Category: Economics Expert Witness
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Psychology Expert Witness’ Supplemental Report on Complex PTSD Struck as Untimely
Plaintiff Arthur Williams (“Plaintiff”) filed this action against Defendants East Meadow Union Free School District, Matthew Melnick, Scott Eckers, Alisa Baroukh, Eileen Napolitano, Joseph Parisi, Marcee Rubenstein, Melissa Tell, Dr. Kenneth Card, and Dr. Patrick Pizzo (collectively, “Defendants”), alleging discrimination based on race, color, and age, as well as a hostile work environment and retaliatory…
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Claimants’ Arguments Address the Weight of the Government’s Experts’ Statements
On March 2, 2022, President Biden instructed the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to seize the assets of wealthy Russians as part of his administration’s response to the Russian operations in Ukraine. Specifically, the Government sought forfeiture of the M/Y Amadea, International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) No. 1012531, including all fixtures, fittings, manuals, stocks, stores, inventories, and…
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Court Admits Economics Expert Witness’ Analysis of Plaintiff’s Postinjury Economic Capacity in the Absence of the Incident
The present lawsuit involves a tort dispute arising from an incident in which Andrés González-Pérez (“Plaintiff” or “González”) was allegedly injured after he fell from a poorly maintained ladder that provided access to a vessel owned and operated by Harley Marine Financing LLC (“HMF”) and Harley Marine NY, Inc. (“HMNY,” collectively “Defendants” or “Harley Marine”).…
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Economics Expert Witness Allowed to Opine on Educational Loss
Plaintiffs Jennifer Le Pape (“Mother”) and Frederic Le Pape (“Father”) (collectively, “Parents”), on behalf of their child, Alexandre Le Pape (“Alex”), and Alex, individually, (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) brought intentional discrimination claims against Defendant Lower Merion School District (the “District”), alleging that the District failed to take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with Alex were as…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Event Study Admitted Despite the High Rate of False Positives
Plaintiffs Richard Dennis, Port 22, LLC, and Michael Glass asserted Commodity Exchange Act and Sherman Antitrust Act claims, alleging that The Andersons, Inc. (“TAI”) and Cargill Incorporated, who were supposed competitors, operated multiple grain storage warehouses in Ohio and collaborated to manipulate prices of soft red winter wheat (“SRW wheat”) futures and options contracts on the…
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Psychiatry Expert Witness’ Opinions on the Sufficiency of the County’s Suicide Prevention Policies and Training Admitted
This case arises from the in-custody death of Joseph Morton (“Morton”) at Vista Detention Facility (“VDF”). Morton was arrested for attempted robbery and booked at VDF on May 11, 2020, one day after release from a 5150 hold. Morton committed suicide six days later, on May 17. Plaintiffs allege medical care claims under 42 U.S.C.…
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Economics Expert Witness Allowed to Calculate the Plaintiff’s Decreased Earning Capacity
This matter arises from an automobile accident in Valparaiso where one of the Plaintiffs, Terry Larson, sustained serious injury. His wife, Jayne, also seeks damages for a loss of consortium. Larson disclosed that he expected Stan Smith to testify “regarding the economic harm caused by the injuries that Plaintiff suffered as a result of the April…
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Vocational Rehabilitation Expert Witness’ Opinions On Wage Rates in the Mexican Labor Market Admitted Despite Alleged Flaws
After Aries Marine filed its Complaint for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability (the “Limitation Action), seven individuals filed claims for personal injury, including Glenn Gibson, Ronald Williams, Luis H. Jimenez (aka Gilberto Gomez Rojas), Gabriel Vilano, Lee Bob Rose, Tomas Arce-Perez, and Calvin Abshire. The first six Claimants referenced above have retained Glenn Hebert…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Estimate of ED Treatment Utilization Deemed Reliable
Plaintiffs Molly C. and Naomi L. are beneficiaries of group health insurance plans administered by Defendant Oxford Health Insurance, Inc. (Oxford). Beginning in 2019, Plaintiffs were diagnosed with eating disorders, received outpatient nutritional counseling as part of their treatment, and submitted claims for that counseling to Oxford, which denied them on the ground that their…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Opinion on the Necessity, or Lack Thereof, of Expert Economic Analysis Excluded
The tenant-Plaintiffs in this case alleged that the Defendants, a national real estate investment and property management conglomerate, use illegal leases and engage in practices that violate the Plaintiffs’ rights under Washington’s Residential Landlord Tenant Act (“RLTA”). The Plaintiffs also contend that the Defendants breached their duty of good faith and fair dealing. They sought damages,…
