Tag: Expert Report
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Engineering Expert was Allowed to Opine on Hurricane Damage
On August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura made landfall in Southwest Louisiana. In the original complaint, The Pentecostal Church of DeQuincy (“TPCD”) alleged that it sustained damage from the Hurricane, and that Church Mutual has underestimated the cost of repairs. The five (5) buildings considered as “Covered Property” at issue in this litigation are identified as…
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Internal Medicine Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Medical Effects
Plaintiff, Robert Rone (“Rone”) asserted claims against Kiesha Pettway, RN, and Felicia Crawford, CRNP, for alleged violations of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 relating to Rone’s incarceration at the Mobile County Metro Jail on May 7, 2021. Crawford and Pettway filed a motion to exclude the…
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Hospitality Expert’s Testimony on Lost Investments Excluded
In this landlord-tenant dispute, Defendant Gator Flower Mound, LLC (“Gator”) asked the Court to exclude the damages testimony of Alan Someck, the expert witness designated by Plaintiff Arch & Eng, LLC (“Z Grill” or “Plaintiff”), as irrelevant and unreliable. Z Grill alleged economic injury due to problems with the premises it leased from Gator, the…
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Safety Expert’s Clarified Opinions Excluded
This case arises out of a slip-and-fall incident that occurred at US Bank’s branch office in Kirkland, Washington, on December 7, 2020. Carol Hummel alleges that she fell in the parking lot and suffered injuries as a result of US Bank’s failure to maintain its premises in a reasonably safe condition. Defendants U.S. Bancorp and…
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Ski Safety Expert was Allowed to Opine on the Use of Blue Fencing
This case arises from a skiing accident that occurred at Mountain Creek’s ski resort (“the Resort”). On February 21, 2021, Pierino Perciballi and his sixteen-year-old son Matteo Perciballi chose to ski down the Matchmaker trail, an intermediate difficulty terrain park course contained within the Resort. The Matchmaker trail is adjacent to the Resort’s “learning area.”…
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Psychology Expert Allowed to Opine on Mental Health Needs
Plaintiff William A. White (“White”), a federal inmate, initiated this action alleging nine distinct claims against the United States of America (“United States”) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) (collectively, the “Federal Defendants”), and two distinct claims against BOP inmate Robert Kenneth Decker (“Decker”). Dr. Richard M. Samuels conducted an independent psychological examination of…
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Law And Legal Expert’s Testimony on OPDA’s Practices Admitted
This litigation arises from Plaintiff Raymond Flanks’ (“Plaintiff”) wrongful conviction for first-degree murder in 1985. In particular, Plaintiff alleged that the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (“OPDA”) secured his wrongful conviction in violation of his constitutional rights by withholding material exculpatory evidence. Laurie Levenson is a law professor who was retained by Plaintiff to testify…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert’s Meteorological Opinions Excluded
This case arises from an accident involving a Robinson R44 II helicopter, registration N442VB (“Helicopter”), that occurred on the evening of December 30, 2021, in Levy County, Florida. The Helicopter was being flown at night by the owner-pilot, Ronald Hicks (“Pilot Hicks”), from a local friend’s residence to his private property. At the time of…
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Anesthesiology Expert’s Opinions on Life Expectancy Admitted
This case arises from a motor vehicle collision between Plaintiff Marie Shante Box and Defendant William Causey in May 2023. Following the collision, Box filed suit against Causey, CTS National Corporation (Causey’s employer), and Old Republic Insurance Company (CTS’s insurer). She sought compensatory damages for her injuries, punitive damages, and attorney’s fees. To support her…
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Economics Expert’s Updated Damages Calculations Admitted
Plaintiff Misty Blanchette Porter was previously employed as a physician in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (“REI”) Division within Dartmouth Health’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (“OB/GYN”). After Dartmouth Health made the decision to shut down the REI Division entirely and to terminate all three physicians employed therein—including Porter—Porter filed suit against Dartmouth Health citing…
