Tag: Psychology
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Psychology Expert Witness’ Testimony Assessing Causal Factors Leading up to a Suicide Admitted
This case involved various claims arising from the death of SGT, a minor and former student at St. Marys Middle School in the Camden County School District. Plaintiffs alleged SGT died of suicide because of multiple bullying incidents at the school and Defendants’ failures to adequately respond to and address those incidents and asserted claims under…
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Psychology Expert Witness Testimony Regarding Trauma Resulting from Alleged Racial Discrimination Limited
Plaintiffs and Proposed Class Representatives Quinton Burns and K.B (collectively “Burns”) brought this action individually and on behalf of all similarly situated Black people against Defendants SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc. and SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, LLC on account of the alleged racial discrimination that they suffered at Defendants’ property, Sesame Place Philadelphia (“Sesame Place”).…
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Court limits testimony of Marketing Expert Witness citing lack of experience analyzing consumer confusion from either a legal or marketing perspective in trademark infringement suit
In the case involving Plaintiff Blue Bottle Coffee, LLC and Defendants Southern Technologies, LLC and Hui Chuan Liao, the Plaintiff, a coffee business, filed a lawsuit in August 2021 and an amended complaint in November 2021. The dispute centered on alleged trademark infringement and unfair competition claims. The Plaintiff held multiple registered trademarks, including two…
