Tag: Expert Testimony
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Trucking Expert’s Testimony on the Preventability of the Accident 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. Defendants Central Freightlines, Inc. and Nicholas Roshon Moore (collectively,…
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Compliance Expert’s Testimony on the Hallmarks of a Pill Mill Excluded
Defendant Heather Marks, a nurse practitioner, is charged in a Superseding Indictment with distributing and conspiring (with her former co-defendant, Hemal Mehta, M.D.) to distribute Schedule II controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The Defendant also sought to introduce the testimony of Michael W. Staples, CMBI, as…
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Anesthesiology Expert’s Testimony on the Value of Promotion Admitted
Plaintiff, Dr. Sheldon Goldstein, a former physician in the Department of Anesthesiology quit his employment when in 2021, he did not receive apromotion to Professor on the Clinical Educator Track, the same promotion he did not attain the year prior. Goldstein alleged that he was subjected to discrimination and harassment because of his disability in…
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Expert Testimony Admitted Despite Late Disclosure of Complete Reports
This action arises out of a car accident that took place in April 2022 in Gainesville, Georgia. At the time of the accident, Defendant Darar Kerenso was employed as a driver for HJ Trucking. Plaintiff Charlene Taylor-Thomas was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked and turned off vehicle with a friend in the…
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Accounting Expert’s Opinions on the Potential Damages Admitted
Go Global Retail sued Defendants Dream On Me Industries and Dream On Me, Inc. (collectively DOM) for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment. Go Global is a “private equity and brand investment firm” that often buys up “distressed retail assets.” It uses its in-house research and industry know-how to try to spot…
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Food Science Expert’s Testimony on the Condition of Berries Excluded
This case involves a breach of contract claim and a negligence claim regarding Stahlbush’s sale of black raspberries to Bama. Bama principally manufactures food products for the quick service restaurant industry. The dispute was over whether Stahlbush berries used by Bama in pies it produced were contaminated with stones. Plaintiff filed a motion in limine…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Testimony on Dog Handling Practices Admitted
The claims in this case can be traced back to an unfortunate chain of events, as a routine three-officer search degenerated in the blink of an eye to chaos in a cramped apartment, the arrests of four family members, and a police dog attack that caused severe injuries to Plaintiff. On March 11, 2019, Plaintiff…
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Anesthesiology Expert’s Testimony on Unprofessional Conduct Excluded
This is an employment discrimination case brought by a former employee of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”). The Plaintiff, Dr. Elizabeth Schacht, was employed by the VA as an anesthesiologist from 2015 until August 20, 2018, when her supervisors revoked her clinical privileges and removed her from federal service. Schacht claimed the VA…
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Law Enforcement Expert’s Testimony on the Officers’ Tactics Admitted
Plaintiffs Michael Gomez (“Gomez”), Joseph Lowe (“Lowe”), Ian Joi, and Alejandro Baez and Josephine Cartagena, as co-representatives of the Estate of Jayden Baez (“Baez”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed an Amended Complaint against Defendants Scott Koffinas (“Koffinas”), Ramy Yacoub (“Yacoub”), and Chris A. Blackmon (collectively, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants Koffinas and Yacoub—members of the Osceola County…
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Product Development Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine that the Fan is Not Defective
Allstate insured L&J Home Improvements, LLC (“L&J”), which was owned and operated by Julie and Luis Hernandez. In or around 2003, L&J purchased a two-story, wood frame residence built in 1888 that is located at 231 N. Walnut St. in Colorado Springs, Colorado (the “residence”). After the purchase, L&J performed a remodel on the residence in or…
