Category: Architecture Expert Witness
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Human Factors Expert Witness’ Opinions About Tripping on the Raised Fuel Pump Excluded
On November 30, 2022, Plaintiff, Cynthia Burgett, was at the Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh convenience store in Prairie Village, Kansas, to purchase gas. The gas station’s fuel pump islands are shaped like an “H” and also referred to by the parties as a “dog bone” shape. The fuel pump islands are elevated above the parking…
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Extensive and Complicated Report by Architecture Expert Witness Admitted Despite Claims of Insufficient Disclosure
In 2015, Defendant/Counter-Plaintiff C70 Builders, Inc. contracted with Plaintiff Mid-South Outlet Shops, LLC c/o Tanger Management, LLC for the construction of the Tanger Outlets Southaven, an open-air mall in Southaven, Mississippi. The Mall opened in November 2015. According to C70, the first design modifications were subsequently installed at several buildings on the Project by C70…
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Architecture Expert Witness Barred From Offering Legal Conclusions Regarding an Unreasonable Risk of Harm
This case involves injuries caused by a falling sign at a retail store. Allison Howard alleged that on March 27, 2023, she was shopping in a Target store when she was hit in the neck and upper back by an improperly attached metal and wooden sign that fell from the top shelf of the aisle…
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Architecture Expert Witness Fails to Establish the Reliability of his Stability Testing Methodology
A district judge in Louisiana limited the testimony of a renowned architect, citing a complete failure to explain the origin of his methodology or to point to scientific support for the technique that reliably predicts the likelihood that a canopy on display in a store is dangerous, despite his years of experience. To begin with,…
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Architecture Expert Witness Testimony on Causation and Floor Safety Admitted
On December 12, 2020, Lynda S. Rowland and Patricia M. Stallcup planned to dine at the Outback Steakhouse in Shreveport. Rowland, who arrived first, slipped while walking to a small booth in the lounge area but managed to break her fall by reaching and grabbing the back of an adjacent booth. Shortly after, Stallcup arrived…
