Tag: Expert Disclosure
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Palliative Care Expert’s New and Expanded Opinions on Facility Neglect Admitted
Plaintiffs are the estates of three decedents, Robert W. Petersen (“Mr. Petersen”), Mary Ann Simons, (“Ms. Simons”) and Charlotte Elaine Guilford (“Ms. Guilford”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”). Plaintiffs were residents of Canyon Creek, an assisted living facility in Billings, Montana specializing in memory care, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Plaintiffs alleged that Canyon…
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Toxicology Expert’s Report Exceeds the Bounds of Permissible Supplementation
Michelle Young, the surviving spouse of Ernest James Young and Amanda Fries, the daughter and heir of Young filed the underlying lawsuit alleging that Young’s death from pancreatic cancer was caused by his exposure to radioactive contaminants that were released by the Defendants’ negligent operation of a uranium processing plant in Gore, Oklahoma, near where…
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Ex parte communications between an attorney and an opposing party’s expert witness is not prohibited under Connecticut law
Epright sought to recover underinsured motorist benefits from Liberty Mutual in connection with a motor vehicle collision. Epright allegedly sustained multiple injuries, including an injury to her left shoulder. During her deposition, Epright testified that she had experienced shoulder pain since the date of the accident. Liberty Mutual retained an orthopedic surgeon, James Depuy, to…
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Trucking Expert Witness Testimony on Negligent Operation of Vehicles Admitted
Plaintiff Shawn Martin suffered serious injuries from the rear-end motor vehicle collision with Defendant Valenzuela’s trailer, which occurred on I-84 on Cabbage Hill outside Pendleton, Oregon, amid adverse weather conditions. Defendants Luis Valenzuela and Baljinder Singh were operating commercial motor vehicles, while Defendant Joel Hannu was driving a large pick-up truck. The Plaintiff, Shawn Martin,…
