Tag: Credibility
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Psychology Expert Allowed to Opine on False Confessions
Plaintiff Mark T. Craighead brought this action in connection to a 2002 wrongful conviction of manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony for the 1997 homicide of his friend Chole Pruett. Craighead was exonerated twenty-one years later, then he filed this federal civil rights action for malicious prosecution and violations…
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Emergency Medicine Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Implicit Bias
Following her husband’s death from COVID-19 complications, Plaintiff I’Esha Short (I’Esha) brought this action seeking damages for the medical care he received at the St. Charles County Jail. Defendants sought to exclude the testimony of I’Esha’s lone expert, Joel Blackburn, a former medical director at a jail with extensive experience in emergency medicine. Emergency Medicine Expert…
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Neurology Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Credibility of Other Witnesses
This civil action arises from a motor vehicle accident involving Plaintiff Sarah Kollman on February 20, 2019. The other driver, Taylor Bonello, was at-fault for the collision, which Plaintiff alleged caused her physical injuries. At the time of the collision, Bonello was insured for liability with Progressive Insurance company for $100,000.000. Plaintiff had an underinsured…
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Psychology Expert’s Testimony on Trauma Victims Limited
Plaintiff Colleen Nix alleged that Kevin Keiner, a New Mexico State Police Officer, sexually assaulted her while she was intoxicated and asleep. Nix sought to introduce the testimony of both Elizabeth Thomson and Andrea Taylor. New Mexico Department of Public Safety and New Mexico State Police requested the Court to bar Thomson and Taylor from…
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Finance Expert’s Testimony on Corporate Ethics Excluded
This case arises from Fluor’s performance under LOGCAP IV, Task Order 0005 (“TO5”), under which Fluor provided logistics and support services to U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. As a cost-reimbursable contract, TO5 was subject to oversight by multiple Government entities, including the Defense Contract Management Agency (“DCMA”) and the Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”). As…
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Accounting Expert’s Testimony on Due Diligence Limited
Plaintiffs Sabby Volatility Warrant Master Fund Ltd. (“Sabby”), SZOP Multistrat LP (“SZOP”), Alto Opportunity Master Fund SPC Segregated Master Portfolio B (“Alto”), and Hudson Bay Master Fund Ltd. (“Hudson Bay”), purchasers of common stock of Quanergy Systems, Inc. (“Quanergy”) in a public offering that closed on November 2, 2022 (the “Offering”), brought suit against Defendants…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert’s Testimony on Human Factors Excluded
This case arises from a fatal automobile accident that occurred on September 22, 2017. Blake Haddox was traveling southbound on a motorcycle as Defendant Nicholas Roshon Moore drove a semi-truck in a northbound lane and turned left across traffic. The two collided, and Haddox died as a result. Plaintiffs planned to present the testimony and opinions of…
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Law And Legal Expert’s Speculative Calculations of Future Earnings Excluded
Drew Dixon alleged that the Defendant, Antonio Marquis “L.A.” Reid sexually harassed her and refused to allow her to succeed unless she acquiesced to his demand to be alone and in close proximity to her while she was employed as an A&R executive at Arista Records from 1996 to 2002. Dixon claimed that Antonio Reid sexually…
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Expert Barred from Offering Inflammatory Opinions in Maritime Injury Case
Kyle Rak worked as a Jones Act seaman for C-Innovation, L.L.C. (“C-I”). On October 10, 2022, everything changed. According to Rak, his superintendent suddenly shoved him to the ground without warning. The incident left him injured and shocked. The next day, things got worse. C-I terminated Rak’s employment and, as he claimed, left him stranded…
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Internal Medicine Expert’s Testimony Partly Excluded Because He Made Credibility Determinations
This is a medical malpractice case arising primarily out of the treatment provided to Plaintiff’s father, Santos González Ponce (“Mr. González”) at co-Defendant Doctors’ Center Hospital and Caribbean Medical Center (“CMC”) by Defendants Dr. Glorimar Santos Llanos, Dr. Glorimar Santos-Rodríguez, and Dr. Iolani García-Rosario (“Dr. García”) at those medical institutions. Plaintiff argued that Dr. Miguel…
