Tag: Practices
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Law Enforcement Expert Witness is Qualified to Opine On Tactics and Uses of Force Employed by the Police
This matter involves an incident that occurred on May 29, 2020, while Plaintiff, David Zuniga was present during the George Floyd protests in Grand Park, Downtown Los Angeles. During this time, Zuniga and his experts contended that he was struck with a nonlethal projectile to his head by Officer Aaron Green. Officer Green, and the…
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Chemical Engineering Expert Witness’ Testimony About the Harms Surrounding PFOA Limited
This case involves a dispute concerning the contamination of the drinking water in Hoosick Falls, New York by perfluorooctanoic acid, a chemical commonly referred to as PFOA. Following multiple settlement agreements with certain Defendants, DuPont is the only remaining Defendant. Plaintiffs alleged that DuPont is liable for producing the PFOA that ultimately contaminated the water…
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Testimony of Finance Expert Witnesses About Monitoring Responsibilities Under ERISA Admitted
Class Representatives Peter Trauernicht and Zachary Wright (“Plaintiffs”), on behalf of themselves, the Genworth Financial Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan (the “Plan”), and all other similarly situated individuals, filed suit against Genworth Financial, Inc. (“Genworth” or “Defendant”) alleging that Genworth breached its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Plaintiffs claimed that Genworth violated its…
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Insurance Expert Witness Barred from Testifying as to which Party is at Fault
This case involves an accumulator universal life insurance policy purchased by Dr. Herbert Wiegand in 2000 when he was 82 years old. The insured was his second wife, Jean Wiegand (nee Walters), who was 80 years old at the time. The policy had a face value (death benefit) of $1.4 million and a maturity date…
