I keep thinking about how Max was cremated... apparently unusal for a Jewish family...
I wonder who's idea that was.... Dina or Jonah?
It is unfortuneate that Dina can not have a second autopsy....I can certainly understand why she would have another pathologist go over the findings.
BBM.
I think Dina might feel that she DID have a "second autopsy" for Max when she hired Dr. Melinek.
However, even with cremation as a final disposition, there still exists a great deal of information that another forensic pathologist could reexamine. Max has a large volume of medical information from his 5 days in ICU that is available, as well as the original autopsy report, notes, and official autopsy photographs. If she and/ or Jonah were to desire another "look", there is enough for other professionals to weigh in on their opinions.
With the high profile nature of these deaths, it's entirely possible that some very high level experts might do this
for free, provided they have access to everything-- not just portions of the record, etc. Having a number of experts review the records could be very persuasive to authorities to reopen Max's case-- if there is a consensus among a cadre of professionals beyond the ones paid for by Dina, that could be very persuasive. However, the risk is that the consensus might not be what Dina is currently persuaded is the answer.
If Dina really wants to "leave no stone unturned", she will cast a wide net, and plead with many other experts to review her son's records and weigh in with opinions. Because as long as she is wedded only to Dr. Melinek's opinion, I don't think anyone else will seriously listen to her requests to reopen the case.
And if she does intend to begin filing multiple civil lawsuits, which is anticipated by many people, having more than Bove's and Melinek's opinions could help her future cases there, too, if the findings support Dr. Melinek's.
But if there are future civil lawsuits in which Dr. Melinek's opinions are entered as evidence, well, for sure there will be a "war of experts".
I think that what we saw in Dr. Wecht's remarks on the Dr. Phil show are a preview to what could be other renowned experts who strongly disagree with Dr. Melinek.
Time will tell.