Category: Law And Legal Expert Witness
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Law And Legal Expert Witness Cannot Opine on the Standard of Care of Non-Lawyers
Joy Banner brought this suit against Defendants Michael Wright, St. John the Baptist Parish, and Jaclyn Hotard (collectively “Defendants”) alleging violations of her First Amendment right to freedom of speech during a St. John the Baptist Parish council meeting. Richard Stanley, an attorney-expert, has been hired by Defendants to opine about “whether a person could…
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Law And Legal Expert Witness Improperly Speculates about the Defendant’s Motivation
This is an insurance bad faith case stemming from Westfield’s handling of a first-party property insurance claim following a fire. Plaintiffs JME Investments, LLC (“JME”) and Hiway Bar, LLC (“Hiway Bar”) (together, “Plaintiffs”) filed claims after a kitchen fire damaged their property on July 12, 2020. The fire burned a building owned by JME. Constructed…
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Law And Legal Expert Witness’ Testimony as to the Existence of Probable Cause Excluded
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…
