Category: Psychology Expert Witness
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Cybersecurity Expert Not Allowed to Opine on ADA Compliance Requirements
In May 2025, Plaintiff Richard Paul Merrell filed the operative putative class action complaint against Defendant Ralph Lauren Corporation. Plaintiff is visually impaired and legally blind, and he uses screen-reading software to read website content using his computer. Screen-reading software (or a “screen reader”) allows blind and visually impaired users to access websites using a…
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Economics Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Punitive Damages
Plaintiff Kimberly McKinney filed a wrongful termination action against Land O’Lakes, citing its failure to accommodate her disability and work limitations stemming from injuries she sustained due to an unsafe condition at work. Defendant sought to preclude the testimony of Plaintiff’s retained experts Dr. Joseph Penbera and Dr. Julie Armstrong. Economics Expert Witness Joseph J.…
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Psychology Expert’s Testimony on Trauma Victims Limited
Plaintiff Colleen Nix alleged that Kevin Keiner, a New Mexico State Police Officer, sexually assaulted her while she was intoxicated and asleep. Nix sought to introduce the testimony of both Elizabeth Thomson and Andrea Taylor. New Mexico Department of Public Safety and New Mexico State Police requested the Court to bar Thomson and Taylor from…
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Law And Legal Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Implicit Bias
Plaintiff Amanda Howland brought employment discrimination claims against her former business and romantic partner Christian Kjaer and the company they operated, Ellevet Sciences Inc. Defendants Ellevet Sciences Inc. and Kjaer filed motions in limine seeking to exclude the testimony of Amanda Levine, Esq., PI and Charles H. Heller, Ph.D. Law And Legal Expert Witness Amanda…
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Psychology Expert’s Testimony on Grooming Limited
This case arose from allegations of sexual abuse of a minor that purportedly occurred in 2006 but was not disclosed by the alleged victim until 2020. As the matter proceeded toward trial, both parties intended to introduce testimonial evidence at trial from experts in topics related to psychology. Although the Government did not challenge the…
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Psychology Expert’s CPTSD Opinions Admitted
Danesh Noshirvan, an online entertainer and journalist, filed a civil action against Jennifer Couture alleging conspiracy and agency liability, as well as claims for defamation, tortious interference, misappropriation of likeness, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Noshirvan alleged that Couture, Dr. Ralph Garramone, M.D. and OMG Realty, LLC , along with the other named Co-Defendants,…
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Psychology Expert Allowed to Opine on EMDR Therapy
Oriental Trading Company, Inc. (“OTC”) is a retailer of novelties and gifts. Plaintiff Keith Kirksey is an African American male who began his employment with OTC on or about June 1, 2017. According to Kirksey, during his employment, he experienced a series of racially targeted incidents including the placing of a noose in his workspace…
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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…
