Category: Expert Challenges
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Economics Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Punitive Damages
Plaintiff Kimberly McKinney filed a wrongful termination action against Land O’Lakes, citing its failure to accommodate her disability and work limitations stemming from injuries she sustained due to an unsafe condition at work. Defendant sought to preclude the testimony of Plaintiff’s retained experts Dr. Joseph Penbera and Dr. Julie Armstrong. Economics Expert Witness Joseph J.…
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Psychiatry Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Life Expectancy
Plaintiff Brigid “Bridie” Farrell alleged that Defendant Gabel groomed and sexually abused her from June 1997 to January 1998, when she was 15 and Gabel was 33. Plaintiff was a competitive short-track speedskater in the 1990s and 2000s. Defendant United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (“USOPC”) filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Plaintiff’s…
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Plastic Surgery Expert Allowed to Opine on Second Degree Burns
Plaintiff, Anna Ortega, alleged that hot water from a hotel room shower “caused a large second degree burn on [her] left lower leg.” The incident occurred on February 11, 2024 at the L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles. Plaintiff has retained Dr. Derek Lou, a plastic surgeon to provide an opinion on her injuries. Lou opined…
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Law And Legal Expert Not Allowed to Opine on the Remodeling Project
This matter arises from damage to Plaintiffs Jacob and Suzanne Kuehn’s home caused by a water loss in December 2023. The Kuehns sued Safeco Insurance Company of America (“Safeco”) alleging breach of contract, violation of the Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”), bad faith, and violation of the Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”). In advance of trial,…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Float Valve Clogging
Grace Pennington filed a complaint alleging that she was seriously injured by an Instant Pot ULTRA Pressure Cooker she had purchased from Kohl’s Corporation. The Defendant filed a motion to exclude the opinions of the Plaintiff’s expert, Dr. David M. Rondinone. Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness David Michael Rondinone holds an M.S. degree and a Ph.D.…
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Geology Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Subsurface Conditions
This case arises out of Plaintiffs’ claim that structural damage to their home at 496 Southwood Drive in Madisonville, Kentucky, was caused by coal mine subsidence. Val Smith and Gwen Smith obtained a homeowners’ policy from American Strategic Insurance Corp. (“ASIC”) and claimed that mine subsidence caused structural movement and cracking. ASIC denied the claim…
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Psychiatry Expert Allowed to Opine on Psychological Injuries
Plaintiff Brigid “Bridie” Farrell alleged that Defendant Gabel groomed and sexually abused her from June 1997 to January 1998. Plaintiff filed a motion to exclude the expert testimony of Defendants’ expert, Dr. Charles Saldanha, pursuant to Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Psychiatry Expert Witness Charles Edwin Saldanha graduated from Emory University with…
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Accounting Expert Was Partly Allowed to Opine on the Business Relationship
This case involves a contract dispute between the Douglas and Amy Mottram and Robert Radke. Prior to 2018, the Mottrams entered into four joint ventures with Radke, in which Radke would buy land in California, on which the Mottrams would construct homes to be resold for mutual profit. Beginning in 2018, the Mottrams and Radke…
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Statistics Expert Allowed to Opine on Over-Detention
Plaintiffs Alanna Dunn, Reginald Haymon, Adam Day, Eric Zeider, Cameron Leonard, and Jason Wilson filed this class action alleging that the deliberate indifference of Cuyahoga County and the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department caused them to be over-detained in the Cuyahoga County Jail after the legal basis for their detention ceased to exist. Plaintiffs retained Lacey…
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Entertainment Industry Expert Not Allowed to Opine on a Party’s Mental State
In this breach-of-contract suit stemming from an exclusive license to present a live touring show of the popular children’s show, CoComelon, Plaintiff/Counterclaim Defendant CCM Touring LLC and Counterclaim Defendant S2BN Entertainment Corporation (“S2BN”) (collectively, the “CCM Parties”) sought to exclude the opinions and testimony of Eric Grilly and George Wade, experts for Defendant/Counterclaimant Moonbug Entertainment…
