Author: Expert Witness Profiler
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Architecture Expert Allowed to Opine on Storm Damage
This action arises from a claim for property damage brought by Plaintiff because of damage allegedly caused by a storm in May 2024. Plaintiff retained Anna Kangas of Boulder Construction as its expert tosupport its claim for damages against Church Mutual. Church Mutual filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Kangas because: (1) her…
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Corrections Expert Was Allowed to Opine on High-Risk Inmates
This case arises from the preventable death of Dalton Milby, who died by suicide on February 12, 2022, while in the custody of the Larue County Detention Center (“LCDC”). He was taken to LCDC, where he was put on suicide watch and issued an anti-suicide smock. Despite this, Milby managed to gain access to a…
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Marketing Expert Allowed to Opine on Deception
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) alleged that Defendant Doxo’s website and ads were confusing to some consumers and that Doxo committed certain technical disclosure violations. Federal Trade Commission filed motions to exclude Plaintiff’s expert witnesses, David True, Ann Schlosser and Brian Sowers. Payments Expert Witness David True is a consumer payments expert with over 35…
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Expert Testimony on Marine Docks Admitted
This matter arises from an allision on December 7, 2022, while the tug M/V BURRWOOD WISE was maneuvering a crane barge, the ALEX G, at a docking facility owned by Atalco. During this maneuver, the ALEX G made contact with a dock. An employee of Defendant, Gnots Reserve, Inc., was operating the tug. Atalco brought…
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Economics Expert Allowed to Opine on Lost Fringe Benefits
Plaintiff, Mark McCown, a locomotive engineer, fell on his buttocks and immediately experienced pain upon his fall and developed a condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”) due to the fall. McCown filed this suit against Defendant pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”) asserting that his fall and subsequent injury were due, at…
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Sexual Abuse Expert Allowed to Opine on School Policies
This case arises out of Plaintiff Jane Doe’s claims for child sexual abuse against a well-known, Rhode Island-based boarding school, Portsmouth Abbey School, the institution that hired and retained Plaintiff’s abuser, Michael Bowen Smith (“Smith”). Plaintiff attended Portsmouth Abbey from September 2010 to May 2014. In December 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint against Portsmouth Abbey…
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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…
