Tag: methodology
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Geology Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Subsurface Conditions
This case arises out of Plaintiffs’ claim that structural damage to their home at 496 Southwood Drive in Madisonville, Kentucky, was caused by coal mine subsidence. Val Smith and Gwen Smith obtained a homeowners’ policy from American Strategic Insurance Corp. (“ASIC”) and claimed that mine subsidence caused structural movement and cracking. ASIC denied the claim…
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Psychiatry Expert Allowed to Opine on Psychological Injuries
Plaintiff Brigid “Bridie” Farrell alleged that Defendant Gabel groomed and sexually abused her from June 1997 to January 1998. Plaintiff filed a motion to exclude the expert testimony of Defendants’ expert, Dr. Charles Saldanha, pursuant to Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Psychiatry Expert Witness Charles Edwin Saldanha graduated from Emory University with…
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Accounting Expert Was Partly Allowed to Opine on the Business Relationship
This case involves a contract dispute between the Douglas and Amy Mottram and Robert Radke. Prior to 2018, the Mottrams entered into four joint ventures with Radke, in which Radke would buy land in California, on which the Mottrams would construct homes to be resold for mutual profit. Beginning in 2018, the Mottrams and Radke…
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Statistics Expert Allowed to Opine on Over-Detention
Plaintiffs Alanna Dunn, Reginald Haymon, Adam Day, Eric Zeider, Cameron Leonard, and Jason Wilson filed this class action alleging that the deliberate indifference of Cuyahoga County and the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department caused them to be over-detained in the Cuyahoga County Jail after the legal basis for their detention ceased to exist. Plaintiffs retained Lacey…
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Pharmacology Expert Allowed to Opine on the Clinical Trial
Alzamend Neuro, Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. To advance the development of a new treatment called ALZN002, Alzamend sought to conduct a phase I/IIA clinical trial to evaluate its safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy. Biorasi, LLC is a contract research organization or clinical…
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Political Science Expert Allowed to Opine on Election Ballot Secrecy
This case concerns Plaintiff Alison Kareem’s facial and/or as applied constitutional challenge to “ballot selfie” laws, a categorization of long-standing prohibitions on displaying election ballots. With fingertip access to smartphone cameras, voters can take pictures of their completed ballots and immediately post them on social media sites. This action and the statutes come under review.…
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Human Factors Expert Allowed to Opine on Foreseeable Behavior
This is a strict products liability and negligence case against Adams, the manufacturer of a plastic Adirondack chair that failed and rendered Ronald Scanlan a quadriplegic. The Defendant filed motions to exclude opinions of three of the Plaintiff’s expert witnesses: Russell Dunn, Clifford Tribus and Joellen Gill. The Plaintiff filed a motion to exclude opinions of the Defendant‘s expert…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Not Allowed to Opine on Zippers
Plaintiff Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc. (Amcor) brought this action against Defendant Reynolds Packaging, LLC (Reynolds), asserting claims for negligence, indemnification, and breach of warranty arising out of Amcor’s purchase from Reynolds of allegedly defective zippered, food-storage pouches. Reynolds sued the Third-Party Defendant Reynolds Presto Products, Inc. (Presto), the manufacturer of the zipper component used…
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Law Enforcement Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on the Officers’ Intent
This case arises from officers’ alleged excessive use of force during an investigation of a 911 call regarding Plaintiff Henry Barnhill (“Barnhill”). Defendants City of Hemet, Brett Maynard, Joshua Bishop, Pedro Aguila, Douglas Klinzing, Jamie Gonzalez, and Catherine Tipton (collectively, “Defendants”) filed two motions (1) to exclude certain opinion and testimony of expert Dr. Ryan…
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Firearms Expert Allowed to Opine on Air Rifle
This is a products liability case arising from an alleged injury caused by an air rifle. Plaintiff Brian Cornwell (“Cornwell”) ordered an air rifle from Extreme Big Bore Air Rifles on March 25, 2021. After regularly using the rifle for nearly two years, on January 11, 2023, Plaintiff injured himself while attempting to fill the…
