Tag: methodology
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Forensic Accounting Expert Allowed to Testify Despite Lack of SQL Expertise
Plaintiff Pietoso, Inc. operates Café Napoli restaurant in Clayton, Missouri. It has a Service Agreement for waste removal from the restaurant with Defendant Allied Services, LLC—a subsidiary of Defendant Republic Services, Inc. The Service Agreement sets a basic-service rate of $323 per month, but it allows Allied to unilaterally increase this rate for certain enumerated…
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Marketing Expert’s Testimony Was Admitted Despite His Lack of Legal Credentials
X Social Media LLC (“X Social Media”) and X Corp. both use the letter “X” in association with closely related advertising services. Put simply, X Corp. is an online and app-based social-media platform that allows users to create and share a wide range of digital content, including advertisements. X Social Media is an advertising agency…
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Fabrics Expert Allowed to Testify About the Value of Clothing Fabric
This action arises from Michael’s Fabric’s LLC’s claim for loss of its inventory of high-end fabrics caused by water damage that was submitted under its insurance policy with Defendant Donegal Mutual Insurance Company. Ultimately, Plaintiff contended “Defendant has intentionally, maliciously and wrongfully denied the claim by Michael’s for replacement value of the inventory.” Defendant filed…
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Expert Testimony on Medical and Prescription Expenses Admitted
Plaintiff Vicenta Vega was allegedly injured when she slipped on water that had accumulated on the floor of a Ross Stores retail store. She sought damages for past and future medical expenses, past and future pain and suffering, past and future physical impairment, past and future scarring and disfigurement, and lost earning capacity. Ross Stores designated…
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Forensic Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Interior and Roof Damages Admitted
This case arose from a dispute between homeowners and their insurer over coverage. Plaintiffs, Jessi Shetler and Richard Shetler filed a claim with Defendant, Clear Blue Specialty Insurance Company, their insurer, for the windstorm’s damage to their roof and the interior of their home. Plaintiffs brought the instant first-party action sounding in breach of contractdue…
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Environmental Engineering Expert’s Testimony on Workplace Exposure Admitted
Anthony Perrotti was an engineer who designed navigation control systems for air- and spacecraft. Aside from a brief stint at another aerospace company, he worked for Lockheed for his entire career, from when he was an intern in college until he died from gastroesophageal cancer at age 47. After his death, Jennifer Perrotti, his widow,…
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Psychology Expert’s Opinion on the Harm Resulting from the Alleged Misconduct Admitted
This is a pro se prisoner action brought by Plaintiff William A. White relating to White’s detention at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility, in Sanford, Florida, between May and December 2014. Plaintiff’s claims arise out of his placement in the isolation unit due to information received from the U.S. Marshals that White was a…
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Law And Legal Expert’s Speculative Calculations of Future Earnings Excluded
Drew Dixon alleged that the Defendant, Antonio Marquis “L.A.” Reid sexually harassed her and refused to allow her to succeed unless she acquiesced to his demand to be alone and in close proximity to her while she was employed as an A&R executive at Arista Records from 1996 to 2002. Dixon claimed that Antonio Reid sexually…
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Transportation Safety Expert’s Testimony on Compliance with Federal Safety Regulations Admitted
This case concerns a motor vehicle collision that occurred between Plaintiff Bryan Russell Arnett (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Larry Tyrone Fairell, II (“Fairell”) on December 14, 2022. Fairell filed a motion to partially strike the testimony of Arnett’s retained transportation safety expert, David Hedgpeth. Transportation Safety Expert Witness David Hedgpeth is the principal owner of Hill…
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Expert Testimony on Legitimate Marketing Practices Admitted
The Federal Trade Commission contended that Amazon tricked, coerced, and manipulated consumers into subscribing to Amazon Prime. According to the FTC, this was accomplished by failing to disclose the material terms of the subscription clearly and conspicuously and by failing to obtain the consumers’ informed consent before enrolling them. The FTC also alleged that Amazon…
