Category: Expert Challenges
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Preventive Medicine Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Clinical and Operational Duties
On January 28, 2021, Demetrius Nichols died while incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. Plaintiff Diane Jones, Administrator of the Estate of Demetrius Nichols, filed this action against Wexford Health Sources, Inc., Dr. Mohammed Siddique, Ali Dearmond, NP, and Dr. Stephen Ritz, asserting wrongful death. Plaintiff retained Ryan D. Herrington, M.D., MPH to support her claims.…
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Infectious Disease Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Lack of Severe Lung Damage
Roy Edward Ates, Jr., is a federal prisoner. He alleged that prison officials’ negligence caused him to become infected with COVID and that prison personnel were negligent in providing him medical treatment thereafter. Defendant retained Dr. Alysse Wurcel as an expert witness. She has assisted Massachusetts sheriffs in their response to COVID beginning in March…
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Engineering Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Ruptured Pipe
Plaintiffs, BME Fire Trucks LLC (“BME”) and 223 Roedel Avenue LLC’s (“Roedel”), brought this action against their insurer, Defendant The Cincinnati Casualty Company (“Cincinnati”), seeking damages caused by a ruptured natural gas pipeline. On October 31, 2022, BME submitted a claim to Cincinnati, and Cincinnati retained Brian Hansen of Northwest Investigative Engineering to inspect the…
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Economics Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Assisted Living Facility Administration Issues
Plaintiffs are the estates of three decedents, Robert W. Petersen (“Mr. Petersen”), Mary Ann Simons, (“Ms. Simons”) and Charlotte Elaine Guilford (“Ms. Guilford”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”). Plaintiffs were residents of Canyon Creek, an assisted living facility in Billings, Montana specializing in memory care, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Plaintiffs alleged that Canyon…
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Police Practices Expert’s Testimony on Eyewitness Identifications Admitted
This litigation arises from Plaintiff Raymond Flanks’ (“Plaintiff”) wrongful conviction for first-degree murder in 1985. Plaintiff alleged that the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (“OPDA”) secured his wrongful conviction in violation of his constitutional rights by withholding material exculpatory evidence. Plaintiff retained William Brooks as an expert in police policy and practices. Brooks makes three…
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Legal Expert Was Barred From Opining on Good Time Credits
This litigation arises from Plaintiff Raymond Flanks’ (“Plaintiff”) wrongful conviction for first-degree murder in 1985. Plaintiff alleged that the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (“OPDA”) secured his wrongful conviction in violation of his constitutional rights by withholding material exculpatory evidence. Plaintiff retained Robert Lancaster, a lawyer, as an expert in Louisiana parole and pardon law.…
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Anesthesiology Expert’s Opinions on Life Expectancy Admitted
This case arises from a motor vehicle collision between Plaintiff Marie Shante Box and Defendant William Causey in May 2023. Following the collision, Box filed suit against Causey, CTS National Corporation (Causey’s employer), and Old Republic Insurance Company (CTS’s insurer). She sought compensatory damages for her injuries, punitive damages, and attorney’s fees. To support her…
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Psychology Expert’s Opinions About the Individual Health Impacts of PCB Exposures Admitted
Plaintiffs Josepha Austin, Robin Cruz, Gordana Pobric, and Jennifer Haselman brought this action claiming harm resulting from their exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”). Defendants Monsanto Company, Bayer CropScience, L.P., Solutia, Inc., and Pharmacia L.L.C. (collectively “Monsanto”) filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Dr. Gayle Morse. Plaintiffs intended to call Morse to testify about…
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Vocational Evaluation Expert Allowed to Opine on Lost Earning Capacity
This litigation arises from Plaintiff Raymond Flanks’ (“Plaintiff”) wrongful conviction for first-degree murder in 1985. Plaintiff alleged that the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (“OPDA”) secured his wrongful conviction in violation of his constitutional rights by withholding material exculpatory evidence. Brandy Bradley is a vocational evaluator retained by Plaintiff to estimate the earnings he lost…
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Economics Expert’s Updated Damages Calculations Admitted
Plaintiff Misty Blanchette Porter was previously employed as a physician in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (“REI”) Division within Dartmouth Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (“OB/GYN”). After Dartmouth Health made the decision to shut down the REI Division entirely and to terminate all three physicians employed therein—including Porter—Porter filed suit against Dartmouth Health citing…
