Author: Expert Witness Profiler
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Mechanical Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Shooting Reconstruction Admitted
Plaintiff Edgar T. Rodriguez filed this civil rights lawsuit against Defendants, including the City of Eugene as well as individuals Timothy Hunt, Mark Hubbard, and Faith McCready. This case arises out of a police response to a disturbance at Plaintiff’s apartment on September 10, 2016, during which Plaintiff was shot by Defendants Hubbard and Hunt…
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Infectious Disease Expert’s Testimony on Vaccine Hesitancy Admitted
This case arises out of Plaintiff Cheyanne Dixson’s 2022 termination as a police officer with the Issaquah Police Department after Defendant, the City of Issaquah, determined it could not accommodate Plaintiff’s religious exemption to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, an employment requirement implemented by Defendant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dixon was a patrol officer in the City’s…
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Medical Coding Expert’s Testimony About the Health Insurance Claims Admitted
Plaintiff Michael Swartzendruber claimed that Defendants United Healthcare Insurance Company and United Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. (collectively “United”), and Defendants Sentara RMH Medical Center and RMH Medical Group, LLC (collectively “Sentara”) overcharged him for hospital services and/or by making misrepresentations about the charges for his blood tests. On each occasion, Swartzendruber’s blood was drawn at…
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Orthopedic Surgery Expert’s Testimony on Medical Negligence Excluded
Plaintiff Nicholas Price, a former Virginia inmate, filed this civil rights action against Defendant Kyle Smith, M.D. (“Dr. Smith”), alleging that Smith wasdeliberately indifferent to Price’s serious medical needs after he sustained significant knee injuries while playing basketball at Augusta Correctional Center (“ACC”). Smith filed a motion to exclude the medical opinions of Price’s expert…
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Civil Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Glulam Beams’ Failure Admitted
Defendant D.R. Johnson Lumber Co. is an engineered wood productsmanufacturer located in Riddle, OR. Plaintiff Jasmine Vineyards, Inc. is a grower of table grapes located in Delano, CA. Plaintiff asserted a negligence claim against Defendant based on allegations that Defendant “fabricated and/or supplied glulam wood beams in connection with a commercial construction project for Plaintiff”…
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Parking Expert’s Testimony on Drain Clogs Limited
Plaintiff, Mary Lynn Feakes, brought this premises liability action, alleging negligence related to a slip and fall accident that occurred on Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s property on June 5, 2021. Feakes alleged that she slipped and fell on an unidentified mud-like substance in a parking space while walking from her parked car to the Shady…
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Neurosurgery Expert’s Testimony About the Cause of Low Back Pain Admitted
Plaintiff Ellen Thomas brought this action against Defendant Smith’s Food & Drug Centers alleging negligence relating to a slip and fall in December 2020. Defendant filed a motion to strike the testimony of Plaintiff’s expert, Dr. James J. Lynch, regarding future possible medical treatment and the cause thereof. Plaintiff saw Lynch, at Swift Institute, on March…
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Forensic Accounting Expert Allowed to Testify Despite Lack of SQL Expertise
Plaintiff Pietoso, Inc. operates Café Napoli restaurant in Clayton, Missouri. It has a Service Agreement for waste removal from the restaurant with Defendant Allied Services, LLC—a subsidiary of Defendant Republic Services, Inc. The Service Agreement sets a basic-service rate of $323 per month, but it allows Allied to unilaterally increase this rate for certain enumerated…
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Marketing Expert’s Testimony Was Admitted Despite His Lack of Legal Credentials
X Social Media LLC (“X Social Media”) and X Corp. both use the letter “X” in association with closely related advertising services. Put simply, X Corp. is an online and app-based social-media platform that allows users to create and share a wide range of digital content, including advertisements. X Social Media is an advertising agency…
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Law Enforcement Expert Was Barred From Testifying Because His Report Was Not Produced on Time
Plaintiff Tonya Armstead Miller brought five claims on behalf of herself and the estate of Roderick Marcell Inge relating to the fatal shooting of Mr. Inge. Specifically, Miller alleged that Defendant Chief Brent Blankley “maintained a system of grossly inadequate training” that caused officers to violate Inge’s Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights (“Count One”); that Defendant Officers John Beasley…
