Category: Expert Challenges
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Transportation Safety Expert Witness’ Testimony About the Road Conditions Admitted
Plaintiff, Luvelle James alleged that during a winter storm on January 6, 2022, his car was struck on Interstate 55 by an Aramark truck being driven by Steven Moore. As a result of this crash, Plaintiff alleged injuries to his back, neck, and head. He sought damages for past and future medical bills, past and future mental and…
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Transportation Engineering Expert Witness’ Opinion on Routine Commerce Deemed Reliable
This lawsuit arises out of Port Arthur’s decision to designate Sassine Avenue as a “no truck route.” Kirk Thomas (“Thomas”) and KT Trucking and Cattle, LLC (“KT Trucking”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) engaged in various agricultural and commercial activities on Thomas’ property, including a land farming operation and the management of his personal trucking business. As a…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness’ Opinion Regarding Plaintiff’s Lane of Travel Ignored Physical Evidence
Plaintiff, William Harrison Sims’ claims arise out of an October 24, 2019, two-vehicle collision involving Plaintiff, who was operating the 2004 BMW (“Subject BMW”). Tameca Harris-Jackson (“Harris-Jackson”) was operating the Hyundai that collided with the Subject BMW. Plaintiff alleges he sustained “severe, permanent, and life-altering injuries” due to the driver-side Takata airbag unexpectedly rupturing and…
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Psychiatry Expert Witness’ Opinions Regarding the Clinical Sufficiency of Certain Guidelines Admitted
Kirsten W. sought payment of benefits for her son C.W.’s treatment at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy (“Open Sky”) and Telos Residential Treatment Center (“Telos”) from Defendants California Physicians’ Service d/b/a Blue Shield of California (“BSC”). C.W. was admitted to Open Sky and Telos for treatment of his depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol use disorders, poor impulse…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Witnesses’ Safer Alternative Forklift Designs Deemed Speculative
Plaintiff Deavrin Sneed (“Sneed”) filed this products liability case against Defendant Crown Equipment Corporation (“Crown”) after a workplace incident involving a Crown RC5500 Series stand-up rider forklift (the “subject forklift”). Crown’s RC5500 stand-up, side-stance forklifts are used to move palleted materials in warehouse facilities. When operating the forklift, the driver stands sideways with their hands on…
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Forensic Engineering Expert Witness’ Testimony Admitted Despite His Reliance on Virtual Evidence
SFR Services, LLC (“SFR”) sued American Coastal Insurance Company (“ACIC”) for breach of an insurance policy (the “Policy”) based on ACIC’s failure to provide coverage and remit payment for damage sustained by Steamboat Bend Condominium Association, Inc. (“Steamboat Bend”) during Hurricane Irma. SFR is the assignee of Steamboat Bend’s rights under the Policy. Plaintiff’s expert…
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Corporate Law Expert Witness’ Testimony About the Role of Some CEOs is Entirely Irrelevant
Plaintiffs, ECB USA, Inc. and Atlantic Ventures Corp. accused Savencia and Zausner, together with other persons and entities, of commiting a series of tortious acts, including, but not limited to, looting the assets of Schratter Foods Incorporated (“Schratter”), then fraudulently inducing Plaintiffs into executing an agreement to purchase all of Schratter’s shares (the “Stock Purchase…
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Safety Expert Witness’ Opinions on OSHA Protocols and Procedures Admitted
The present case involves an insurance coverage dispute between an East Texas church, Plaintiff Christian Heritage School c/o Youth With a Mission, and its insurance company, Central Mutual Insurance Company. Between May 1, 2020, to May 1, 2022, Defendant insured Plaintiff’s property, which consisted of a twenty-one building campus in Tyler, Texas. The dispute arises…
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Pain Management Expert Witness Overstepped by Offering Opinions on Fraud
In a civil RICO lawsuit, Plaintiff Allstate Insurance and its affiliates sued Defendants Dr. Ayman Tarabishy and his medical clinic, Ayman Tarabishy, M.D., PLLC, (doing business as Enhance Center). Allstate alleged that the Defendants orchestrated a racketeering scheme to exploit Michigan’s no-fault insurance law by generating and submitting fraudulent medical bills for reimbursement. Allstate retained…
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Insurance Adjuster Expert Witness Properly Justified the Inclusion of OSHA Compliance Costs
The present case involves an insurance coverage dispute between an East Texas church, Plaintiff Christian Heritage School c/o Youth With a Mission, and its insurance company, Central Mutual Insurance Company. Between May 1, 2020, to May 1, 2022, Defendant insured Plaintiff’s property, which consisted of a twenty-one building campus in Tyler, Texas. The dispute arises…
