Tag: Statistical analysis
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Psychology Expert Witness’ Testimony About the Research on the Reliability of the Field of Firearm and Toolmark Identification Admitted
Defendant Adrian Garcia was charged in a three-count indictment for an alleged carjacking that occurred on May 22, 2022: The Government stated it would present evidence showing the offender possessed a firearm, used it during the carjacking, and discarded it while fleeing. Police later recovered the firearm at the scene. The Government retained firearms and…
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Court validates the objective findings of the statistics expert witness in this class action lawsuit consisting of disability discrimination claims
This case originated from a class action lawsuit filed by the Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York and other nonprofit organizations (collectively referred to as Plaintiffs) against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA), New York City Transit Authority (“NYC Transit”), and the City of New York(“the City”) (collectively referred to as Defendants). The lawsuit…