Author: Expert Witness Profiler
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Immunology Expert Witness’ Redevelopment Opinion Excluded
Plaintiff I-Mab Biopharma (“I-Mab” or “Plaintiff”) brought trade secret misappropriation claims against Defendants Inhibrx, Inc. (“Inhibrx”) and Brendan Eckelman (“Dr. Eckelman” and collectively with Inhibrx, “Defendants”). Plaintiff asserted that Defendants misappropriated nine trade secrets (that correspond to molecules designed to treat cancer) that are referred to herein as Trade Secret 1, Trade Secret 2, Trade…
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Insurance Expert Witness’ Testimony Excluded Despite Being Crucial to Plaintiff’s Claims
The CLM Trust is the owner of real property including a home and multiple barns located at 25 Cattle Farm Road in Picayune, Mississippi. At all times relevant, these structures were insured under a homeowner’s policy issued by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company. CLM’s lawsuit arises from alleged damages caused by Tropical Storm Claudette…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Improper State-of-Mind Testimony Excluded
Plaintiffs Richard Dennis, Port 22, LLC, and Michael Glass asserted Commodity Exchange Act and Sherman Antitrust Act claims, alleging that the Andersons, Inc. and Cargill Incorporated, who were supposed competitors, operated multiple grain storage warehouses in Ohio and collaborated to manipulate prices of soft red winter wheat futures and options contracts on the Chicago Board of…
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Accounting Expert Witness’ Approach to Calculating Lost Profits is Accepted in the Relevant Field
Plaintiff Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (“DSG”) filed a lawsuit against Defendants Forbes/Cohen Florida Properties, L.P. (“Forbes”) and The Gardens Venture LLC (“Gardens Venture”) (collectively “Defendants”). DSG claimed that Forbes tortiously interfered with its business and contractual relationships, which involved Sears, Roebuck, and Co. (“Sears”) and Transform Operating Stores LLC (“Transform”), specifically regarding the sublease…
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Pulmonary Disease Expert Witness’ Opinions on the Reliability of the DOH Investigations are Barred
Plaintiff Lori LaRock filed a medical malpractice and negligence against Albany County Nursing Home (“ACNH”), the County of Albany, Larry Slatky, Debbie Gossman, Rhonda Lyga, and John and Jane Does #1-5 (collectively “Defendants”). Plaintiff asserted that she and her family often found Sanford unfed, unbathed, ungroomed, and covered in his own urine and vomit. On…
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Psychology Expert Witness’ Behavioral Analysis Based on General Cognitive Model Rejected
Plaintiff Matthew Alan Hearn brought certain claims against the Defendants City of Bakersfield, police detective Christian Walter Hernandez V, police sergeant Nathan A. Anderberg, and probation officer S. Jauch, collectively “City Defendants,” and County of Kern, collectively “County Defendants”. He based these claims on their actions during a law enforcement encounter on September 27, 2020,…
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Social Work Expert Witness’ Testimony Explaining the Dynamics of Domestic Violence Admitted
Defendant Michael Johnson is charged with the following: unlawful imprisonment, assault of a domestic partner by strangulation and suffocation, interstate domestic violence, witness tampering, and assault. Johnson claimed that the Government has not filed a notice to call Holly Rosen, provided her curriculum vitae, a statement of her expected testimony, or the basis and methodology…
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Testimony of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Expert Witness Concerning Plaintiff’s Life Care Plan Is Not Entirely Based on Speculation
Plaintiff Towanda R. Futrell filed this personal injury action on August 28, 2023. The action arises from a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 64 on December 16, 2022, when a tractor-trailer owned by AV Leasing, LLC, leased by Triton Logistics, Inc., and driven by Daniel Cramer, collided with a bus on which Futrell was a…
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Intellectual Property Expert Witness’ Testimony Admitted Because it Does Not Invoke the Entire Market Value Rule
Plaintiff Wireless Alliance, LLC (“Plaintiff” or “Wireless Alliance”) brought allegations against Defendants AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Services, Inc., and AT&T Corp. (“Defendants” or “AT&T”). Wireless Alliance asserted that AT&T infringed on several United States patents concerning enhancements to cellular networking systems. The patents in question include United States Patent No. 9,144,106 (the “‘106 patent”), Patent…
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Law Enforcement Expert Witness’ Disclosure Held to be Inadequate
This case deals with the indictment of Derik Carothers. He is charged with three offenses. At Count One, the grand jury charged him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine base, in the form commonly known as crack, a Schedule II controlled substance. At Count Two, the grand…
