Category: Structural Engineering Expert Witness
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Court deems Structural Engineering Expert Witness qualified to opine about the damage to the building at issue in Insurance Coverage Dispute
In this insurance coverage dispute, Melland Company, the successor by merger to Melland Real Estate Inc., held an insurance policy with Secura Insurance Companies. The replacement coverage policy covered the insured premises, a set of commercial real estate buildings in Jamestown, North Dakota, owned by the Melland family since around 1957. A blizzard named “Winter…
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Questions relating to the bases and sources of an expert’s opinion affect the weight to be assigned that opinion, not admissibility; Court admits the testimony of Structural Engineering Expert Witness in insurance coverage dispute
This insurance coverage dispute arose when the Plaintiff, Fiberco’s building was damaged by a hailstorm in April 2020 while insured under a policy issued by Defendant, Acadia Insurance Company effective from April 10, 2020 to April 10, 2021. FiberCo subsequently filed a claim with Acadia for the hail damage to the building. After an assessment,…
