Crossing the $3.3 Million “Expert” Dr. Timothy Munzing
Ronald Chapman II (Standing), crosses Dr. Timothy Munzing during the Macomb County Preliminary Exam. Brian Legghio (seated) and Dr. Swetech (Seated) are also in attendance.
Crossing the $3.3 Million Dollar Expert: Dr. Timothy Munzing
Photo Credit: Jameson Cook, Macomb Daily
His testimony caused the reversal of a conviction in United States v. Romano. A Federal Administrative Law Judge and former U.S. Marine Corps General called him “loquacious” and “unhelpful,” adding that he was “winging it” and that he was making it up as he went along.
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Having secured $3.3 million worth of contracts with the DOJ to testify almost exclusively against physicians, the trail of terror that Dr. Munzing has caused has likely impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands, including pain patients, physicians, and their families. Yet, in this small courtroom in Macomb County, we find Dr. Munzing testifying in this State prosecution matter.
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Not having any addiction medicine credentials, he offered his opinion about buprenorphine, claiming, in response to questions, that it provides a euphoric feeling.
Despite criticizing this and every other physician for insufficient documentation, he failed to cite to documents that were used to create his “standard of care” in his report. His recitation of the seven-page standard “every” physician must comply with seems to exist only in his mind.
Despite being paid handsomely for his career as an expert witness, he magically can’t recall how much he had made in total. Other court records verified that he landed $3.3 million in contracts.
Court will resume in July and Munzing will continue his testimony.
Transcripts of the cross will be available when it’s complete. Come back to this page for updates as more develops.