Category: Expert Challenges
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Economics Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Income Losses
Plaintiffs Shazad Buksh (“Buksh”) and Krishna Gathani (“Gathani”) brought this case alleging, among other causes, discrimination and retaliation by Defendants William Sarchino, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and Southwestern Vermont Health Care. To calculate their damages, both Plaintiffs disclosed the economic expert witness Stephanie Seguino, Ph.D. Economics Expert Witness Stephanie Seguino, Ph.D. is “Emerita Professor Economics…
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Watershed Expert Not Allowed to Opine on CRLF and TWG
In this action, a group of environmental organizations seek to compel Defendant County of San Luis Obispo (“Defendant”) to make changes to how it operates a dam and related infrastructure in the Arroyo Grande Creek (“AG Creek”) watershed. Plaintiffs claimed that the County’s operations have caused significant harm to the South-Central California Coast Steelhead trout…
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Biomechanics Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Railroad Rules
This is a case under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”) to recover damages for personal injuries Plaintiff Rachael Snider alleged that she sustained during the scope of her employment working as a conductor for the Defendant railroad. Union Pacific has offered the testimony of Dr. Jeffrey P. Broker. Snider sought to exclude Broker’s testimony…
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Cybersecurity Expert Not Allowed to Opine on ADA Compliance Requirements
In May 2025, Plaintiff Richard Paul Merrell filed the operative putative class action complaint against Defendant Ralph Lauren Corporation. Plaintiff is visually impaired and legally blind, and he uses screen-reading software to read website content using his computer. Screen-reading software (or a “screen reader”) allows blind and visually impaired users to access websites using a…
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Law and Legal Expert Allowed to Opine on Environmental Insurance Products
ResinTech commenced this action against AIG and Odell arising from AIG’s denial of coverage for environmental liabilities asserted against ResinTech by the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (“CCMUA”) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”). ResinTech asserted claims against AIG for breach of contract and declaratory judgment and, in the alternative, asserted claims…
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Accounting Expert Allowed to Opine on Net Service Level Payments
Plaintiffs The Avon Company and LG H&H Company, Ltd. (“Avon,” or Plaintiffs) brought this suit against Fareva Morton Grove, Inc. and Fareva S.A. (collectively “Fareva,” or Defendants) for a breach of their long-term Manufacturing and Supply Agreement (the “MSA”). Fareva filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Avon’s two experts, Anthony J. Campanelli and…
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Civil Engineering Expert Not Allowed to Opine on the General Contractor’s Responsibilities
This case arises out of large solar projects at four sites in Georgia: Perry, Clay, Lumpkin, and Fort Valley. Plaintiff IEA Constructors, LLC was a general contractor for these projects. IEA Constructors hired Defendant Westwood Professional Services, Inc. to prepare plans for stormwater management and sediment control. IEA alleged that Westwood’s design plans were deficient…
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Retail Operations Expert Not Allowed to Opine on the Tipped-Over Cone
The instant matter is a personal injury action arising out of an incident on March 14, 2021 where Plaintiff, Jaliska Marte claims that she tripped and fell on an orange safety cone at the Howell, NJ Walmart store. Defendant argued that the liability report from Plaintiff’s retail expert, Daniel Schroeder, CSM, is an inadmissible net…
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Coal Industry Expert Allowed to Opine on Resale Damages
United Coal Company, LLC (“United Coal”) brought this action against Xcoal Energy and Resources (“Xcoal”), alleging that Xcoal failed to accept delivery of coal under two separate purchase orders. Emily Medine is United Coal’s expert witness on damages. Medine produced an expert report providing initial damages calculations, a rebuttal report responding to Xcoal’s expert, Fran…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Vehicle Dynamics Was Not Fully Admitted
Manichanh Sitivong sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for injuries she sustained when her car collided with a car driven by a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent. Sitivong sought to exclude the government’s biomechanical engineering expert, Keith Stolworthy, Ph.D, P.E. Sitivong argued that Stolworthy’s report (1) incorrectly assumed that Sitivong…
