Tag: Healthcare
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Retirement Plan Expert Witness’ State of Mind Opinions Excluded
In 2016, Defendants Signode Industrial Group, LLC, and Illinois Tool Works, Inc. unlawfully terminated promised healthcare benefits for Plaintiffs, a class of retirees and their dependents. On March 26, 2019, this Court enjoined Defendants to reinstate Plaintiffs’ healthcare benefits that were in effect before January 1, 2016. Defendants implemented a new healthcare benefits plan effective…
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Chiropractic Expert Witness is Not Qualified to Speak to the Correctness of an EMC Diagnosis
This matter involves the Plaintiff insurers’ claim that Defendants unlawfully billed for medically unnecessary and illusory services, misrepresented the nature and extent of the services, and operated in violation of various laws specific to the healthcare and/or insurance sector. According to the Plaintiff, Titan Defendants agreed to refer patients to the Stein Defendants in exchange…
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Neuropsychology Expert Witness Fails to Provide Any Basis for His Opinion On the Costs of Healthcare
In May 2023, Joy and Brian Parnes filed this lawsuit against the Orange County School Board for disability discrimination and retaliation related to the education of their minor daughter, S.P. Pursuant to Rule 702, the Parneses seek to introduce the opinion testimony of Timothy Conway, Ph.D. in support of their theory that S.P. requires accommodations…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Testimony Admitted Because He Has Researched CON Laws
Charles Slaughter is a licensed physical therapist who owns a physical therapy clinic in Jackson, Mississippi. He brought this constitutional challenge to Mississippi’s Certificate of Need (CON) program because Mississippi has had a moratorium on issuing CONs to new home health care businesses for the past 42 years. This case was initiated in the wake…
