Category: Expert Challenges
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Orthopedic Surgery Expert’s Testimony on Venous Issues and Wound Care Admitted
This case arises out of an accident in which Nolan Gorney slipped and fell at a Safeway store. Gorney designated Dr. Michael A. Steingart, an orthopedic surgeon, as an expert. Steingart conducted an independent medical examination and opined that the accident aggravated Gorney’s preexisting condition. He also stated that Gorney’s “vascular status had changed from…
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Computer Engineering Expert’s Testimony on the Authenticity of the Promissory Notes Excluded
This case arises from Plaintiff Alvin White’s default on five mortgage loans, secured by five separate properties in Fife, Washington. In February 2006, White purchased five properties—Lot 11, Lot 16, Lot 7, Lot 10, and Lot 12—using funds borrowed from Long Beach Mortgage Company. White executed five promissory notes and deeds of trust to secure…
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Retail Safety Expert’s Testimony Regarding the Duty of Care and Breach Excluded
Plaintiff William Ramsey was allegedly injured while visiting the Defendant’s store in Somerset. As a result, the Plaintiff filed a premises liability cause of action against Defendant, Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC. Plaintiff relied on the testimony and opinions of Keven Moore. According to Moore, “Defendant did not fulfill the requisite duty of care to safeguard Plaintiff…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert’s Testimony on the Mechanical Interlock Design Admitted
While preparing a roast in her Magic Chef 7-in-1 Multicooker, Tarsha Allgood was injured when the device’s lid opened causing its “scalding hot contents to be forcefully ejected from the pressure cooker.” Allgood filed this lawsuit against CNA International, Inc. d/b/a MC Appliance Corporation raising claims under North Carolina law for inadequate warning, inadequate design,…
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Psychology Expert’s Testimony on Emotional Damages Excluded
Plaintiff Mollie Minskoff brought this case against her former boyfriend, Defendant Hector Mendoza Jr., for sexual assault and sexual battery. Defendant brought a counterclaim for defamation, in response to which Plaintiff brought a counterclaim under New York’s Anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation statute. Plaintiff and Defendant engaged in an “on-again, off-again sexual relationship between 2010…
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Forensic Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Interior and Roof Damages Admitted
This case arose from a dispute between homeowners and their insurer over coverage. Plaintiffs, Jessi Shetler and Richard Shetler filed a claim with Defendant, Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Company, their insurer, for the windstorm’s damage to their roof and the interior of their home. Plaintiffs brought the instant first-party action sounding in breach of contractdue…
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Psychology Expert’s Testimony on Consumer Perceptions of Online Posts Excluded
This case arises out of an ongoing dispute between Plaintiffs LoanStreet, Inc. (“LoanStreet”) and LoanStreet CEO Ian Lampl (“Lampl,” and together with LoanStreet, “Plaintiffs”) and a former employee, Defendant Wyatt Troia (“Troia”). LoanStreet, a online platform which provides services to help clients share, manage, and originate loans, hired Troia to work as a software engineer in…
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Legal Expert’s Testimony on the Customs and Usages of the Oil and Gas Industry Admitted
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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Environmental Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Workplace Exposure Admitted
Anthony Perrotti was an engineer who designed navigation control systems for air- and spacecraft. Aside from a brief stint at another aerospace company, he worked for Lockheed for his entire career, from when he was an intern in college until he died from gastroesophageal cancer at age 47. After his death, Jennifer Perrotti, his widow,…
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Untimely Disclosure of Neurosurgery Expert Permitted in Damages-Only Case
Plaintiff, Pearl R. Kline was driving her vehicle eastbound on Interstate 70, near the Clear Springs exit in Washington County, Maryland. At the same time, a vehicle owned by Defendant Road Range Express and operated by Defendant Sukhjinder Singh was traveling directly behind Plaintiff’s vehicle. When Plaintiff stopped for traffic, Singh’s vehicle struck the rear of…
