Tag: cross-examination
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Psychology Expert’s Testimony on the Impact of Decades of Incarceration Admitted
The Plaintiff, Glynn Simmons, was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly 49 years after a 1974 murder conviction and was exonerated in 2023. He filed a civil rights lawsuit seeking damages for the constitutional violations that led to his wrongful conviction and decades of incarceration. As a result, Simmons sued the City of Edmond, the City of…
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Fire Investigation Expert Witness Prohibited from Relying on Statements by an Unidentified Officer
Meadowbrook Shopping Plaza, LLC purchased a building at 3895 Metro Drive (“the Building”) in 1995. Around 2018, Mr. Khaldoun Abaji approached Meadowbrook about utilizing the Building for his business, a store called Kids Avenue. Abaji and Meadowbrook came to an oral agreement where Abaji paid Meadowbrook $800 a month for the space. The parties agreed…
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Industrial Engineering Expert Witness’ Testimony Admitted Despite Reliance on Tools not Adopted by any Industry
A district judge in Texas admitted the testimony of an industrial engineering and workplace ergonomics expert in order to get a better sense of the lifting activities performed by the Plaintiff on the date of her alleged injury. Plaintiff (“Yoakum”) filed this personal injury lawsuit against Tyson after an injury she allegedly sustained while working the…
