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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
Banking Expert Discusses Letter Of Credit Transactions In Loan Servicing Case
Court: 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: First Tenn. Bank Nat’l Ass’n V. Barreto Citation: 268 F.3d 319 Facts The Small Business Administration (SBA) ran a program that guaranteed certain loans made by First Tennessee Bank to…
Posted on inNegligent Axle Repairs Allegedly Cause Truck Accident
Court: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Vigilant Ins. v. North Suburban Towing Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163031 Facts In December of 2014, an employee of Relay House, Inc. contacted Boyer Trucks…
Posted on inBiomechanics Experts Are Not Required To Conduct Simulations In Fall Cases, Mississippi Court Says
Court: Supreme Court of Mississippi Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Brown v. Prof’l Bldg. Servs. Citation: 252 So. 3d 23 Facts The plaintiff, a clubhouse manager at Colonial Country Club, had a slip and fall accident while at a restaurant for…
Posted on inAerial Photography Expert Investigates Pipe Placement Following Boating Accident
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Fick v. Exxon Mobil Corp. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2771 Facts This case involves a boating accident that occurred in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana in…
Posted on inDefendant Expert Accuses Plaintiff of Unlawful Financial Motivations In Cruise Ship Injury Case
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Cosmo v. Carnival Corp Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179587 This case involves a passenger injury that occurred on a Carnival cruise ship in August…
Posted on inStatistics Expert References International Data In Hip Implant MDL
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Re DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 194777 This case involves multidistrict litigation (MDL) against defendant device manufacturer, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.…
Posted on inAccountant Expert Witness Doesn’t Need Food Industry Experience To Opine On Restaurant Cost Accounting
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Ocala Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Chick-Fil-A, Inc. v. CFT Dev., LLC Citation: 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139186 In this case involving a restrictive covenant between two fast food…
Posted on inPipeline Construction Allegedly Causes Land Contamination And Lost Agricultural Profits
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Jurisdiction: Northern District of Ohio, Eastern District Case Name: Pipeline v. 10.55 Acres Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157188 Facts The plaintiff, Rover Pipeline, LLC, brought this action in…
Posted on inDistrict Court Finds Multiple Actuary Expert Methodologies Reliable
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Merrill v. Briggs & Stratton Corp. Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117677 In this class action lawsuit involving alleged violations of the Labor Management Relations…
Posted on inResidential Developer Allegedly Infringes On Copyright Architectural Designs
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Design Basics, LLC v. Petros Homes Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102931 In this copyright infringement case involving residential home designs, the defendant…
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