Category: Economics Expert Witness
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Court Refuses to Bar Expert Witnesses from Opining on Firearms Regulation
A district judge in Vermont refused to exclude the testimony assessing the impact of gun laws presented by the State’s expert witnesses. Plaintiffs, corporate entities affiliated with gun ownership and several Vermont residents, filed this action against Defendants, high-level Vermont state officials. Plaintiffs allege that 13 V.S.A. § 4021, which prohibits possession and sale of “large…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Testimony Based on Well-Tested Methods for Establishing Classwide Damages Admitted
A district judge in California refused to exclude the testimony of an expert economist despite objections raised against his methods for establishing classwide damages. The expert economist had adequately explained why his damages analysis would provide an accurate and common method to prove classwide damages. The Plaintiff contended that the Defendant Williams-Sonoma, Inc., and its…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Analysis of Job Opportunities Available to Plaintiff Excluded
Daniel J. Csaszar is a physician who worked at an urgent care facility run by Defendant Monarch Medical, LLC beginning in 2015, working one shift per week. In 2019, he moved to two shifts per week. Defendants terminated Csaszar on March 9, 2022, and Csaszar began new employment as a physician on October 17, 2022…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Testimony Rejected on account of Half-Hearted Support for his Methodology
Plaintiffs James and Roxanne Thomas (“Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, brought suit against GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, and GEICO General Insurance Company (collectively “GEICO” or “Defendants”) for violating the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (“ICFA”). Since 2013, Plaintiffs have been GEICO customers. Plaintiffs renewed their…
