Tag: Relevant
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Mechanical Engineering Expert Witness’ Testimony Could Mislead the Jury as to Defendant’s duties
Plaintiffs Kyle and Annaleah Justice raised claims of negligence and strict liability against Defendants Bestway (USA), Inc. and Rural King under the Missouri Wrongful Death Statute. Plaintiffs’ claims arose from the drowning death of their minor daughter, E.M.J., in an above-ground pool on August 3, 2019. Rural King argued that certain opinions of Plaintiffs’ retained…
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Social Work Expert Witness’ Testimony Explaining the Dynamics of Domestic Violence Admitted
Defendant Michael Johnson is charged with the following: unlawful imprisonment, assault of a domestic partner by strangulation and suffocation, interstate domestic violence, witness tampering, and assault. Johnson claimed that the Government has not filed a notice to call Holly Rosen, provided her curriculum vitae, a statement of her expected testimony, or the basis and methodology…
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Mergers & Acquisitions Expert Witness’ Testimony About Due Diligence Deemed Irrelevant
Plaintiffs, ECB USA, Inc. and Atlantic Ventures Corp. accused Savencia and Zausner, together with other persons and entities, of commiting a series of tortious acts, including, but not limited to, looting the assets of Schratter Foods Incorporated (“Schratter”), then fraudulently inducing Plaintiffs into executing an agreement to purchase all of Schratter’s shares (the “Stock Purchase…
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Court Limits Accident Investigation Expert Witness’ Report on Defendant’s Liability
Plaintiff sustained injuries while waiting in the loading area to board an inflatable raft as part of the Aquazoid water slide (“Aquazoid”). It occurred on August 22, 2015, at Busch Gardens Water Country USA (“Water Country”), in Williamsburg, Virginia. Two attendants stationed at the loading area at the top of the water slide remove the…
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Disagreement among experts regarding methodology does not necessitate exclusion under Daubert; Nursing expert witness testimony on adequate staffing levels survives challenge
This case involved a putative class action lawsuit brought by Plaintiff Gail Parrish against Defendant Gordon Lane Healthcare, LLC (Gordon Lane), which operated a long-term skilled nursing facility where Parrish resided. Parrish, by and through his daughter and successor in interest, Monica Parrish, alleged that Gordon Lane failed to adequately staff the facility in violation…
