Tag: Reliable
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Insurance Expert Allowed to Opine on Diagnostic Methods
This first-party property damage case arises from a dispute to insurance benefits related to a July 15, 2019 hailstorm. AMCO issued a policy of insurance (the “Policy”) to PTT Properties, Inc. for property located at 411 Sable Boulevard, 525 Sable Boulevard, 501 Sable Boulevard, and 14410 E. 6th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado 80111 (collectively, “the Property”).…
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Automotive Expert’s Opinion on Lost Sales Excluded
Plaintiff Sun State Ford initiated this action for monetary, declaratory, and injunctive relief on September 8, 2023. Defendant Ford Motor Company is a manufacturer and distributor of Ford brand vehicles, and Plaintiff is a constituent franchise dealer. This case arises from Defendant’s alleged breach of oral contracts, perpetration of unfair business dealings, and other unlawful…
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Biogas Expert Allowed to Opine on Oxygen Requirements
In 2015, the City of Sioux Falls (the “City”) “commissioned the Sioux Falls Water Reclamation Facility Digester Gas Conditioning System Project (the ‘Project’) to add a new digester gas conditioning system to its water reclamation facility that would remove high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide to concentrations below 100 parts per million volume (ppmv), and that…
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Environmental Engineering Experts’ Source-Identification Conclusion Excluded
In this water contamination case, Defendants Dow Chemical Company and Vibrantz Corporation (collectively, “Defendants”) challenge the proof which Plaintiff Suffolk County Water Authority (“Suffolk”) proffers through its expert witnesses that dioxane-stabilized TCA is the source of the contaminant 1,4-dioxane in what it calls the TCA Claim Wells. Defendants did so through the opinions of their…
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Economics Expert’s Earning Capacity Analysis Admitted
This case involves a workplace accident that occurred on July 13, 2023, while Plaintiff Jason Flores (“Plaintiff”) was working at ACS Manufacturing, Inc. (“ACS”) with a press brake machine (“Subject Press Brake”) manufactured by Accurpress. Plaintiff’s left hand was severely injured when the ram on the Subject Press Brake came down on his hand after…
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Emergency Medical Services Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Scene Safety
This litigation stems from the death of Charles Lamar Vanlandingham in September of 2019. Plaintiff alleged that Vanlandingham suffered a medical episode with seizure activity in the early morning hours of September 15, 2019, and Vanlandingham’s girlfriend called 911. According to Plaintiff, Vanlandingham started to improve in the time it took EMS to arrive. Following…
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Ophthalmology Expert’s Future Treatment Opinion Admitted
This case arises from a trip and fall Plaintiff, Vivian Conerly, experienced on June 27, 2022 in the Hobby Lobby store in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. As she entered the store’s vestibule and rounded a display table, her shin struck a metal cart, and she fell face first onto the store’s concrete floor. Plaintiffs designated Dr. Jaime…
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Emergency Medicine Expert Was Not Allowed to Opine on Sedation
This litigation stems from the death of Charles Lamar Vanlandingham in September of 2019. Plaintiff alleged that Vanlandingham suffered a medical episode with seizure activity in the early morning hours of September 15, 2019, and Vanlandingham’s girlfriend called 911. According to Plaintiff, Vanlandingham started to improve in the time it took EMS to arrive. Following…
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Fire Investigation Expert’s Specific Ignition-Source Opinion Excluded
This subrogation action arises from a fire that occurred on April 10, 2022, involving a dump truck owned by Boggs Transport, Inc. (“Boggs”) and insured by Plaintiff Amerisure Insurance Company (“Amerisure”). The fire began in a parked dump truck identified as Truck No. 863 at Boggs’s facility in Pageland, South Carolina, and spread to four…
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Marketing Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Trademark Dilution
Plaintiffs Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Motor America, Inc. (collectively “Hyundai Motor” or “Plaintiffs”) are one of the largest automobile manufacturers worldwide, with vehicle sales in over 150 countries. Defendant Hyundai Technology is a manufacturer and seller of consumer electronics products including tablets, laptop computers/notebooks, desktop computers, monitors, digital storage, cell phones, and accessories. The…
