Author: Expert Witness Profiler
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Construction Expert’s Opinion Regarding the Siding Replacement Excluded
Tim Waldorf sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Company for breach of contract and bad faith stemming from State Farm’s denial of insurance coverage for damages allegedly caused to Waldorf’s residence following a hailstorm. State Farm filed a motion to strike the testimony of Aaron Brookens, one of Waldorf’s expert witnesses. Construction Expert Witness Aaron…
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Radiology Expert’s Appropriateness of Treatment Opinions Admitted
Plaintiff Sabrina Solomon was involved in a motor vehicle accident (“MVA”) in April 2021 that left her with “a permanent injury to the body as a whole” leading to this underinsured motorist benefits and loss of consortium case. One of Defendant’s expert witnesses, Dr. Richard A. Ofstein, emphasized that Plaintiff Sabrina Solomon’s brain imaging was…
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Burns Expert’s Testimony on Conscious Pain Admitted
Defendants owned and managed an apartment complex called The Trails at Flat Rock in Columbus, Georgia. In October of 2022, a fire occurred in Building A of the apartment complex. Kevin Ford, who was staying in unit A-24 with tenant Anthony Thorpe, died in the fire. Plaintiff, the administrator of Ford’s estate, asserted negligence claims…
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Economics Expert’s Opinion on Copyright Damages Excluded
Plaintiff The Upper Deck Company (“Upper Deck”) sued its former contractor, Ryan Miller (“Miller”), and its competitor, Ravensburger North America Inc. (“Ravensburger”), for claims arising from the alleged copying of Upper Deck’s new trading card game (“TCG”), Rush of Ikorr. Miller filed motions to exclude Plaintiff’s expert witnesses Dr. Roberto J. Cavazos and Dr. Ian Bogost while…
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Insurance Expert’s Testimony on Legal Obligations Excluded
Plaintiff The Lucia Family Trust (“Plaintiff” or the “Trust”) and non-party Daniel Unrein had a homeowners insurance policy (the “Policy”) with Defendant American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (“Defendant” or “American Family”). The policy covered a property located in Denver, Colorado (the “Property”). A fire occurred at the property in September 2021, and Unrein submitted…
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The Psychiatry Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Absence of Sexual Trauma
Defendant Wendy’s International, LLC operates a multinational fast food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers and French fries. M.B. was a minor female employee of a Wendy’s restaurant in Lutz, Florida. M.B. alleged that from September until December 2023, she was subjected to sexual harassment at Wendy’s by Jamaya Clemmons, a 25-year-old male Wendy’s employee. She…
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Compliance Expert’s Testimony on the Marketability of the Olivetol Excluded
Noramco and Dishman entered into a contract (“the Supply Agreement”) under which Dishman agreed to provide Noramco with a large amount of olivetol, an ingredient used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. The Supply Agreement required Dishman to supply Noramco with olivetol manufactured at Dishman’s facilities in India. The Agreement represented that those facilities were “c-GMP…
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Telecommunications Expert’s Testimony on Business Matters Excluded
Plaintiff Calltrol Corporation (“Plaintiff”) initiated this action on October 6, 2018, against LoxySoft AB and LoxySoft Inc. (together, “Defendants”), alleging breach of contract, tortious interference with prospective economic benefit, unfair competition, false and deceptive practices. Plaintiff sold call center software, hardware products, and related support services. LoxySoft Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of LoxySoft…
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Trucking Expert’s Testimony on the Preventability of the Accident Excluded
This case arises from a fatal automobile accident that occurred on September 22, 2017. Blake Haddox was traveling southbound on a motorcycle as Defendant Nicholas Roshon Moore drove a semi-truck in a northbound lane and turned left across traffic. The two collided, and Haddox died as a result. Defendants Central Freightlines, Inc. and Nicholas Roshon Moore (collectively,…
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Compliance Expert’s Testimony on the Hallmarks of a Pill Mill Excluded
Defendant Heather Marks, a nurse practitioner, is charged in a Superseding Indictment with distributing and conspiring (with her former co-defendant, Hemal Mehta, M.D.) to distribute Schedule II controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The Defendant also sought to introduce the testimony of Michael W. Staples, CMBI, as…
