Tag: Unhelpful
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Accounting Expert’s Financial Testimony on Mitigation Admitted
Plaintiffs sought to develop affordable housing in Brevard County. The Venue at Heritage Oaks Partners, Ltd. was the contract purchaser of the property. They, along with Atlantic Housing Partners L.L.L.P., intended to develop as “The Venue at Heritage Oaks,” a development comprised of multi-family dwelling units. Canton Construction, LLC was to construct the development, and once…
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Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness’ Testimony Admitted Despite His Failure to Calculate G-Force
On October 24, 2019, William Harrison Sims (Plaintiff) was driving his 2004 BMW 330Ci (the “Vehicle”) in Florida when another vehicle unexpectedly turned left in front of him, causing a minor accident. As a result of the collision, the Vehicle’s front driver-side airbag was signaled to deploy. However, the airbag inflator unexpectedly ruptured and shot…
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Civil Engineering Expert Witness’ Generic Testimony Deemed Unhelpful
A district judge in Florida decided that a civil engineering expert witness cannot testify about the alleged defects of Knauf drywalls because his testimony was generic. Defendants Knauf Gips KG and Knauf New Building System (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.’s (“KPT”) are foreign manufacturers accused of constructing defective drywalls that have been installed in homes across the country. Plaintiff…
