Category: Expert Challenges
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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…
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Palliative Care Expert’s New and Expanded Opinions on Facility Neglect Admitted
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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Law Enforcement Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Trafficking at Hotels
This case arises under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA), which provides victims of sex trafficking a civil remedy against the perpetrators and beneficiaries of their trafficking. Plaintiff C.L.F. filed this action to recover for alleged harm she experienced from being trafficked at a Motel 6 in Wichita, Kansas, that she claims was owned…
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Forensic Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Brake Levers Admitted
Plaintiff Matthew Hartley sued Defendants Sunbelt Rental Inc. and Custom Equipment LLC to recover for personal injuries he sustained during a jobsite incident on June 14, 2021. Plaintiff alleged that on June 14, 2021, he “attempted to move a Sunbelt Rentals Hy-Brid Lift HB-1030 down a ramp when suddenly and without warning it began to…
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Licensing Expert’s Experience-Based Opinion Admitted
The fiery dispute in this case comes on the wings of a disagreement about dragon-themed boot buttons. In April 2021, Plaintiff, Edward Beard Jr. (“Beard”), filed a complaint against Defendants Arik Helman (“Helman”)1Link to the text of the note; Son of Sandlar, LLC; Son of Sandlar, Inc., Sandlar Manufacturing, LLC; and Twisted World, LLC (“Defendants”)…
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Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Future Medical Expenses
This case arises out of injuries sustained by Brandon Jensen on his bicycle when he collided with a semi-truck who made a left turn through his lane of travel. The semi-truck was driven by Defendant Michael Beale. Beale was working for Crete Carrier at the time of the accident. The Plaintiffs planned to introduce the…
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Psychiatry Expert Was Barred From Testifying About the Abuse Allegations
From 2020 to 2022, Plaintiff Jane Doe was dating Defendant Aaron Tanner, who at the time was a member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (“LASD”) and the alleged leader of a law enforcement gang called the “Rattlesnakes.” According to Plaintiff, during the course of her relationship with Tanner, Tanner physically abused her. Tanner…
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Law Enforcement Expert Allowed to Opine on the Reactionary Gap
This suit involves the unnecessary use of excessive force by police officers against a black man suffering from a mental health crisis. On November 21, 2021, during a mental health crisis, Jabari Asante-Chioke encountered Louisiana State Police (“LSP”) Officer Nicholas Dowdle and East Jefferson Levee District (“EJLD”) Officers Jonathon Downing and Gerard Duplessis (collectively referred…
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Urban Planning Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Sign Regulations
Plaintiffs Cozy Inn, Incorporated and its owner Stephen Howard sued the City of Salina, Kansas for constitutional violations after the City stopped Howard from painting a display on the side of the building that housed his restaurant. The artist Howard hired, Colin Benson, began painting the display on Friday, November 3, 2023. Three days later,…
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Corrections Expert’s Testimony on the Risk of Harm Excluded
Plaintiff, Brandon Motton, brought the present lawsuit alleging a FourteenthAmendment claim for failure to protect from harm arising from his detention at the Rock Island County Jail. Plaintiff retained Arthur Wallenstein as the jail practices expert in this case. Defendant sought an order barring testimony from Wallenstein. Corrections Expert Witness Arthur Wallenstein has over 35…
