Tag: Qualification
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Law Enforcement Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Ride-Along Policies
Zailey Hess sued former Hammond police officer Jamie Garcia, alleging that he sexually assaulted and harassed her during a ride-along for her criminal justice class in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses. Garcia filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Hess’ expert witness, Dan Kender. Law Enforcement Expert Witness…
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Intellectual Property Expert’s Opinion on Misappropriation Excluded
In 2018, Rock Fuel Media pitched its concept for a sports-gaming platform called “VSports Live” to Resorts World Las Vegas LLC during the development stage of Resorts World’s casino and resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Resorts World did not end up contracting with Rock Fuel, and Rock Fuel never built the VSports Live platform.…
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Automotive Industry Expert’s Testimony on Pricing Practices Excluded
The Plaintiffs in this putative national class action are insureds who filed “total loss” claims for the actual cash value (“ACV”) of their totaled vehicles under their automobile insurance policies sold by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company or State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (collectively, “Defendants” or “State Farm”). Plaintiffs challenged State Farm’s application…
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Allowed to Opine on Clear Warnings
This lawsuit arises out of the death of Timothy L. Stringer (“Stringer”) resulting from a May 15, 2021, explosion on an offshore oil and gas production platform owned by Fieldwood Energy LLC (“Fieldwood”). At the time of the accident, Stringer was working on the platform and, along with another employee, was performing a pressure integrity…
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Psychology Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Voluntary Adult Sex-Work Subculture
Defendants Brandon Washington and Maria Georgianna Palm are charged with various crimes arising out of their scheme to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, and maintain vulnerable women, and to perform commercial sex acts for their financial benefit via threats of force, fraud, and coercion. The United States of America filed a motion in limine…
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Education Expert Was Allowed to Opine on the Best Practices for Teaching ESL Students
This is a religious discrimination case arising from Plaintiff Sudoos Hamood’s termination from Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (“ACCESS”). Ms. Hamood, Plaintiff, began working with ACCESS, Defendant, in 2017. In 2021, Ms. Hamood took on a new role at ACCESS and began working as an English teacher during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly…
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Compliance Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Amazon Policy
ZAGG initiated this action against DVG, TX Trading Inc. (“TX Trading”), and Menachem Mendel Ichilevici (“Ichilevici”) (collectively, “Defendants”), alter egos collectively doing business as Amazon Seller “Mac N’ Cheese,” violated Sections 32 and 43 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1114, 1125(a), by infringing on ZAGG’s trademarks and falsely advertising ZAGG products. Plaintiff, ZAGG,…
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Infectious Disease Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Masking and Testing
Eight former Redmond firefighters sued the City of Redmond (“City”) after being terminated for refusing COVID-19 vaccinations on religious grounds. They argued the City should have let them continue working with masking and testing rather than requiring vaccination. Plaintiffs filed a Daubert motion to exclude the testimony of the City’s expert, Dr. John Lynch. Infectious…
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Anesthesiology Expert’s Testimony on the Value of Promotion Admitted
Plaintiff, Dr. Sheldon Goldstein, a former physician in the Department of Anesthesiology quit his employment when in 2021, he did not receive apromotion to Professor on the Clinical Educator Track, the same promotion he did not attain the year prior. Goldstein alleged that he was subjected to discrimination and harassment because of his disability in…
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Product Development Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine that the Fan is Not Defective
Allstate insured L&J Home Improvements, LLC (“L&J”), which was owned and operated by Julie and Luis Hernandez. In or around 2003, L&J purchased a two-story, wood frame residence built in 1888 that is located at 231 N. Walnut St. in Colorado Springs, Colorado (the “residence”). After the purchase, L&J performed a remodel on the residence in or…
