Category: Transportation Safety Expert Witness
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James E. Lewis, Transportation Safety Expert Witness Stands Vindicated; Judge Confirms Exclusion was Procedural and Unfortunate
James E. Lewis, a seasoned transportation safety expert, faced an unfortunate twist in his professional journey. Despite his extensive experience and deep insight into the trucking industry, he found himself disqualified from providing testimony in a significant personal injury case—not due to his lack of expertise, but because of an unnoticed procedural misstep. In the…
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Transportation Safety Expert Witness’ Opinions Held to Consist of Abstract Propositions
This case stems from a very minor rear-end motor vehicle accident on March26, 2021, which resulted in slight bumper damage to Plaintiffs’ truck. Defendant Ryan Transport employed Defendant Cummings and was under dispatch for Defendant Lenk Express at the time of the subject accident. To begin with, Plaintiffs retained and identified Linda Day to testify,…
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Court Limits Transportation Safety Expert Witness’ Testimony After he Fails to Identify a Safety Rule Violation
A district judge in Pennsylvania limited the Transportation Safety Expert’s testimony about the Defendant’s failure to review safety and compliance data. Defendant Gateway Freight Systems, Inc., on behalf of Defendant Tempel Steel, retained Defendant Foxway Transportation, Inc. to transport a shipment of Tempel’s product from Tempel’s Canadian location to two locations in Pennsylvania. On October…
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Credentials and subjective opinion alone found insufficient for admitting expert testimony; Court rejects the testimony of transportation safety expert witness in personal injury suit
In a recent update, the Court has vindicated James E. Lewis by noting that it did not doubt Lewis’ experience and insights into the trucking industry. Read our updated coverage here: https://expertwitnessprofiler.com/james-e-lewis-transportation-safety-expert-witness-stands-vindicated-judge-confirms-exclusion-was-procedural-and-unfortunate In response to our coverage of this court opinion, we received the following response from James Lewis, the expert witness referenced in this…
