Tag: Misleading
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Court Finds No Statement in the Marketing Expert Witness’ Survey to be Misleading
The underlying case concerns the alleged release of toxic chemicals from a manufacturing facility in Canoga Park between 1968 and 1970 by Litton Systems, Inc., an entity now owned by Defendants Northrop Grumman Corporation and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (“Northrop Grumman”). Plaintiffs moved for class certification on their claims for negligence, private nuisance, and trespass…
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Automotive Industry Expert Witness’ Testimony about the Legitimacy of the Investment and Business Practices Excluded
Plaintiff filed this lawsuit to recover the $425,000 investment it made into the corporate Defendant, No-H20 USA, Inc., which was the product of fraudulent misrepresentations made by Defendant O’Brien both verbally and in writing pertaining to the Company’s performance and ownership of critical intellectual property. O’Brien was at all material times the CEO of the…
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Intellectual Property Expert Witness’ Report Held to be a Treatise on Copyright Law in a Breach of Contract Case
In 1996, after almost a decade of searching, Intersal, Inc. (“Intersal”), a marine research and recovery company, discovered the storied Queen Anne’s Revenge (“QAR”), flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard, off the coast of North Carolina. The vessel reportedly sank near Beaufort Inlet in 1718, and it has been the stuff of legend since. Although…
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Court rejects expert testimony on unfair trade practices and consumer expectations regarding deodorants and antiperspirants; Closes Case
The Court granted Unilever’s motion to exclude expert testimony on unfair trade practices and consumer expectations regarding deodorants and antiperspirants after finding deficiencies in both the experts’ facts, data, and methodology. The sample sizes were too small and the data was ambiguous and incomplete. The testing methodology also yielded unpredictable results. Consumer expectations relevant to…
