Category: Economics Expert Witness
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Economics Expert Witness’ Testimony Limited Because His Zero Damages Opinion is Irrelevant
Plaintiff I-Mab Biopharma (“I-Mab” or “Plaintiff”) brought trade secret misappropriation claims against Defendants Inhibrx, Inc. (“Inhibrx”) and Brendan Eckelman (“Dr. Eckelman” and collectively with Inhibrx, “Defendants”). Plaintiff asserted that Defendants misappropriated nine trade secrets (that correspond to molecules designed to treat cancer) that are referred to herein as Trade Secret 1, Trade Secret 2, Trade…
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Court Approves of Economics Expert Witness’ Ex Ante Approach to Damages Calculation
Plaintiffs are a group of current and former KCS employees working as conductors and engineers, collectively referred to as Train, Engine & Yard (“TE&Y”) employees by the parties. They alleged an FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) discrimination claim based on KCS’s practice of placing on-call employees at the bottom of job boards (i.e., at…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Testimony About Hedonic Damages Limited
Plaintiff, Raul Rodriguez brought this suit to recover for personal injuries sustained by Plaintiff as a result of an accident which occurred on February 22, 2021 in Jal County, New Mexico on a well owned and operated by Defendant, Kaiser-Francis Oil Company. Rodriguez was an independent contractor attempting to open a ball valve on a…
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Occupational Therapy Expert Witness Allowed to Opine on the Suitability and Necessity of the Health Center Policy for Firefighters
Jeremy Knorr (“Plaintiff”) worked as a firefighter for the Daisy Mountain Fire District (“the District”) from 1992 until 2019, when he was terminated at least in part due to his inability to comply with a new fitness policy (“the Health Center Policy”), adopted by the Daisy Mountain Fire District Board (“the Fire Board”) in late…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Opinions of the Purported Economic Loss of Each Plaintiff Admitted
This case arises out of Plaintiffs’ employment with McKesson and their allegation that McKesson discriminated and retaliated against them by denying them religious accommodations to McKesson’s COVID-19 Vaccination Protocol and terminating their employment. Plaintiffs sought damages which, including lost wages, in the form of back pay and front pay, and fringe benefits. Plaintiffs retained Larry…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Testimony Admitted Because He Has Researched CON Laws
Charles Slaughter is a licensed physical therapist who owns a physical therapy clinic in Jackson, Mississippi. He brought this constitutional challenge to Mississippi’s Certificate of Need (CON) program because Mississippi has had a moratorium on issuing CONs to new home health care businesses for the past 42 years. This case was initiated in the wake…
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Human Resources Expert Witness’ Testimony About Retaliation Excluded
Carol Stepien is a former employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) in Seattle. She worked at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (“PMEL”), a lab within NOAA, an agency in the Department of Commerce. She contended that NOAA had discriminated against her based on her sex and age, subjected her to a hostile…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Conclusions Regarding Lost Profits Damages Admitted
In this action, the Frazier Parties alleged that the Eagle Air Parties lacked probable cause to sue them for defamation and other similar claims in an underlying lawsuit that concluded in 2020 (the “Underlying Action”). The Frazier Parties claimed that the Underlying Action damaged Sentinel’s existing or prospective client relationships, resulting in lost profits of…
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Testimony of Economics Expert Witness Excluded Because of his Inability To Produce a Coherent Model
Plaintiffs brought an antitrust lawsuit against Defendants, asserting that Defendants entered a set of agreements with each other and their broadcast partners that suppressed the output of telecasts of out-of-market professional football games, resulting in higher prices for Sunday Ticket. Since Judge Philip Gutierrez decided the opinions provided by the Plaintiffs’ expert witnesses regarding financial…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Report ran afoul of Rule 26 Requirements
Plaintiff, a long-time employee of Chevron, filed his First Amended Complaint on August 22, 2023 and alleged that Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery had been marred by racism and sexism, that his contributions to the company exceeded his compensation, and that “discriminatory practices have prevented him from being promoted.” The issue before the Court is whether the…
