McCrary v. John W. Stone Oil Distributor, L.L.C. – United States District Court – Eastern District of Louisiana – February 26th, 2016 – This is a personal injury case where a seaman was injured during his workday on a boat operated by Defendants. The Plaintiff hired Captain James Jamison as…
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Martinez-Morales v. Martens – Supreme Court of Alaska – February 19th, 2016 – This case involves an accident in a parking lot where a car struck a pedestrian. Rhonda Martens was found not negligent by a jury in the lower court. Martinez-Morales appeals the opinion on numerous issues, one being…
Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony
Hernandez v. City of Findlay – United States District Court – Northern District of Ohio – February 12th, 2016 – In this case of alleged excessive force by a policeman, the Plaintiff hired Andrew J. Scott, III as a police procedures expert witness. The defense challenged this testimony on reliability…
Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony
Barclay v. State Farm Lloyds – United States District Court – Southern District of Texas – January 14th, 2016 – This lawsuit involves an insurance claim for foundation damage to a house. Plaintiffs washing machine malfunctioned, causing water to leak into the garage causing the damage. In order to…
Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony
Fick v. Exxon Mobil Corporation – United States District Court – Eastern District of Louisiana – February 1st, 2016 – This is a personal injury case involving a shrimp boat hitting a pipe to a well. The defendant hired Dennis K. Manuel as an oil & gas expert witness to…
Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony
Brooks et al v. Caterpillar, Inc. – United States District Court – Western District of Kentucky – January 20th, 2016 – In this products liability case involving a coal mining accident, the Plaintiffs sued the Defendant claiming that the incident could have been avoided if a handle on a…
Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony
Mendoza v. Lafarge North America, Inc. et al – United States District Court – Eastern District of Louisiana – January 13th, 2015 – In this personal injury case involving a motor vehicle and a cement-mixing truck, the plaintiff (Mendoza) has filed a motion to exclude the expert witness testimony…
Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony
PHILLIP JACKSON BAILEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF ALASKA, Appellee – Alaska Court of Appeals – December 16th, 2015 – This case is an appeal of a first-degree murder conviction. The Appellant maintains that the trial court erred when it limited the testimony of his deadly/excessive force expert witnesses Donald Mann.…
Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony
Palacino et al v. Beech Mountain Resort, Inc. – United States District Court – Western District of North Carolina – December 11th, 2015 – This is a negligence and loss of consortium case involving falling ice. The plaintiff claims that a ski resort was at fault for not preventing the…
Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony
MEGAN E. BAAN, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of CHARLES CRAVEN MCALPIN, deceased, Appellant, v. COLUMBIA COUNTY – Court of Appeal of Florida – First District – December 8th, 2015 – This is an appeals of an negligence case related to the standard of care of emergency personnel…