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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
Securities Expert’s Analysis of Empirical Studies Excluded
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Smilovits v. First Solar Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 221424 The plaintiffs claimed that once the company revealed the product’s flaws to the public, the…
Posted on inMaritime Expert Witness’s Testimony Questioned for Speculation
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of California Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Ocampo v. United States Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116618 The United States contracted NASSCO to work on repairs and maintenance. NASSCO subcontracted part of…
Posted on inForensic Expert Witness Testimony Admitted Despite Relying on Out-of-Court Declarant’s Report
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: United States v. Katso Citation: 2015 CAAF LEXIS 588 The CCA held that the state’s forensic expert’s testimony violated the appellee’s Sixth Amendment rights because the testimony…
Posted on inCourt Deems Airbag Expert Witness’s Testimony as Speculative
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Weams v. FCA US L.L.C Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 31242 The defendant argued the expert was unqualified to testify on this subject. Facts The…
Posted on inBuilding Code Expert Witness’s Inspection Questioned Over Building Code Rules
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Royale Green Condo Ass’n v. Aspen Specialty Ins. Co Citation: 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48334 The plaintiff complained about the expert’s inability to…
Posted on inDefense Counsel Claims Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness’s Testimony Exceeds Their Expertise
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Duarte v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. Citation: 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195102 The defendants—the driver, his employees, and the…
Posted on inOrthopedic Surgery Expert Witness Opines on Injuries in Excessive Force Case
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Plaintiff 1 v. Thibodaux City Citation: 887 F.3d 726 The defendants retained an orthopedic surgery expert witness to opine on the plaintiffs’ chronic pain. However, the…
Posted on inDentistry Expert Witness’s Opinion Admissibility Depends on Reliance on Other Expert’s Opinion
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Momeni-Kuric v. Metro. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125794 The plaintiff hired the dentistry expert witness to opine…
Posted on inAerospace Engineering Expert Testimony on Helicopter Crash Admitted per Reliance on Scientific Literature
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Southern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name:Â Ferguson v. Lear Siegler Servs. Citation: 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42342 The defendant argued the expert lacked the right experience for the case and…
Posted on inPrevious Qualification Standards for Vocational Experts Leads to Expert’s Testimony Being Admitted
Court: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Moore v. BPS Direct, LLC Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112320 The defendants argued the expert’s testimony was unreliable because it was speculative.…
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