Author: Expert Witness Profiler
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Psychiatry Expert Witness’ Interpretation of the Diagnostic Criteria for PTSD Deemed Unreliable
Sarah Budd alleged that SkyWest (Defendant) discriminated against Budd by subjecting her to a sexually hostile work environment during her employment at SkyWest’s Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport facility and retaliating against her for reporting the harassment. Budd claimed that SkyWest placed her on indefinite administrative leave as retaliation. In response, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…
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Forensic Engineering Expert Witness’ Evaluation of the Safety Procedures Partly Excluded
It all started when Lewis Youngman fell from his motorized wheelchair while driving on the entry gangway of the Defendant’s cruise ship, Mariner of the Seas. Youngman alleged that, as a result of Defendant’s negligence, a certain portion of the gangway was impermissibly steep, uneven, and mis-leveled. Consequently, Youngman argues, the uneven flooring caused his…
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Firearms & Ballistics Expert Witness’ Testimony About the Unintentional Discharge Excluded
Plaintiff Michael Colwell alleged that a Sig Sauer P320, which he was issued in connection with his duties as a police officer in Troy, New York, discharged during a police training exercise even though Plaintiff never touched the trigger. Plaintiff testified that he put the gun in his holster during the exercise and was starting…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness’ Testimony Admitted Despite His Failure to Visit the Accident Scene
Sheila Harper’s vehicle was struck by a Ford F-350 driven by Michael LaBeau at an intersection on the Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Mississippi on August 10, 2021. Michael LaBeau was acting within the course and scope of his employment with the United States Navy when the accident took place. Harper filed an administrative complaint under the Federal…
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Maritime Expert Witness’ Testimony About the Historic Practices of the Navy Admitted
In October 2020, Sentilles (Plaintiff) was diagnosed with mesothelioma and subsequently filed a case asserting negligence and strict liability claims against multiple defendants, including Avondale (Defendant). He claimed that his asbestos exposure from the 1950s to the 1980s caused his illness. Sentilles stated that he was personally exposed to asbestos while working at Avondale’s shipyard…
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Court Approves of Economics Expert Witness’ Ex Ante Approach to Damages Calculation
Plaintiffs are a group of current and former KCS employees working as conductors and engineers, collectively referred to as Train, Engine & Yard (“TE&Y”) employees by the parties. They alleged an FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) discrimination claim based on KCS’s practice of placing on-call employees at the bottom of job boards (i.e., at…
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Trust and Estate Expert Witness’ Copilot-Generated Damage Estimate Rejected
Michael S. Weber (hereinafter the “Decedent”) died a resident of Saratoga County on December 7, 2003. He included rental property worth $485,000 in a trust for the deceased man’s son. The deceased man’s sister was responsible for executing the trust. The Court is supposed to assess if the executrix and trustee—the deceased man’s sister—breached her fiduciary…
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Expert Witness’ Limited Testimony on Medical Billing Considered Unhelpful
On June 27, 2019, Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident with an underinsured driver. At the time of the accident, Plaintiff was covered by an Uninsured and/or Underinsured Motorist (“UM”) policy issued by Defendant. Plaintiff issued a demand to Defendant for settlement at policy limits. On August 26, 2020, Plaintiff filed a civil…
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Insurance Expert Witness Barred From Opining On Electrical Equipment’s Sensitivity to Water Damage
On March 10, 2023, Subrigo International Corporation (“Subrigo”) initiated a lawsuit against Sentinel Insurance Company (“Sentinel”) in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Shortly thereafter, Sentinel transferred the case to the Federal Court. Subrigo’s claims arose from Sentinel’s refusal to cover property damage caused by flooding at its business location. Subrigo operated a data center in…
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Intellectual Property Expert Witness Cannot Cloak her Testimony on Validity with her Experience
EPP and Paveloc both construct and sell “erosion prevention” systems that are used in retaining walls. The systems are made up of interlocking hiocks. EPP has a patent on its “Channel Lock II block” (US Patent No. 8,123,435) (“the 435 patent”). At some point the business relationship soured. Paveloc stopped making the EPP product and began…
