Tag: Expert Testimony
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Ski Safety Expert’s Causation Testimony Excluded
This case arises from 13-year-old Jake Kaminski’s death from a ski accident at the Christmas Mountain Village resort in March 2023. Melissa Kaminski, who is Jake’s mother, and his sisters Mikayla and Jordan brought claims against the owner of Christmas Mountain, BlueGreen Vacations Unlimited, Inc. The Kaminskis contended that Jake’s death was caused by Christmas…
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Rehabilitation Expert’s Employability Report Partly Admitted
Plaintiff Jean-Claude Franchitti brought retaliation claims against his former employers, Defendants Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. and Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation. More specifically, Franchitti alleged that Cognizant terminated his employment because he spoke out against the company’s unlawful efforts to eliminate experienced non-Indian employees in its workforce, questioned the legality of fraudulent visa applications the…
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Intelligence Research Expert’s Belated Report Admitted
A grand jury charged Defendants Chariece Chew and Kathryn Coe with engaging in the straw purchase of firearms and making false statements in the acquisition of firearms. Also, the grand jury charged Chew with two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms. The Final Pretrial and Trial Order set June 13, 2025 as…
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Medical Expert Cleared to Testify on Treatment in Medicaid Case
The case arose from the use and reimbursement of the drug NovoSeven, which was prescribed to ten Washington Medicaid patients with severe Hemophilia A and inhibitors to Factor VIII. Some used the drug in high doses or for off-label prophylactic treatment. Washington Medicaid reimbursed these prescriptions during the relevant period. NNI retained Dr. Michael Tarantino as an expert witness.…
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Maritime Expert’s Testimony Admitted Despite the Possible Existence of an Alleged Information Gap
This maritime case stems from a collision between two vessels in the Fort Myers Yacht Basin during Hurricane Ian. The vessel Madame Musique became loose from its mooring and struck Knot Speed, which was secured to the adjacent dock. Madam Musique’s owner—Petitioner Randal Toca—sought “exoneration from liability” under the Shipowner’s Limitation of Liability Act. Knot…
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Autopilot Misuse Went Unchecked by Tesla, Expert Claims
The Plaintiff, Neima Benavides, sued Tesla, Inc. after Naibel Benavides Leon was killed and Dillon Angulo was seriously injured when a Tesla Model S went through a T-intersection in Key Largo and off the pavement, striking their parked Chevrolet Tahoe as they were standing next to it. George McGee, the driver of the Model S,…
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Expert Testimony Curtailed in Defective Conveyor Case
In July 2022, while working at Tyoga Container Company’s facility, William Borden stepped onto a mesh belt conveyor manufactured by Mainline Conveyor System, Inc. The conveyor unexpectedly activated and threw him off, causing severe lacerations to his left knee and lower leg. Borden claimed that the conveyor was defective and unreasonably dangerous. In August 2023,…
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Forensic Accounting Expert’s Valuation Testimony Without Deductions Admitted
Platinum Services, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the United States, acting through the Department of Defense (DoD), alleging breach of contract. The dispute centered on the transportation of 45 shipments of household goods for military service members during the summers of 2016, 2017, and 2018. Platinum claimed it had entered into an agreement with the…
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Defamation Expert’s Testimony on Economic Damages Excluded
Plaintiff Brian Menge, a former police detective with the City of Highland Park, Michigan, brought a claim against Defendant Khursheed Ash-Shafii, a Highland Park city councilman, alleging that Ash-Shafii unlawfully retaliated against him in violation of the First Amendment because of Menge’s successful settlement of a prior lawsuit against the City. The retaliation consisted of…
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Law Enforcement Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on the Existence of Probable Cause
This matter arises from Plaintiff Gina Kuhlman’s arrest by Officers David Grasha and Samantha Haggerty of the Cleveland Division of Police, for operating a motor vehicle under the influence (“OVI”) and for refusing to submit to a drug and alcohol test. To support her case, Kuhlman offered the expert reports of Rajeve Saini and Timothy…
