Category: Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness
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Accounting Expert Allowed to Testify About the Lifetime Loss of Earnings
Plaintiff Kimberly Breuil claimed that she was injured in a motor vehicle accident that took place on October 8, 2021. Breuil claimed that her injuries have made it painful to look downward and difficult to lift objects. As a result, she is seeking future lost wages and diminished earning capacity totaling between $483,273 and $1,085,644.…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert’s Opinion on Crew’s Inadequate Response Admitted
Plaintiff Sky Jet sought economic damages related to the destruction of the left engine of its 1996 Beech 1900D aircraft. Defendant VSE overhauled an engine part called a fuel control unit (“FCU”). Sky Jet claimed that the fuel control unit malfunctioned during two attempts to start to the aircraft, causing elevated internal engine temperatures, also…
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Testimony of Rehabilitation Expert Admitted Despite Reliance on Medical Opinions
This is a personal-injury action arising out of a motor-vehicle accident between Plaintiff Jose Ricardo Olvera-Velazquez and Defendant Jose Hernandez De La Rosa. Defendant MVT Transportation LLC (“MVT”) has stipulated that Defendant De La Rosa was acting in the course and scope of his employment with MVT at the time of the accident. According to…
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Radiology Expert Barred From Providing Testimony Related to Biomechanics
This automotive product liability case arises from a rear-end collision involving a 2020 Honda Odyssey (“subject vehicle”) that resulted in serious injuries to Plaintiff James Assey. On June 16, 2021, Plaintiffs James and Joan Assey were traveling in the subject vehicle on Interstate 26 near Columbia, South Carolina, at approximately 55 miles per hour when…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert’s Testimony About Each Vehicle’s Damage Admitted
On March 12, 2021, Linda Maraldo was waiting at a red light in her 2017 Chevrolet Sonic. Behind her, Cynthia O’Hara was operating a United States Postal Service (“USPS”) box truck. When the light turned green, O’Hara took her foot off the brake, causing the truck to move forward and collide with Maraldo’s vehicle. Maraldo…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert Disregards Physical Evidence
William Harrison Sims sustained facial injuries from shrapnel when his BMW’s airbag malfunctioned. He subsequently filed a lawsuit against BMW, claiming negligence and strict product liability. In the legal proceedings, BMW’s accident reconstruction expert, Amanda Duran, P.E., was accused by the Plaintiff of selectively endorsing a defense-favorable theory of the accident without sufficient justification. Defendants…
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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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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness’ Testimony About the Driver’s Speed at the Time of the Collision Admitted
This lawsuit stems from a motor vehicle accident. The two-vehicle collision occurred around 12:12 P.M. on January 4, 2023 in the left northbound lane of U.S. Highway 45, a divided four lane highway. On the date and time in question, Plaintiff Kimberly Allcorn was driving a 2019 Kia Forte in the right lane of northbound traffic.…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness’ Testimony Admitted Despite His Failure to Calculate G-Force
On October 24, 2019, William Harrison Sims (Plaintiff) was driving his 2004 BMW 330Ci (the “Vehicle”) in Florida when another vehicle unexpectedly turned left in front of him, causing a minor accident. As a result of the collision, the Vehicle’s front driver-side airbag was signaled to deploy. However, the airbag inflator unexpectedly ruptured and shot…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness’ Opinion Regarding Alcohol as a Possible Cause of the Collision Excluded
The dispute in this matter arose from a collision that occurred in Greene County, Tennessee on May 25, 2021, at or around 2:45 p.m., involving two tractor trailers and a service vehicle. At the same time that Darryl Jerome Packer was attempting to re-enter the right lane of travel, Ronald Forsyth was driving his truck…
