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Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony

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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Daubert Shorts – Recent Opinions on Motions to Exclude Expert Witness Testimony

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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