Bank of America Corp. received a blow from U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff in their civil trial with the SEC, as Rakoff granted a request from the SEC to forbid finance expert witnesses for Bank of America to use media reports to support their claims that shareholders were aware…
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Architecture Expert Witness In Ohio $3.8 M Damages Case
Ohio Licking County Common Pleas Judge Thomas Marcelain ordered C-TEC to pay $3.8 million in damages for uncompensated work to a Newark company in favor of Claggett & Sons Inc. Marcelain also ordered both sides back into court to address punitive damages and attorney fees, costs that could push the…
Finance Expert Witnesses & GMAC Appeal
GMAC Inc. has appealed a federal jury’s November verdict that it pay $4 million in damages to Donald M. Mente, whose Kutztown auto dealerships GMAC suddenly shut down in July 2007. In federal court filings, GMAC is asking U.S. District Judge Juan R. Sanchez to order a new trial, arguing…
Fire Expert Witness & Fulton County Arson Trial
The trial of Fulton County, OH, alleged arsonist Charles Bryan Jr. will be continued until March 9, 2010, and a change of venue may be sought, attorney Jerome Phillips says. Discovery materials the defense team received from the county prosecutor’s office in October require Phillips to obtain an expert witness…
Medical Expert Witness Testifies In Case Of 5-Week-Old Victim
A twelve year old boy accused of killing his 5-week-old cousin, Millan Young, is on trial in Cobb County, Ga. “I believe it’s a homicide,” said Dr. Brian Frist, Cobb County’s chief medical examiner. “It is consistent with the child being held, shaken and eventually the head being struck against…
Police Procedures Expert Witnesses Testify In Reddidng Shooting
Two retired police officers who now testify as police procedures expert witnesses in officer-involved shooting cases say it appears Redding, CA, police were justified when they fired more than 30 rounds at a bank robbery suspect Monday. Richard Lichten, a retired Los Angeles County sheriff’s lieutenant who once shot and…
Economics Expert Witness & Fire Fighter Verdict
The Connecticut state Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a Superior Court jury verdict awarding two black firefighters hundreds of thousands of dollars for their complaint that the city of New Haven unjustly denied them promotions based on their race. The unanimous decision, written by Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers, went…
Defamation Expert Witnesses Limited By Corpus Christi Judge
State District Judge Jose Longoria ruled this week that former Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce CEO Terry Carter’s lawsuit can continue but without two of his planned defamation expert witnesses. Carter filed a lawsuit in March 2008 against the chamber, former and current board members, the Caller-Times and others, saying…
Police Procedures Expert Witness Testifies In Vancouver Gang Case
Jamie and Jarrod Bacon are facing 10 firearms charges stemming from the discovery of a secret gun compartment containing weapons the day after Jamie was wounded in a shooting outside the family’s home. Defense lawyers for the Red Scorpion gang siblings are challenging the legality of the vehicle search as…
Trucking Expert On Safety & Fuel Economy
Trucking industry expert witness John Johnson, a Michigan Technological University professor of mechanical engineering testified last spring before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment as part of a review of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Vehicle Technologies research and development programs. The expert said more research is needed to…