- 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 grounds and the court agreed. The testimony of Andrew J. Scott, III was excluded.
- Nagle v. Gusman – United States District Court – Eastern District of Louisiana – February 10th and February 12th, 2016 – This case involves a civil rights action against numerous employees at the Orleans Parish Prison. The Plaintiffs are siblings of a prisoner who committed suicide while on the watch by the prison. Both parties called expert witnesses to the stand and both were subsequently challenged. The Defendants filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Dr. James F. Hooper (neurology expert witness) and the Plaintiff filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Dr. Elizabeth Ford (psychiatry expert witness). In two separate opinions, the court denied in part and granted in part the respective motions to exclude.
- Hernandez v. Leichliter et al – United States District Court – Southern District of New York – February 18th, 2016 – In this case involving a car accident on the George Washington Bridge, the Plaintiff hired Dr. James Pugh as a biomechanist expert witness to opine on causation. The Defendants filed a motion to exclude the testimony based on the reliability of methodology. The court granted the motion.
- COLLINS v. MANHEIM REMARKETING, INC. – United States District Court – Southern District of Indiana – February 18th, 2016 – This case involves an accident when a car attempted to avoid a bumper of a car that had fallen off a truck. The Defendant filed a motion to exclude the testimony of Peter A. Philbrick (bus & truck safety/accident expert witness) based on qualifications. The court granted the motion.