Medical examiners, coroners and agencies nationwideVIForensic anthropology & osteology
Bone, read by the people who specialize in it.
Medical examiners, coroners and agencies nationwideIXReference histology laboratory
Every slide cut, stained and checked to a forensic standard.
Pathologists, agencies and counselStart with a conversation.
Tell us who you are and, in general terms, what you need. The right member of our team will respond.
San Diego, CA 92121
Please don't email case records or images. The case request form collects what we need to open your matter; we'll arrange secure transfer of records after that.