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Zach Barreto
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Zach is the Vice President of Strategic Research at the Expert Institute and one of the most skilled recruiters in the legal industry. Zach is responsible for managing all aspects of the company’s research department as well as developing strategic relationships at the institutional level.Articles by Zach Barreto
Court Allows Actuarial Expert To Rely On Otherwise Inadmissible Analyses Performed By Another Expert
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: United States Bank Nat’l Ass’n v. PHL Variable Life Ins. Co. Citation:Â 112 F. Supp. 3d 122 Facts In this case involving a breach of…
Posted on inUnsafe Railroad Conditions Allegedly Cause Workers To Develop Osteoarthritis
Court: Court of Appeals of Michigan Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Lilly v. Grand Trunk W. R.R. Co Citation: 2019 Mich. App. LEXIS 85 Facts This case involves a worker’s compensation claim filed under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). The…
Posted on inMaritime Security Expert Deemed Unqualified To Opine On Cruise Ship Bathroom Slip And Fall
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jordan v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125346 Facts The plaintiff was a passenger on a cruise ship owned and operated by…
Posted on inDrug Detection Dog Allegedly Sniffs Out “Innocent Environmental Contamination” In Trafficking Case
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: United States v. $307,970.00 in United States Currency Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84342 Facts In this drug trafficking case, the plaintiff…
Posted on inTelecommunications Expert Excluded In TCPA Class Action For “Merely Regurgitating Facts”
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Bakov v. Consol. World Travel, Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46510 Facts A group of plaintiffs brought this class action lawsuit alleging…
Posted on inEngineering Expert Excluded After Failing To Conduct Studies In Controlled Environment
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jensen v. Cablevision Sys. Corp. Citation: 372 F. Supp. 3d 95 In this case, the plaintiff purchased a WiFi connection and suffered financial and…
Posted on inExpert Permitted To Cite Federal Maritime Regulations In Coast Guard Injury Case
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Dean v. Sea Supply, Inc. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 222640 The plaintiff was captain of the Jessica Elizabeth, a vessel owned, operated, and crewed…
Posted on inNegligent Design Engineering Allegedly Causes Off-Road Vehicle Accident
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Thompson v. Polaris Indus. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81103 In this personal injury case involving an off-road vehicle accident, the plaintiffs presented an expert with…
Posted on inFirearms Expert Conducts Ballistics Analysis On Alleged Murder Weapon
Court: Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name:Â State v. Ingram Citation: 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 865 Facts The defendant, Dawan Ingram, appealed against an August 9, 2016 conviction judgment for the murder of Najee Montague.…
Posted on inNew Jersey District Court Disqualifies Database Expert In Copyright Case
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Air Express International v. Log-Net, Inc. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142220 In a case involving a software licensing agreement, it was determined that an…
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