Category: Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness
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Court rejects testimony of Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness for lacking specialized knowledge or experience in the pulp and paper industry
The Plaintiffs—Michael Johnson, Charles Cunningham, Jerry Bailey, Eric Woodward, Michael Darbonne, Michael McCullough, Christopher Harrington, Demon Benjamin, and Pamela Green—filed a lawsuit against Packaging Corporation of America (“PCA”), Boise Packaging & Newsprint, LLC (“BPN”), Boise, Inc. (“Boise”), and Rick Butterfield after a tragic explosion at PCA’s DeRidder, Louisiana paper mill on February 8, 2017. During…
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Experts cannot base their methods on personal experience unless it is proved to be a sufficient basis; Court excludes expert testimony on the cost of developing alleged trade secrets
This case was between Larada Sciences (the Plaintiff) and Pediatric Hair Solutions (PHS – the Defendant) in the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Larada manufactures devices that use heated air to treat head lice and licenses the devices to head lice treatment clinics. In 2015, Larada and PHS entered into license…
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Michigan Court excludes the misleading testimony of Mechanical Engineering Expert in Maritime Personal Injury Action
In a maritime personal injury action, Plaintiff Hussein Al Qari alleged serious injuries from a fall aboard the M/V H. Lee White. Expert testimony from mechanical engineer Dr. John Samuel Morse was introduced, claiming the ship’s ladder’s design was unsafe according to OSHA regulations. However, the Court deemed these OSHA regulations irrelevant to U.S. Coast…
