Author: Expert Witness Profiler
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Nursing Expert’s Infection Preventionist Testimony Excluded
Plaintiffs Elizabeth Combs, Thomas Johnston, Kimberly Herechberger and Michelle Boltz brought religious discrimination claims against their former employer PeaceHealth for failure to accommodate their religious beliefs in opposition to COVID-19 vaccination. In addition to bringing a religious discrimination claim, Boltz brought a disability discrimination claim against PeaceHealth for failure to accommodate her disability under the…
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Fire Investigation Expert’s Specific Ignition-Source Opinion Excluded
This subrogation action arises from a fire that occurred on April 10, 2022, involving a dump truck owned by Boggs Transport, Inc. (“Boggs”) and insured by Plaintiff Amerisure Insurance Company (“Amerisure”). The fire began in a parked dump truck identified as Truck No. 863 at Boggs’s facility in Pageland, South Carolina, and spread to four…
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Marketing Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Trademark Dilution
Plaintiffs Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Motor America, Inc. (collectively “Hyundai Motor” or “Plaintiffs”) are one of the largest automobile manufacturers worldwide, with vehicle sales in over 150 countries. Defendant Hyundai Technology is a manufacturer and seller of consumer electronics products including tablets, laptop computers/notebooks, desktop computers, monitors, digital storage, cell phones, and accessories. The…
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Law Enforcement Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Tattoo Appearance Policy Standards
Benjamin Torres is a Captain with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He claimed that he was retaliated against by the Department for having a station tattoo. Specifically, he alleged that he had been passed over for promotion because of a Department “policy” that prevents individuals with station tattoos from being promoted to Commander. Defendants…
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Statistics Expert Allowed to Opine on PFAS Exposure
This case arises out of the contamination of surface waters and drinking water in Chattooga County, Georgia, with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as “PFAS.” In essence, Plaintiff Earl Parris, Jr., alleged that the Defendants have contaminated his city’s water supply and thus his household water with PFAS. Parris is a resident of Summerville, Georgia,…
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Traffic Safety Expert’s Due Diligence Opinions Admitted
In this civil action, the Plaintiffs—Jacob Yoder, Shawn Yoder, and Natasha Yoder—brought various state-law claims against Conaway Racing & Trucking, LLC (“Conaway”); Aaron J. Pacheco; Builders FirstSource, Inc., Builders FirstSource-Atlantic Group, and Probuild Company, LLC (collectively, the “BFS Defendants”); and D.R. Horton, Inc., along with an unnamed John Doe Defendant, arising from a motor-vehicle accident…
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Geology Expert’s Testimony on Potential Alternative Sources Admitted
This case arises out of the contamination of surface waters and drinking water in Chattooga County, Georgia, with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as “PFAS.” In essence, Plaintiff Earl Parris, Jr., alleged that the Defendants have contaminated his city’s water supply and thus his household water with PFAS. Parris is a resident of Summerville, Georgia,…
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Survey Research Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Customer Experience
State of Connecticut and Federal Trade Commission, sued Chase Nissan LLC, d/b/a Manchester City Nissan (“MCN) and multiple individuals, alleging that MCN, along with others, acted together to defraud thousands of consumers. The Plaintiffs alleged that the Defendants charged consumers for additional products or services (“addons”) that consumers never agreed to purchase. The Plaintiffs claimed…
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Computer Science Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Minting Activity
Plaintiff Trenton Smith brought claims against Defendant Nelk, Inc. doing business as Nelk or Full Send, Defendant Nelk USA, Inc., Defendant Metacard LLC, Defendant Kyle Forgeard (“Kyle”), and Defendant John Shahidi (“John”) (collectively, “Defendants”) related to Plaintiff’s Metacard purchases. Smith alleged that Defendants made promises regarding the benefits of owning a the Metacard NFT (“Metacard”)…
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Law Enforcement Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Ride-Along Policies
Zailey Hess sued former Hammond police officer Jamie Garcia, alleging that he sexually assaulted and harassed her during a ride-along for her criminal justice class in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses. Garcia filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Hess’ expert witness, Dan Kender. Law Enforcement Expert Witness…
