Tag: Disclosure
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Real Estate Development Expert Witness Violates Rule 26 by Offering an Opinion on the Causation Issue
H5R owns a single-family home (the “Property”) in Dallas, Texas, for which Scottsdale Insurance issued an insurance policy covering certain causes of loss. In February 2021, water allegedly entered the Property through or near the roof. H5R “immediately notified” Scottsdale Insurance and filed a claim for this incident. More than one year after the claim…
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Psychology Expert Witness’ Opinion on Parental Gatekeeping Excluded Due to Procedural Violations
On October 25, 2024, Petitioner Prasanna Sankaranarayanan filed a petition seeking the return of the parties’ minor son, S.A., to his habitual residence. The petition claims that Respondent Dhivya Sashidhar unlawfully took S.A. from Singapore to the United States on October 14, 2024. On November 1, 2024, Sashidhar was served with the summons and complaint…
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Accounting Expert Witness’ Testimony on Damages Admitted Because it Includes Independent Analysis
Plaintiff American Power, LLC (“AMP”) is a trucking-logistics company headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. According to the Complaint, Plaintiff invested in and loaned $450,000 to Defendant Dektrix LLC, a transportation-servicing company headquartered in Utah. The Complaint charges that the investment and loan were fraudulently obtained and ultimately worthless. Plaintiff sought to impose liability upon Dektrix and…
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Accounting Expert Witness’ Testimony About Damages Calculations is Not Fatally Deficient
The Plaintiffs sought damages and injunctive relief accusing the Defendants of willfully, intentionally, and calculatedly refusing to provide potable water to residents of the Plaintiffs’ manufactured home communities and a denial of applications by the Plaintiffs Grover Dinwiddie, and Sarina Shannon for municipal water utility services provided to other residents of the City of Oak…
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Insurance Expert Witness’ Estimate Excluded Because Unknown Contractors Collected the Data
Plaintiffs Gregory Hebbler and Marion Hebbler contracted with Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company to insure their home located at 6009 Angler Drive, Picayune, Mississippi. On August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida made landfall, purportedly damaging the residence. When Defendant conducted an on-site inspection and estimated the monetary damage caused by Hurricane Ida, it issued…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness’ Supplemental Report Correcting Mathematical Errors Admitted
Plaintiff Kimberly Allcorn filed a lawsuit to recover damages for injuries from a collision with a tractor-trailer. Defendant Kay Beach, driving the tractor-trailer, worked for Western Flyer Express, LLC at the time. Both vehicles traveled northbound on a four-lane highway with a 65-mph speed limit. Allcorn was in the right lane ahead of Beach, who…
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Psychiatry Expert Witness’ Rebuttal Testimony Admitted Despite Claims of Untimely Disclosure
Plaintiff Rebecca Leeper filed a Complaint for Damages against the Defendants, the City of Tacoma and Tel Thompson. The case arose from injuries she sustained in a sexual assault on July 17, 2018. In her Complaint, Leeper alleged that the City had prior knowledge of Thompson’s dangerous conduct, including a documented history of confrontational behavior and inappropriate sexualized…
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Education & Schools Expert Witness’ Testimony Excluded Because of its Untimeliness and Insufficiency
In October 2023, Plaintiff Leslie Baldwin sued Kalispell School District #5 and Glacier High School (collectively “the District”) on behalf of her minor son, K.B., alleging that K.B. was sexually assaulted in February 2022 on a bus returning from a school-sanctioned wrestling event. The District sought to exclude the testimony of Baldwin’s retained expert, Thom…
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Pediatrics Expert Witness’ Opinion on Forceps-Assisted Vaginal Delivery Excluded
The present case involved a medical malpractice claim filed by Plaintiffs Tyler Grenier and Jenna Grenier, individually, and as the next friend of minor J.A.G., against the Defendant United States of America (“Defendant”). The Plaintiffs alleged medical negligence at Tripler Army Medical Center (“Tripler”) concerning prenatal care and labor provided to Plaintiff Jenna Grenier (“Jenna”)…
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Court Strikes Structural Engineering Expert Witness’ Testimony on Hurricane Damage Citing Month-Long Disclosure Delay
Philip and Nancy Fairman’s home sustained severe flooding during Hurricane Ian. After the storm, they filed a damage claim with their insurer, Defendant American Strategic Insurance Corp (“ASI”), to seek compensation for the losses. ASI acknowledged coverage but disputed the extent of the damage. When the Fairmans and ASI could not reach a settlement, the…
