Tag: Investigation
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Consumer Credit Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Policies
Plaintiff Alycia Johns brought this action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act following several years of disputing various tradelines with credit reporting agencies based on her claim of identity theft. Johns relied on her expert, Douglas Hollon, to assert that Nelnet failed to conduct an adequate investigation of the…
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Law Enforcement Expert Allowed to Opine on the Dynamics of Consensual Adult Sex Work
Defendants Brandon Washington and Maria Georgianna Palm are charged with various crimes arising out of their scheme to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, and maintain vulnerable women, and to perform commercial sex acts for their financial benefit via threats of force, fraud, and coercion. The government retained FBI Supervisory Special Agent Steven Vienneau to…
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Law Enforcement Expert Witness’ Testimony on Officers’ Actions Excluded
The present lawsuit revolves around Plaintiff Van Aelsytn’s claims of civil rights violations and malicious prosecution against Defendants Coleman Sparks and Scott Carnes. Both Defendants were officers with the Versailles Police Department and were involved in an investigation that led to domestic violence charges against Van Aelsytn. However, the Plaintiff possessed evidence suggesting his innocence.…
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Lucy Letby Objected to the Prosecution’s Lead Expert’s Testimony Regarding the Collapse of Each Baby
Between 2015 and 2016, Lucy Letby harmed babies in her care with the intention of killing them. The means of harm varied: causing air embolus by introducing air via intravenous lines; forcing air into the abdomen via nasogastric tubes; force feeding milk; poisoning by administering insulin; physical trauma. She alone was present on the unit…
