Plaintiff filed suit after a car in which he was a passenger rolled over, causing injury. Plaintiff hired an automotive engineering expert witness to provide testimony, and the defendants filed a motion to exclude. The court partially denied and partially granted the motion. Facts: This case (Pertile et al v. General…
Plaintiff sued defendant alleging the visit to defendant’s store caused her infections. Plaintiff hired two infectious disease expert witnesses to assist in her case. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment which included a section on excluding these experts. The court denied the motion. Facts: This case (Susan Welch Kelly et…
Professional blogger Rosemary Jones provides her perspective on the common problems of being an expert witness. Ms. Jones writes on several niches particularly in law, including personal injury, estate planning, business law, real estate law, construction law, criminal defense law and DUI law. Read more about her blog posts on…
Plaintiff sued defendant to recover insurance payment made after a house fire. Plaintiff alleged that defendant was negligent in installing an electric “smart” meter, which they say caused the fire. The plaintiff hired an electrical engineering expert witness to provide testimony and the defendant filed a motion to exclude the…
Plaintiff filed suit against defendant due to injuries he sustained while using a tree stand distributed by the defendant. The plaintiff hired a life care planning expert witness and a forensic accounting expert witness to provide testimony on his behalf. The defendant filed a motion to exclude the testimony of these experts.…
Plaintiff sued defendant for alleged trademark infringement of their cleaning product. Both experts hired public opinion & survey research expert witnesses to assist in their cases and both parties filed motions to exclude these witnesses. The court denied the motion to exclude the plaintiff’s expert and partly granted the motion to…
Copyright Expert Witness Scott Hampton and Ashley Bailey of Hampton IP & Economic Consultants, LLC posted the following article: Viral Videos Challenging the Enforcement of Copyrights In an effort to move United States copyright law into the digital age, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in 1998. The DMCA…
The Plaintiff sued the owners and operators of a transmission line after he sustained injuries after he was allegedly electrocuted. The Defendant hired an electrical engineering expert witness to provide testimony. The Plaintiff filed a motion to exclude this testimony, which the court granted in part and denied in part. Facts:…
Plaintiff sued Defendant after an accident between their two vehicles allegedly caused Plaintiff’s pre-existing injuries to become exacerbated. Plaintiff hired an orthopedic surgery expert witness and a rheumatology expert witness to assist in her case. The Defendant filed a motion to exclude these experts and the court granted the motion.…
Plaintiffs sued Defendants over the mismanagement of a Trust. The Defendants hired a trusts & estates expert witness to provide testimony, to which the Plaintiffs filed a motion to exclude. The court granted the motion. Facts: This case (Kerns et al v. Beam et al – United States District Court –…