Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Christopher T. Nace
Can Parents or Organizers Be Held Liable for Violent Teen Takeovers?
On what began as a typical Sunday afternoon at Florida’s famous Clearwater Beach, hundreds of teenagers gathered for a social media-promoted “linkup” that authorities say quickly spiraled out of control. By the end of the day, seven shots had been fired, a 17-year-old boy had been struck multiple times, and law enforcement agencies across Florida were publicly discussing whether parents and event organizers could face legal consequences for what occurred.
Rideshare Driver Arrested in Ventura County Sexual Assault Case
Ventura County, CA - A rideshare driver has been taken into custody following an investigation into the assault of an unconscious passenger, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office. Investigation Originated in November Authorities say the case began in November 2025, when the Major Crimes Sexual Assault Unit received reports of an assault that occurred in Camarillo. Detectives identified the suspect as 35-year-old Simranjit Singh Sekhon.
Study Explores the Effects of Nurse Staffing on C-Sections
A new study has found an association between nurse staffing shortages and cesarean section rates — research that could explain why some birthing mothers are forced into surgery instead of having the option to labor the way they desire. A C-section can be vital in an emergency scenario, but it is a significant procedure linked with long-term health complications. Some hospitals and healthcare organizations have introduced initiatives to reduce cesarean birth among low-risk women for this reason.
Funds Stolen from Virginia Birth Injury Compensation Fund
For almost 40 years, the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program has provided much-needed financial assistance to families with children who suffer specific types of birth injuries. Referred to as the Birth-Injury Program, it remains an important avenue for support when certain injuries occur during labor, delivery, or immediate post-delivery, and are caused by a doctor’s mistake.
What Could Clinic C-sections Mean for Mothers and Babies?
A new Florida law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis gives women who need a cesarean section another option besides having the surgery performed in a hospital. The law, recognized by the Florida Senate as SB 1016, makes way for doctors to perform the procedure in what are defined as “advanced birthing centers.’’ In this new type of facility, doctors will be permitted to conduct vaginal births and low-risk cesarean deliveries.
How to Know If Your Child Suffered a Birth Injury or Birth Defect?
Welcoming a baby into the world should be an exciting and happy experience, and a little nerve-wracking. Great trust is placed in the hands of the medical professionals involved in the development and birth of your baby, but sometimes, mistakes are made and medical providers fail to provide the standard of care they should. While there are some pregnancy complications and several genetic factors that can’t be prevented regardless of the care, far too often, mistakes are made.
What Types of Birth Injuries Affect Mothers?
Childbirth causes severe health complications for thousands of women every year. Many mothers have positive experiences giving birth, but the ramifications can last a lifetime for those who don’t. While some birth injuries are unavoidable, most are preventable and occur because medical providers failed to meet their duty of care. Some injuries are minor enough that a mother may not even realize she’s suffering until long after giving birth. In other cases, maternal birth complications are fatal.
Could One D.C. Birth Injury Claim Lead to More?
Each year, medical errors in the U.S. combine to account for an estimated 251,000 deaths, and they’re the third leading cause of death. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), one in three clinicians will be sued during their medical career. While not all medical malpractice lawsuits are successful for the victim, the effects of a doctor’s or other professional’s negligence can be far-reaching and forever change lives.
How A Birth Injury Lawyer Can Help Families Protect Injured Children
Childbirth is a happy occasion, but the process doesn’t always go as planned. About 7 in 1,000 babies experience birth injuries every year. While this sounds rare, a child in the U.S. is born with a birth injury every 20 minutes. Some of these injuries aren’t preventable and will happen regardless of how attentive a doctor is, but others occur due to medical negligence. These injuries range in severity.
Tips For Choosing the Right Medical Malpractice Attorney
You probably don’t worry about your safety when seeing a healthcare provider – your focus is getting better quickly. Unfortunately, sometimes medical professionals act negligently, resulting in harm to the patients who trusted them. If this happens to you, a medical malpractice attorney can help you recover financial compensation to ease the injustice you sustained. So many lawyers are out there – you see them daily on billboards, TV, and radio and hear their promising ads.
Risking Life for Limelight: Medical Malpractice in the NFL
Super Bowl LVII, featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, is just around the corner. As the NFL’s big day approaches, nobody wants to think about the increasingly dark cloud hanging over the league. But concussions are becoming commonplace, and every player who has sustained one or more of these traumatic brain injuries while playing America’s game must live with the often-permanent physical, mental, and emotional consequences.
How Patients Can Avoid Being a Victim of Medical Malpractice
People are vulnerable when they are sick and in need of medical care. At the same time, while they feel weak and perhaps out of sorts, they are forced to rely on others for support and treatment. Unfortunately, it can also be a time when medical mistakes can be made. Every year, thousands of Americans die, and countless more are injured due to medical malpractice, a medical error caused when a medical professional is negligent in caring for a patient.
Opinion | D.C.’s scooter users are indeed ‘vulnerable,’ so let’s protect them
Christopher T. Nace is chair of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC’s Legislative Committee. The D.C. Council on Tuesday passed a bill that provides scooter users the same protection as pedestrians, bicyclists and other “vulnerable users.” D.C. generally applies the legal doctrine of “contributory negligence” when evaluating whether an injured party’s own actions caused her or his injuries and limits her or his claims.
Stem Cells Offer Hope to Those with Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative illness that causes damage and nerve cell loss in the brain. The dopamine-producing cells are vital for smooth and controlled muscle movement. The loss of these cells due to Parkinson’s disease is currently irreparable, and treatment is limited. While there’s not yet a cure for the disease, there is reason for hope.
Eliminating The Bar Exam: Could It Increase Malpractice Claims?
COVID-19 has brought many challenges to the legal industry in 2020 and has sparked debate about the importance, value, and necessity of the bar exam. Normally, this year’s graduates would have taken the exam in July, but the risks to public health have led to an open-ended delay in many states. These delays have caused issues and negative implications for students waiting to start their career, while also potentially hindering the legal needs of the public.
Stem Cells Used To Repair Damaged Corneas
Stem cell research is a rapidly changing and growing field, with new developments happening regularly. The latest news in the industry is promising: Researchers have repaired damaged corneas using healthy stem cells for the first time in the United States. You may wonder why this is a big deal — after all, what are stem cells, and why is this a significant development? Stem cells are cells in the body that have the ability to develop into other types of cells.
Attorney Mistakes That Could Turn Into Legal Malpractice
Nobody’s perfect, but at the same time, when you hire a lawyer, you hope the lawyer is trustworthy, knowledgeable and diligent in the matters of the law. Lawyers often make it a practice to incorporate the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct into their daily work, ensuring you receive reliable, good legal care. However, there are times when a legal malpractice lawsuit is warranted. Do you have a case? Filing a legal malpractice lawsuit is an expensive endeavor.
Stem Cells Could Offer Treatment For COVID-19 Lung Damage
It was back in early January when Dr. Michael Matthay and his team at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) began delving into a clinical trial to study how stem cells could help treat acute respiratory distress syndrome. Known as ARDS, the syndrome causes a person’s lungs to fill with fluid, preventing normal oxygen from flowing and causing respiratory failure.
Can a Doctor be Held Liable for a Patient's Opioid Abuse? A $17.6 Million Verdict Says “Yes”
A St. Louis jury awarded $17.6 million in damages to a couple who had filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a doctor for overprescribing opioid pain medication. The plaintiff, Brian Koon, was awarded $1.4 million and Michelle Koon, his estranged wife, was awarded $1.2 million. The remaining $15 million was awarded as punitive damages against the physician who prescribed the medication and the physician’s employer.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Christopher T.
Contact Christopher T., search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack