Category: Economics Expert Witness
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Economics Expert’s Earning Capacity Analysis Admitted
This case involves a workplace accident that occurred on July 13, 2023, while Plaintiff Jason Flores (“Plaintiff”) was working at ACS Manufacturing, Inc. (“ACS”) with a press brake machine (“Subject Press Brake”) manufactured by Accurpress. Plaintiff’s left hand was severely injured when the ram on the Subject Press Brake came down on his hand after…
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Economics Expert Partly Allowed to Opine on Corrective Advertising Damages
This is a trademark infringement and unfair competition action arising from the parties’ respective uses of the word “IMPOSSIBLE.” Impossible Foods is the widely known creator of the Impossible Burger and other plant-based meat products. Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs Joel Runyon and Impossible X LLC (collectively, “Impossible LLC”) are an individual and his corporate entity who, over the…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Opinion on Reaction Time Admitted
This case arises from the fatal shooting of Caleb Slay by federal Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) Agent Anthony Gasperoni. On November 2, 2020, Slay encountered DEA Agent Gasperoni and DEA Agent John Stuart. During the ensuing interaction, DEA Agent Gasperoni discharged his firearm, fatally shooting Slay. Slay’s mother, Tina Richardson, filed this case asserting numerous…
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Vocational Rehabilitation Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Economic Horizons
Natasha Shea was involved in a slip and fall accident at Kalahari Resort in thePennsylvania Pocono Mountains on March 11, 2023. Defendants sought to preclude Plaintiff Natasha Walkowicz Shea from offering any testimony from her economic loss experts John W. Dieckman, MS, CRC, CDMC and Andrew C. Verzilli, MBA. Vocational Rehabilitation Expert Witness John W. Dieckman, MS,…
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Economics Expert’s Testimony on Lost Productivity Excluded
This case involves alleged damage to a plasma cutter that was to be used for a welding business. Plaintiff Giger Welding and Fabrication, LLC (“Giger”), purchased a plasma cutter from an auction in Texas to assist with its welding business in Missouri. To get the plasma cutter to Missouri, Giger contracted with Defendants DFW Movers…
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Economics Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Kidney Transplant Allocations
Plaintiff Anthony Randall (“Randall”) is an individual residing in Los Angeles, California. Randall identifies as Black. As of the time of the filing of his complaint, he was on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Defendant United Network for Organ Sharing (“UNOS”) is a private nonprofit organization that manages the national organ transplant waiting…
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Economics Expert Allowed to Opine on Pass-Through Damages Estimates
In this action, the Plaintiffs, the Attorneys General of most of the States and several U.S. territories (“the States”), alleged that twenty-six pharmaceutical companies (“the Defendants”) participated in an overarching conspiracy to fix prices, allocate markets, and rig bids in the sale of generic drugs for skin ailments, and are thus jointly and severally liable…
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Economics Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Cut-Off Date for Damages
This is an employment lawsuit brought by Stephen (Rex) Sanders and Terri Levels, who both worked at the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Sanders served as the Chief Administrative Officer, and Levels served as the Human Resources Officer. In 2023, the District terminated the employment of both Sanders and Levels. Sanders and Levels claimed…
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Economics Expert’s Opinion on Career Earnings Prospects Admitted
This case involves a Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELA”) claim for emotional distress and a Federal Railroad Safety Act (“FRSA”) whistleblower claim based on alleged retaliation. Despite the failure to timely file the required documents, the Union Pacific’s Employee Assistance Program (“EAP”) granted Nathan Walker a grace extension of his medical leave of absence. On…
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Economics Expert’s Lost Sales Analyses Deemed Reliable
Plaintiff Serra Chevrolet, Inc. (“Serra”) sued Defendant General Motors, LLC (“GM”) for breach of contract, violations of Alabama’s Motor Vehicle Franchise Act, negligence, wantonness, and violations of the federal Dealer’s Day in Court Act. Serra retained Patrick L. Anderson to provide an expert report on lost sales and lost profits in this matter. GM filed a…
