Tag: Expert Testimony
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Law & Legal Expert Witness’ Testimony on Insurance Claims Handling Practices Admitted
Plaintiff Debra O’Neal filed a lawsuit against Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”) under the Washington Insurance Fair Conduct Act (“IFCA”) for its handling and denial of her claim for coverage of personal property allegedly stolen from a storage facility. In response, State Farm moved to exclude O’Neal’s insurance expert witness, Robert…
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Civil Engineering Expert Witness’ Opinion that the Roof Requires Full Replacement is Not Mere Speculation
Plaintiff Franklin Square Condominium Owner Association alleged that a hailstorm on April 28, 2021, damaged its property at 817-831 Old Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, Texas 78666. Franklin Square filed a claim with its insurance company, Defendant AmGuard Insurance Company. Plaintiff alleged that AmGuard breached the insurance contract by failing to pay the full amount…
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Radiology Expert Witness’ Specific Findings As to the Plaintiff’s Spine Area Admitted
On December 9, 2021, Plaintiff Darryl Everson was driving in Montz, Louisiana, when he claimed that Defendant David Rugg (“Rugg”) negligently felled a tree along the roadway. The Plaintiff contended that the tree landed on his car, causing injuries to his back and neck. Additionally, Plaintiff alleged that Rugg was employed by Defendant Romesberg Trucking…
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Industrial Hygiene Expert Witness’ Testimony Regarding the Mitigation Performed Admitted
Plaintiff, MacNair, owned the immovable property located at 526-528 Belleville Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 which she insured through Chubb. MacNair lived on one side of her home and rented out the other side. On August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida caused severe damage to MacNair’s property including the roof, all elevations and all rooms in…
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Proposed Expert Witnesses Barred from Evaluating Psychological and Economic Damages
Domski filed this lawsuit on August 11, 2023, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated from her employment by defendant Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan after she refused to comply with the company’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. Domski worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield from March 10, 2008 until her termination on January 5, 2022, most…
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Legal Ethics Expert Witness’ Opinions Regarding a Conflict of Interest on Coverage Admitted
Plaintiff, Ansur America Insurance Company, sued Defendants, James A. Borland and Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorious, Chtd., an experienced defense lawyer and his law firm, for alleged legal malpractice in handling a complex product liability case in St. Clair County, Illinois. Plaintiff alleged that Defendants failed to meet the standard of care in representing Plaintiff…
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Building and Construction Expert Witness’ Hurricane Damage Assessment Does Not Warrant Exclusion
It all started when Hurricanes Laura and Delta inflicted significant damage on Plaintiffs’ rental property on August 27, 2020, and October 9, 2020, respectively. Southern Fidelity Insurance Company (SFIC) insured the property at the time of the damage. However, SFIC subsequently declared bankruptcy, and the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association (“LIGA”) has since been substituted as…
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Accounting Expert Witness’ Opinions on Future Lost Wages Excluded as He Doubly Accounts for Inflation
This case concerns a trip-and-fall accident. Pedero Sanders alleged that, on November 8, 2022, he was employed by Weeks Marine as a Jones Act seaman assigned to the dredge JS Chatry. He claimed that, in the course of his work, he tripped and fell while retrieving supplies from a shack on land. According to Sanders, the supply…
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Environmental Engineering Expert Witness Validates Methodology Employed by Whistleblower
On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, rupturing railcars filled with hazardous materials and fueling chemical fires at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The Defendant Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“NSR”) was held responsible for the train derailment and chemical spill (vinyl chloride), which adversely affected not…
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Valuation Expert Witness’ Testimony About Neutral Third Party Appraisers Excluded
McDonald’s Corporation (“Plaintiff”) filed this breach of contract action against Vanderbilt Atlantic Holdings LLC (“Defendant”). The primary issue to be tried in this case is whether Vanderbilt failed to cooperate in the process set forth in an addendum to a lease between McDonald’s and Vanderbilt (the “Lease”) to evaluate the fair market rental value (“FMV”)—the…
