Summary: Business Valuation Expert Witness testimony is allowed despite the defendant’s argument that her report is unreliable because she applied the incorrect valuation date and the wrong evaluation standard. Facts: This case (Agnelli v. Lennox Mia. Corp – United States District Court – Southern District of Florida – May 5th,…
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Supply Chain Expert Witness Testimony Not Allowed in Trade Secrets Case
Summary: Supply Chain Expert Witness not allowed to testify even though the plaintiff’s argued that he has decades of experience in the general field of transportation logistics. Facts: In this case (Keystone Transportation Solutions, LLC v. Northwest Hardwoods, Inc et al – United States District Court – Western District of…
Aviation Expert Witness Testimony Not Allowed in Aerospace Contract Litigation
Summary: Aviation Expert Witness testimony not allowed even though the defense expert admitted that there were flaws in the defendant’s supplier performance management data. Facts: This case (Spearman Corporation Marysville Division et al v. The Boeing Company – United States District Court – Western District of Washington – October 11,…
Employment Expert Witness Testimony Allowed in Part in Wage & Hour Litigation
Summary: Employment Expert Witness testimony is granted in part and denied in part even though the plaintiff argued that Crandall’s methodology does not compare to other time and motion studies in similar cases. Facts: This case (Utne v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc – United States District Court – Northern District…
Software Expert Witness Testimony Allowed in Part in Trade Secrets Litigation
Summary: Software Expert Witness testimony allowed in part even though the plaintiff alleges that the expert did not have the qualifications or experience to opine on Pharmacy Benefit Managers Facts: This case (Medimpact Healthcare Sys., Inc. v. IQVIA Holdings Inc – United States District Court – Southern District of California…
Economics Expert Witness Testimony Not Allowed in Prisoner Suicide Litigation
Summary: Economics Expert Witness testimony not allowed even though the expert argued that the decedent would reliably become a successful broadcaster if he was able to stay sober. Facts: This case (Lawler v. Hardeman County, Tennessee et al – United States District Court – Western District of Tennessee – October…
Railroad Expert Witness Testimony Excluded in Railroad Slip and Fall Case
Summary: Railroad Expert Witness allowed to provide testimony even though the defendant argued that his testimony was not reliable as he does not have any specialized knowledge about snow removal in a railyard. Facts: This case (Steggall v. BNSF Railway Company – United States District Court – District of Nebraska…
Law & Legal Expert Witness Testimony Not Allowed in Class Action ERISA Litigation
Summary: Law & Legal Expert Witness testimony is not allowed even though the plaintiffs maintain that the expert’s opinion on the retention of FTCs was a best practice analysis. Facts: This case (Romano et al v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company – United States District Court – Southern District of…
Biomechanics Expert Witness Testimony Allowed in Part in Tesla Crash Litigation
Summary: Biomechanics Expert Witness testimony allowed in part even though the defendant argued that the tests relied on by the expert were single-impact and non multi-impact. Facts: This case (Riley v. Tesla, Inc – United States District Court – Southern District of Florida – May 11th, 2022) involves a fatal…
Printing & Publishing Expert Witness Testimony Not Allowed in Copyright Litigation
Summary: Printing & Publishing Expert Witness not allowed to testify even though the plaintiff argued that the expert was qualified to offer an opinion on fair use based on his decades of work on websites in the newspaper industry. Facts: This case (Emmerich Newspapers, Incorporated v. Particle Media, Inc. et…