Category: Psychology Expert Witness
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Psychology Expert Witness’ Testimony Assessing Causal Factors Leading up to a Suicide Admitted
This case involved various claims arising from the death of SGT, a minor and former student at St. Marys Middle School in the Camden County School District. Plaintiffs alleged SGT died of suicide because of multiple bullying incidents at the school and Defendants’ failures to adequately respond to and address those incidents and asserted claims under…
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Psychology Expert Witness’ Testimony about Facilitated Communication Lacks Sufficient Evidentiary Grounding
A district judge in Virginia refused to admit the testimony of a psychology expert even though he provided the Court with multiple experimental means to test the validity of the communications in question. Plaintiff, Kevin Plantan filed a lawsuit arising from his belief that he was wrongfully accused of sexually molesting his minor daughter S.P.,…
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Psychology Expert Witness’ Depression Diagnosis Upheld
Plaintiff Duane Anthony Beyenhof alleged that his former employer Defendant Schwan’s Consumer Brands, Inc. (“Schwan’s”) wrongfully terminated him in retaliation for reporting illegal activity at work and because of his age. Schwan’s claimed he was terminated for not wearing a seatbelt in violation of Defendant Schwan’s Consumer Brands, Inc.’s (“Schwan’s” or “Defendant”) zero tolerance Seat…
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Psychology Expert Witness Testimony Regarding Trauma Resulting from Alleged Racial Discrimination Limited
Plaintiffs and Proposed Class Representatives Quinton Burns and K.B (collectively “Burns”) brought this action individually and on behalf of all similarly situated Black people against Defendants SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. and SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, LLC on account of the alleged racial discrimination that they suffered at Defendants’ property, Sesame Place Philadelphia (“Sesame Place”).…
