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with one of the best in the field: “Because of what she went
Dr. Gregory O’Shanick, a brain through, there is an increased risk
injury medicine specialist in Vir- of seizures and early dementia,”
ginia with more than 20 years the attorney said.
of experience. O’Shanick is also McDonald, Casper said, fell McDonald incurred about
the emeritus medical director of “from the stairway and onto
the Brain Injury Association of the hard wooden floor. She $194,000 in medical expenses,
America. struck the back of her head. her attorney said.

Representing the Noah Web-
“There are very few people This was an accident waiting ster House is Alan Chandler of the
in very few places that can do to happen.” Law Offices of David J. Mathis in

advanced neuro-imaging and in- Hartford. Chandler didn’t respond
terpret it and really understand to a request for comment Friday.
the brain injury. The doctor did a Jennifer Matos, the museum’s
complete evaluation,” Casper said. executive director, also didn’t re-
Getting O’Shanick on board spond to a request for comment.
was “huge” in dealing with any pushback from the In court pleadings, the defense said McDonald
defense, Casper said. “In doing a case like this, you “failed to be watchful, careful and alert as to where
assemble pieces like they were in a jigsaw puzzle and she was going, what she was doing, and the area over
put them all together.” which she chose to walk.”
In addition to the brain injury she suffered from ¦

the fall, McDonald also needed right-shoulder re- Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and
placement surgery. analysis for the Connecticut Law Tribune. Follow
McDonald’s long-term prognosis, Casper said, is him on Twitter @RobertSCTLaw or reach him at
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