Tag: Expert Testimony
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Testimony of Maritime Expert Witness Helps the Court Determine Disputed Facts
On May 5, 2021, Timothy Shannon allegedly sustained personal injuries while he was a passenger aboard M/V MR LLOYD. The vessel traveled from a dock in Fourchon, Louisiana to a Talos Oil & Gas LLC production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Rodi Marine, LLC owned and operated M/V MR. LLOYD while Talos was the…
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Testimony of Civil Engineering Expert Witness Admitted despite Alleged Confidential Relationship with Opposing Party
Plaintiffs, Julie Jenkins and James Gunn asserted claims under the Clean Water Act and various Georgia Environmental Statutes, including the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act, arising from wholly past conduct that occurred in 2020. Plaintiffs alleged that “red clay” was deposited on Daniel Bruce’s farmland as part of the farm’s operations and that an unspecified…
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Marketing Expert Witness’ Survey Estimating the Likelihood of Consumer Confusion Held to be Reliable
Maker’s Mark entered into a Licensing Agreement with Spalding Group gransting an exclusive license to use its trademarks to create and sell cigars seasoned with its bourbon (the “Licensed Cigars”). After renewing the agreement a few times, in 2013, Maker’s Mark notified Spalding that it was terminating the license effective December 31, 2015. Spalding Group…
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Psychiatry Expert Witness’ Testimony Regarding Plaintiff’s Pain and Suffering Related to his Defamation Claims Rejected
In this pending lawsuit, which was the product of consolidated cases: Case No. 20-1074, the Lead Case, and Case No. 22-1186, the Member Case, Fazio filed a second amended complaint in the Lead Case against Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company (“Metropolitan Casualty”), Naihomi Figueroa Fontánez (“Ms. Figueroa”), and Isaías Soto Reyes (“Mr. Soto”) on September 29,…
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Supply Chain Expert Witness’ Assessment of Defendant’s Performance Limited
In 2007, Plaintiff Ghirardelli and Defendant, GXO Warehouse Company, signed a services agreement for Defendant to provide warehouse management services at a warehouse in Lathrop, California (the “Services Agreement”). Defendant’s role was that of a third-party logistics provider (“3PL”), and the services it was to provide included the implementation of a computerized warehouse management system…
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Environmental Expert Witness barred from testifying about the Applicability of Asbestos National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants
This case involved two buildings in downtown Burley, Idaho, located at 1222 and 1226 Overland Avenue which burned in late January 2018 and were subsequently demolished in mid-February 2018. A small portion of the debris from the buildings was hauled away to a local gravel pit which also operated as a landfill. Rising concerns about…
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Mortgage Expert Witness’ Statements regarding TILA Rescission Held to Amount to a Legal Conclusion
This case involved claims under the federal Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) regarding alleged errors in a loan arranged between Plaintiff and Defendant, as well as claims of slander of title, quiet title, and wrongful foreclosure. Beginning in 2006, Plaintiff owned residential property in Sandy, Utah (the “Property”). Defendant Veritas Funding, LLC is a mortgage…
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Insurance Expert Witness with Commercial and Residential Construction Experience Deemed Qualified to Present Observations of Plaintiff’s Property
The case arises out of a claim for total replacement of a concrete tile roof due to hail damage under a businessowners insurance policy for a dental office at 550 24th Ave. SW in Norman (the “Property”). The hailstorm occurred onApril 28, 2021. Defendant filed a Daubert motion to strike and exclude certain opinions and…
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Intellectual Property Expert Witness’ Report Held to be a Treatise on Copyright Law in a Breach of Contract Case
In 1996, after almost a decade of searching, Intersal, Inc. (“Intersal”), a marine research and recovery company, discovered the storied Queen Anne’s Revenge (“QAR”), flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard, off the coast of North Carolina. The vessel reportedly sank near Beaufort Inlet in 1718, and it has been the stuff of legend since. Although…
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Civil Engineering Expert Witness’ Assessment of Wind-Pressure Damage resulting from Hurricane Sally Admitted
Hurricane Sally, which made landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama on September 16, 2020, damaged the Compass Point Condominium (the “Condo”). This action arises out of a disagreement between the insured, Compass Point Condominium Owners’ Association, Inc. (the “Plaintiff”), and its insurer, Landmark, regarding the extent of damage to Plaintiff’s property caused by Hurricane Sally, the necessary repairs, and…
