Tag: Analysis
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Law And Legal Expert Witness’ Testimony as to the Existence of Probable Cause Excluded
In this action, the Frazier Parties alleged that the Eagle Air Parties lacked probable cause to sue them for defamation and other similar claims in an underlying lawsuit that concluded in 2020 (the “Underlying Action”). The Frazier Parties claimed that the Underlying Action damaged Sentinel’s existing or prospective client relationships, resulting in lost profits of…
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Demography Expert Witness Allowed to Analyse Various Maps At Issue
This is a vote dilution case where Plaintiffs challenge the configuration of Mississippi’s State Supreme Court districts, which, despite population changes and the passage of four Censuses, have gone unchanged since 1987. The result of this districting scheme is an unequal playing field for Black voters, such that Mississippi’s nine-member Supreme Court has never had…
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Appliances Expert Witness’ Testimony Fails to Establish the Manufacturing Defect Claim
Roger and Reuki Schutt (the “Schutts”) are the owners of a house located at Canton, Massachusetts. On April 24, 2019, the house sustained water damage resulting in the payment of insurance benefits by Safety to the Schutts. The water damage was determined to have originated from a leak in a water filter system manufactured and sold…
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Washington Court Rules against Admitting AI-Enhanced Video as Evidence
A Washington state superior court judge recently rejected the admission of video exhibits “enhanced by artificial intelligence” as evidence in a triple murder case. To begin with, the state of Washington charged Defendant Joshua Puloka with three counts of murder stemming from a 2021 shooting. The shooting was captured on a bystander’s smartphone and the…