Category: Psychology Expert Witness
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Psychology Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Voluntary Adult Sex-Work Subculture
Defendants Brandon Washington and Maria Georgianna Palm are charged with various crimes arising out of their scheme to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, and maintain vulnerable women, and to perform commercial sex acts for their financial benefit via threats of force, fraud, and coercion. The United States of America filed a motion in limine…
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Psychology Expert Allowed to Opine on Mental Health Needs
Plaintiff William A. White (“White”), a federal inmate, initiated this action alleging nine distinct claims against the United States of America (“United States”) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) (collectively, the “Federal Defendants”), and two distinct claims against BOP inmate Robert Kenneth Decker (“Decker”). Dr. Richard M. Samuels conducted an independent psychological examination of…
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Urban Planning Expert Allowed to Opine on Municipal Zoning Practices
This case involves the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) and Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Defendant, the City of Springfield, prohibited Plaintiffs from operating a home for residents in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction. Defendant claimed their zoning ordinance prohibited the home from operating in an R-SF Zone because it is a “group home” under…
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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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Psychology Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on PTSD Symptoms
Defendant Bryant Wilson (hereinafter “Defendant”) was charged with voluntary manslaughter and possession of contraband in prison, following a prison fight at USP Canaan that resulted in the stabbing death of Defendant’s victim on November 28, 2021. Defendant did not contest that the fight happened, nor that the death of his victim resulted; rather, he asserted…
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Psychology Expert’s Opinion on Social-Media-Facilitated Sex Trafficking Admitted
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 Doe (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…
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Social Work Expert’s Testimony on Gender Identity Admitted
Plaintiffs Elizabeth Mirabelli, Lori Ann West, and others brought this action on behalf of themselves and a putative class challenging school district policies regarding the social transition of students who identify as transgender. The central dispute concerns whether California’s public school teachers and staff may notify parents when a student uses a different name or…
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Psychology Expert Allowed to Opine on the Causes and Effects of Sexual Harassment
Raeshon Strickland filed a lawsuit against Associated Foods Stores, Inc., alleging that she was subjected to sexual harassment and a hostile, intimidating, and offensive work environment. Strickland further contended that she experienced retaliation after opposing or reporting the misconduct. Defendant filed a motion to exclude part of the expert report prepared by Plaintiff’s expert, Dr.…
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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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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…
