Tag: Contamination
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Engineering Expert Allowed to Opine on Property Damage
Plaintiff R&J Components filed this action for negligence, alleging damage to inventory during roof renovations. Centimark Corporation and SIU Professional Roofing LLC (“Defendants”) sought to exclude Plaintiff’s damages expert, Mikey Minor, under Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Engineering Expert Witness Mikey Minor is a director of consulting and lead consulting engineer with…
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Environmental Engineering Expert Witness Validates Methodology Employed by Whistleblower
On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The Defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“NSR”) was held responsible for the train derailment and chemical spill (vinyl chloride), which adversely affected not…
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Forensic Accounting Expert Witness’ Opinion About Defendant’s Potential Contribution of APFOs Admitted
The case involves allegations concerning the contamination of drinking water in Hoosick Falls, New York, by perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a chemical commonly referred to as PFOA. Plaintiffs claim that the primary source of this contamination was a fabric coating facility located on McCaffrey Street. According to their allegations, DuPont manufactured and sold aqueous fluoropolymer dispersions…
