Category: Safety Expert Witness
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Accounting Expert Witness’ Opinions on Future Lost Wages Excluded as He Doubly Accounts for Inflation
This case concerns a trip-and-fall accident. Pedero Sanders alleged that, on November 8, 2022, he was employed by Weeks Marine as a Jones Act seaman assigned to the dredge JS Chatry. He claimed that, in the course of his work, he tripped and fell while retrieving supplies from a shack on land. According to Sanders, the supply…
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Safety Expert Witness’ Testimony on Deficient Inspections Limited
Plaintiff Bailey Aldrich slipped and fell from a single step landing at a United States post office, injuring her foot. Aldrich testified that as a result of her fall, all of her weight landed on her right foot, and she broke three bones in the top of her right foot close to her ankle. She then…
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Safety Expert Witness’ Testimony on Situational Awareness and Duty of Care Rejected
A district judge in Oklahoma noted the expert witness’ extensive background in event safety at live events but barred him from testifying because he never inspected the area where Plaintiff fell and ignored relevant statutes and codes. Plaintiff Boulac sought damages for injuries she allegedly sustained at the Bank of Oklahoma Center (“BOK Center”) in…
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Safety Expert Witness’ Interpretation of Driver Logs Deemed Reliable
A district judge in Texas allowed a truck safety expert to testify about safety regulation compliance after stating that his testimony did not consist of methodological flaws. Plaintiff Antoine Manson alleged that on March 20, 2021, at about 3:00 a.m., he was traveling on Loop 1604 in Bexar County, Texas when he was struck by…
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Safety Expert Witness’ Analysis of the Alleged Discrimination deemed Inadmissible
A district judge in California barred a safety expert witness from testifying about lack of intentional discrimination despite being qualified to offer an opinion on the subject matter. Plaintiff Melvin Patterson is deaf. He brought this action under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Unruh Civil Rights Act against Defendants Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Six…
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Safety Expert Witness Testimony on Safe Means of Access as per Maritime Industry Standards Admitted
The Plaintiff, William Austin, III, sustained injuries while disembarking from the dredging vessel W308 RS WEEKS (the “vessel”). The Plaintiff alleged that, during his course of employment with Sontheimer Offshore/Catering Co. and Weeks (collectively, the Defendants), he suffered severe and permanently disabling injuries. The Plaintiff contends that the Defendants were negligent in various aspects, including…
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Court Excludes the Testimony of Safety Expert Witness after it Fails to Assist the Jury
This case involved a lawsuit filed by the Plaintiff Daniel G. Mann against Defendant Quiktrip Corporation for negligence related to a slip and fall incident. On July 20, 2022, the Plaintiff initiated legal proceedings by filing a Petition in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. The complaint alleged common law negligence against Quiktrip in…
