Author: Expert Witness Profiler
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Accounting Expert Witness Reliably Concludes That There Is No Common Value Ascribed to Points Universally
Plaintiffs, Angelique L. Lingard and Sudarien D. Smith brought this proposed consumer class action on behalf of themselves and other military servicemembers who are similarly situated against Defendants Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Inc. f/k/a Orange Lake Country Club, Inc. (“HICV”) for alleged violations of the Military Lending Act. Plaintiffs and the proposed class members purchased…
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Law Enforcement Expert Witness Cannot Opine on the Duties of Railway Police Officers in Idaho
On February 28, 2022, Adam Bennett stole a ride on a BNSF railcar in Kootenai County. BNSF Special Agent Daniel Mattson intercepted him and was informed by police dispatch—erroneously—that he had a warrant for his arrest in Washington but not Idaho. Based on this information, and COVID procedures governing misdemeanor arrests, Agent Mattson released Bennett…
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Computer Science Expert Witness’ Testimony About the Disclosure of App Users’ Email Addresses Admitted
In this putative class action, Plaintiff Charles Therrien claimed that Defendant Hearst Television, Inc. (HTV or Hearst), unlawfully disclosed his personally identifiable information – including a record of every video he had viewed on Hearst’s Apps – to two third parties, Braze and Google, in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act. HTV argued that its…
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Insurance Law Expert Witness’ Testimony Does Not Survive the Rule 37 Challenge
A fire took place overnight at Tiffany Keen and Trevor Wogrin’s newly-purchased residence at 45100 County Road 1 in Parker (the “Home”), on June 5-6, 2022 (the “Fire”), causing damage. The Home was insured by a homeowner’s insurance policy issued by Allstate (the “Policy”). The Insureds submitted a claim to Allstate on June 6, 2022…
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Transportation Safety Expert Witness’ Testimony About the Road Conditions Admitted
Plaintiff, Luvelle James alleged that during a winter storm on January 6, 2022, his car was struck on Interstate 55 by an Aramark truck being driven by Steven Moore. As a result of this crash, Plaintiff alleged injuries to his back, neck, and head. He sought damages for past and future medical bills, past and future mental and…
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Transportation Engineering Expert Witness’ Opinion on Routine Commerce Deemed Reliable
This lawsuit arises out of Port Arthur’s decision to designate Sassine Avenue as a “no truck route.” Kirk Thomas (“Thomas”) and KT Trucking and Cattle, LLC (“KT Trucking”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) engaged in various agricultural and commercial activities on Thomas’ property, including a land farming operation and the management of his personal trucking business. As a…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness’ Opinion Regarding Plaintiff’s Lane of Travel Ignored Physical Evidence
Plaintiff, William Harrison Sims’ claims arise out of an October 24, 2019, two-vehicle collision involving Plaintiff, who was operating the 2004 BMW (“Subject BMW”). Tameca Harris-Jackson (“Harris-Jackson”) was operating the Hyundai that collided with the Subject BMW. Plaintiff alleges he sustained “severe, permanent, and life-altering injuries” due to the driver-side Takata airbag unexpectedly rupturing and…
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Psychiatry Expert Witness’ Opinions Regarding the Clinical Sufficiency of Certain Guidelines Admitted
Kirsten W. sought payment of benefits for her son C.W.’s treatment at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy (“Open Sky”) and Telos Residential Treatment Center (“Telos”) from Defendants California Physicians’ Service d/b/a Blue Shield of California (“BSC”). C.W. was admitted to Open Sky and Telos for treatment of his depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol use disorders, poor impulse…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses’ Safer Alternative Forklift Designs Deemed Speculative
Plaintiff Deavrin Sneed (“Sneed”) filed this products liability case against Defendant Crown Equipment Corporation (“Crown”) after a workplace incident involving a Crown RC5500 Series stand-up rider forklift (the “subject forklift”). Crown’s RC5500 stand-up, side-stance forklifts are used to move palleted materials in warehouse facilities. When operating the forklift, the driver stands sideways with their hands on…
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Forensic Engineering Expert Witness’ Testimony Admitted Despite His Reliance on Virtual Evidence
SFR Services, LLC (“SFR”) sued American Coastal Insurance Company (“ACIC”) for breach of an insurance policy (the “Policy”) based on ACIC’s failure to provide coverage and remit payment for damage sustained by Steamboat Bend Condominium Association, Inc. (“Steamboat Bend”) during Hurricane Irma. SFR is the assignee of Steamboat Bend’s rights under the Policy. Plaintiff’s expert…
