Author: Expert Witness Profiler
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Biomechanics Expert Allowed to Opine on the Cause of Death
Plaintiff Tabria Montgomery’s father, Michael Montgomery sustained fatal injuries while operating a Bobst Mastercut 145 PER 2.0 Die-Cutter machine. She asserted claims individually on behalf of herself and her father’s estate against Defendant Bobst Group North America, Inc. (“Bobst NA”) for strict products liability, negligence, wrongful death, and survival. Plaintiff sought to exclude the opinions…
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Appraisal Expert Allowed to Opine on Just Compensation
This case concerns an alleged taking of nearly eighteen acres of real property within the bounds of the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District (“LAILD”) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. CMP owns property within the boundaries of the LAILD in Jefferson Parish. As part of the Rosethorne Basin Lafitte Tidal Protection Levee Project, LAILD entered CMP’s property…
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Law Enforcement Expert Allowed to Opine on Massage Business Inspections
Plaintiff Dai Trang Thi Nguyen brought this action against Defendant City of San Jose and Individual Supervisor Defendants Joseph Hatfield and Rachel Roberts alleging that a former City Code Inspector William Gerry sexually assaulted and extorted Plaintiff during his code enforcement inspections of her massage business, and Defendants allowed Gerry’s conduct to occur in deliberate…
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Construction Expert’s Building Budget Report Excluded
Plaintiffs’ home was damaged by a fire on June 21, 2021. At the time of the fire, Plaintiffs had an insurance policy with State Farm. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendant State Farm failed to abide by the policy which allowed, at the insureds’ option, to either have the damage repaired or pay for the damage. Plaintiffs…
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Safety Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on the Display Shelf
Linda Jackson sustained a fall injury while visiting an ALDI store in Kansas City after getting her foot caught in a display with an unprotected opening at floor level. Defendant filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Plaintiff’s expert, Kristen Cooper VanWieren. Safety Expert Witness Kristen Cooper VanWieren is a certified safety professional and…
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Correctional Healthcare Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Physical Symptoms
This action arises from the death of Gregory Neil Davis while he was incarcerated as a pretrial detainee at the Oklahoma County Detention Center. Plaintiff, as special administrator of the estate of Davis, alleged that numerous Jail and Medical Defendants acted with deliberate indifference to Davis’ serious medical needs in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment…
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Legal Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Reimbursement Allocation
Plaintiff Navigators Specialty Insurance Company sued SVO Building One, LLC for reimbursement of $5.5 million (before accrued interest) paid in defense of claims that were not even potentially covered under the applicable insurance policy. SVO filed a Daubert motion to exclude the testimony of Navigators’ expert witness André E. Jardini. Law And Legal Expert Witness…
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Civil Engineering Expert Allowed to Opine on Speed Bumps
Plaintiff Luz Query tripped and fell over a speed bump located in the parking lot of the Costco warehouse in New Orleans, Louisiana. Plaintiffs, Luz Query and Lance Query brought this negligence action seeking damages for Luz’s past and future medicals, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and loss of enjoyment of life, and for Lance’s…
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Civil Engineering Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Housekeeping Standards
On April 29, 2024, Helen Olenik and John Olenik were passengers aboard Carnival Corporation’s ship, M/V Carnival Pride. Helen Olenik fell on an exterior tile floor after walking through sliding glass doors leading from the interior of the ship to the Serenity pool deck. Defendants filed a motion to strike and exclude the opinions of…
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Accounting Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Damages to Uninsureds
This case centers on a landslide that occurred in May 2017 in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Mount Adams. At the time of the landslide, Plaintiff Metropolitan Design & Development, LLC (“MDD”) was insured under a commercial liability policy with Defendant Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Company (“Frankenmuth”). MDD performed construction work in the vicinity of the landslide…
