Category: Expert Challenges
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Marketing Expert’s Testimony on Consumer Confusion Admitted
Defendant Learneo, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a principal place of business in Redwood City, California, operates a website named Course Hero, an online learning platform of course-specific study resources. In particular, this action involves alleged unlawful conduct on Course Hero, where users upload materials, such as study resources, and access materials shared by others.…
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Expert’s General Opinions on Human Trafficking Excluded
Jane Doe K.R. sued Defendants, Choice Hotels, Choice Hotels International, Inc., and Choice Hotels International Services Corp. under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Plaintiff alleged that between March and May 2013, she was the victim of sex trafficking at an Orlando, Florida hotel owned and operated by WHG, a franchisee of the Choice…
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Ophthalmology Expert’s Standard of Care Testimony Admitted
Plaintiff Raymond Dean Brown, a federal inmate confined at the Federal Correctional Center in Terre Haute, Indiana (“FCC Terre Haute”), brought this action against the Defendants, Dr. Elizabeth Trueblood, Dr. William E. Wilson, and Dr. David Lukens, alleging that they were deliberately indifferent to his serious medical conditions in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights.…
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Telephone Expert’s Testimony on the Reliability of Ytel Records Admitted
Michael Anthony (“Plaintiff”) filed this putative class action against The Federal Savings Bank (“FSB”), National Bancorp Holdings, Inc. (“NBH”), and FDE Marketing Group, LLC (“FDE”) (collectively, “Defendants”), asserting violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The Plaintiff filed a motion to bar defense expert Jan Kostyun while Defendants filed a cross-motion to bar Plaintiff’s expert Aaron D. Woolfson. Telecommunications Expert Witness Jan Kostyun…
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Economics Expert’s Testimony on Loss of Society Excluded
This is a medical negligence case filed by Plaintiff Tanya Soule, as holder of Power of Attorney for Marlene Do, her mother, a currently disabled adult, and Long Do, her husband. Specifically, Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants were negligent in failing to timely diagnose and manage Marelene’s ischemic stroke on December 11, 2019. Subsequently, Defendants Blessing…
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Social Work Expert’s Litigation-Driven Opinions Excluded
Plaintiff Mary Spates (“Plaintiff”) as parent and natural guardian of her minor son, C.M., filed a suit against Defendant Horry County School District (“Defendant” or “School District”), alleging violations of C.M.’s Fourteenth Amendment due process rights. Defendant Horry County School District filed a motion in limine seeking to exclude or limit the testimony of Plaintiff’s treating…
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Nursing Expert’s Life Care Plan Opinions Limited
This is a medical negligence case filed by Plaintiff Tanya Soule, as holder of Power of Attorney for Marlene Do, her mother, a currently disabled adult, and Long Do, her husband. Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants were negligent in failing to timely diagnose and manage Marelene’s ischemic stroke on December 11, 2019. Defendants Blessing Hospital; Scott…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Shooting Reconstruction Admitted
Plaintiff Edgar T. Rodriguez filed this civil rights lawsuit against Defendants, including the City of Eugene as well as individuals Timothy Hunt, Mark Hubbard, and Faith McCready. This case arises out of a police response to a disturbance at Plaintiff’s apartment on September 10, 2016, during which Plaintiff was shot by Defendants Hubbard and Hunt…
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Infectious Disease Expert’s Testimony on Vaccine Hesitancy Admitted
This case arises out of Plaintiff Cheyanne Dixson’s 2022 termination as a police officer with the Issaquah Police Department after Defendant, the City of Issaquah, determined it could not accommodate Plaintiff’s religious exemption to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, an employment requirement implemented by Defendant during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dixon was a patrol officer in the City’s…
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Medical Coding Expert’s Testimony About the Health Insurance Claims Admitted
Plaintiff Michael Swartzendruber claimed that Defendants United Healthcare Insurance Company and United Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. (collectively “United”), and Defendants Sentara RMH Medical Center and RMH Medical Group, LLC (collectively “Sentara”) overcharged him for hospital services and/or by making misrepresentations about the charges for his blood tests. On each occasion, Swartzendruber’s blood was drawn at…
