Category: Forensic Accounting Expert Witness
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Oil and Gas Industry Expert is Qualified Despite Her Lack of Forensic Accounting Credentials
Louisiana Minerals, Ltd., as lessor, and Weyerhaeuser, as lessee, are the successors in interest to a 1986 Timber Sale and Lease Contract (“Contract”). LML asserted that Weyerhaeuser has entered into a significant number of unauthorized third-party agreements that impinge upon or adversely affect LML’s rights under the Contract. Damages were sought for harm caused by…
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Forensic Accounting Expert Witness’ Opinion About Defendant’s Potential Contribution of APFOs Admitted
The case involves allegations concerning the contamination of drinking water in Hoosick Falls, New York, by perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a chemical commonly referred to as PFOA. Plaintiffs claim that the primary source of this contamination was a fabric coating facility located on McCaffrey Street. According to their allegations, DuPont manufactured and sold aqueous fluoropolymer dispersions…
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Expert’s opinion need not rely on admissible evidence to be admissible; Court deems a motion to bar forensic accounting expert witness premature
Justin Guy, a former employee of Absopure where he worked as a driver transporting products within the state of Michigan, had filed a collective action lawsuit on behalf of himself and 25 opt-in Plaintiffs, alleging that Absopure violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by not paying overtime for hours worked in excess of 40…
