Author: Expert Witness Profiler
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Chemical Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Catalyst Damage Excluded
Plaintiff, a manufacturer of materials (e.g., nylon), contracted with Defendant to provide railcar switching services at Plaintiff’s Pensacola plant. On November 24, 2023, Defendant misidentified a railcar containing resin and delivered it to the phenol unloading area at Plaintiff’s plant. The resin railcar was unloaded into Plaintiff’s phenol holding tank, and Plaintiff alleged that the…
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Plant Pathology Expert Allowed to Opine on HLVd Infection
Plaintiff is a Delaware limited liability business suing multiple individuals and related trusts for securities fraud arising out of a transaction in which Defendants allegedly induced Plaintiff to purchase over $25 million of Devi Holdings stock through fraudulent misrepresentations about Devi’s financial condition and unpaid tax liabilities. Devi Holdings was a business engaged in engaged…
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Chemical Engineering Expert Allowed to Opine on Railcar Switching
Ascend’s claims arise from Rescar’s misidentification and delivery of a railcar containing resin to Ascend’s phenol unloading area at Ascend’s manufacturing facility located near Pensacola, Florida. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC designated Aaron Imrie as a retained expert to opine on the misdelivery of the railcar and the impact of the mistake on Plaintiff’s equipment…
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Industrial Hygiene Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Falling Debris
Plaintiff Douglas Looney, Evergreen’s employee, was standing behind a vacuum truck to wash its interior when a chunk of ash flew out, injuring him. Defendant intended to present the expert testimony of Jason Henthorn at trial. Plaintiffs asked the Court to exclude Henthorn’s testimony pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702. Industrial Hygiene Expert Witness…
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Architecture Expert Not Allowed to Opine on the Safety of Retail Escalators
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (“DSG”) operated a retail location in Lyndhurst, Ohio. After the lone up-down escalator in the Lyndhurst Store stopped working, it was not barricaded though the escalator remained non-operational and stationery. Tiffiney Jones contended that she felt a sharp pain in her toe while climbing the stationary escalator and had stepped on…
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Insurance Expert Not Allowed to Opine on the Cause of Death
Plaintiffs are the estate and heirs of Timothy Hunt, who was killed in a grain engulfment accident. Defendant is the insurance company who insured the farm (Butts Farms) where the accident occurred. Defendant denied coverage for the accident under the policy. Butts Farms assigned its claims to Plaintiffs as part of an arbitration and non-execution…
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Animal Behavior Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Drug Detection Dogs
Defendant, Jose Ruiz Flores, has been indicted for one count of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine. The question is whether Officer Eric Rosales had reasonable suspicion to conduct a dog sniff using K9 Sully. Defendant’s expert, James Ha, presented expert testimony related to K9 odor-detection. The government stipulated to…
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Law Enforcement Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on the Suspect’s Flight
Hakim Ledbetter was charged with: attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, and 1,000 grams or more of PCP and aiding and abetting; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; and possession of a firearm by a felon. The Government…
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Industrial Hygiene Expert’s Testimony on Environmental Exposure Limited
Plaintiffs Erica Dandry Constanza and Monica Dandry Hallner alleged that Decedent Michael P. Dandry, Jr., while an employee for Huntington Ingalls Incorporated’s (“Avondale”), was exposed to asbestos and asbestos-containing products manufactured, distributed, sold, and/or handled by Avondale and other parties. Decedent was born in 1953, and the family home at the time of his birth…
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Psychology Expert’s Testimony on Grooming Limited
This case arose from allegations of sexual abuse of a minor that purportedly occurred in 2006 but was not disclosed by the alleged victim until 2020. As the matter proceeded toward trial, both parties intended to introduce testimonial evidence at trial from experts in topics related to psychology. Although the Government did not challenge the…
