Evidence – Expert – Marijuana
Where a defendant was convicted of distributing a Class D substance (marijuana) and of committing a drug offense near a school, the convictions should be affirmed, as the prosecution expert's testimony...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Benzene – Leukemia
Where a judge ruled in favor of defendant chemical companies in a suit brought by a plaintiff suffering from leukemia, the judgment must be vacated and a remand ordered, as the plaintiff’s expert...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – False confessions
Where a defendant — charged with conspiracy against civil rights, damage or destruction to religious real property and use of fire to commit a felony — made a proffer of expert testimony regarding...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Tobacco
Where a defendant has moved in limine to exclude the expert testimony of a witness regarding the process of nicotine extraction and tobacco flavorant technology, the motion should be denied according...
View ArticleProducts liability – Infant formula – Expert
Where a plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that his son’s autism and other neurological conditions were caused by the defendant’s infant formula, the complaint must be dismissed for lack of expert...
View ArticleSecurities – Loss causation – Expert
Where a securities class action has been filed, the defendants are entitled to summary judgment given the inadmissibility of the plaintiffs’ expert evidence.
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Paint
Where a plaintiff has moved to strike the proposed expert testimony of one of the defendants, the motion should be allowed based on an insufficiently reliable basis for the expert opinion.
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Auto accident
Where the plaintiff and defendant in a product liability case arising out of a fatal automobile accident have moved to exclude each other’s expert evidence, the cross-motions in limine must be denied...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Water filtration system
Where a defendant in a product liability suit has moved to strike the testimony of the plaintiffs’ expert witness, the motion must be denied pursuant to Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc., 509 U.S....
View ArticleZoning – Expert – Architect
Where a plaintiff landowner has identified himself an expert witness in a suit over a special permit, a motion by the opposing litigants to preclude the owner from testifying must be allowed despite...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Marijuana
Where a defendant was convicted of distributing a Class D substance (marijuana) and of committing a drug offense near a school, the convictions should be affirmed, as the prosecution expert's testimony...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Benzene – Leukemia
Where a judge ruled in favor of defendant chemical companies in a suit brought by a plaintiff suffering from leukemia, the judgment must be vacated and a remand ordered, as the plaintiff’s expert...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – False confessions
Where a defendant — charged with conspiracy against civil rights, damage or destruction to religious real property and use of fire to commit a felony — made a proffer of expert testimony regarding...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Tobacco
Where a defendant has moved in limine to exclude the expert testimony of a witness regarding the process of nicotine extraction and tobacco flavorant technology, the motion should be denied according...
View ArticleProducts liability – Infant formula – Expert
Where a plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that his son’s autism and other neurological conditions were caused by the defendant’s infant formula, the complaint must be dismissed for lack of expert...
View ArticleSecurities – Loss causation – Expert
Where a securities class action has been filed, the defendants are entitled to summary judgment given the inadmissibility of the plaintiffs’ expert evidence.
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Paint
Where a plaintiff has moved to strike the proposed expert testimony of one of the defendants, the motion should be allowed based on an insufficiently reliable basis for the expert opinion.
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Auto accident
Where the plaintiff and defendant in a product liability case arising out of a fatal automobile accident have moved to exclude each other’s expert evidence, the cross-motions in limine must be denied...
View ArticleEvidence – Expert – Water filtration system
Where a defendant in a product liability suit has moved to strike the testimony of the plaintiffs’ expert witness, the motion must be denied pursuant to Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc., 509 U.S....
View ArticleZoning – Expert – Architect
Where a plaintiff landowner has identified himself an expert witness in a suit over a special permit, a motion by the opposing litigants to preclude the owner from testifying must be allowed despite...
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