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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
Can An Accident Reconstruction Expert’s Opinions Rely On Another Expert’s Test Results? Kentucky District Court Says Yes
Court: United State District Court for Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jackson v. E-Z-Go Div. of Textron, INC. Citation: 326 F. Supp 3d 375 Facts On July 25, 2010, an E-Z-Go personnel carrier vehicle rolled…
Posted on inCan Biomechanics Experts Opine On Medical Causation? Texas District Court Says No
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Shaw v. United Airlines, Inc. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155838 This personal injury case involves a plaintiff who sustained injuries when she…
Posted on inTestimony From Fire Investigation Expert Violates National Fire Protection Association Methodology
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Ajala v. W.M. Barr & Co. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 205046 Facts This personal injury suit involved a plaintiff who suffered an injury…
Posted on inHotel Premises Liability Case Prompts Debate Over Industry Maintenance Standards
Court: United States District Court for the District of Colorado Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jorgensen v. Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. LLC Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 124659 Facts In this premises liability case against the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Denver, Colorado, the…
Posted on inAerial Photography Expert’s Testimony Considered Admissible For Relying On Various Methodologies
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: El Paso Natural Gas Co. LLC v. United States Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26054 Facts The plaintiff El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC brought claims…
Posted on inTexas Appeals Court Reverses Judgement In Multi Million Dollar Case Following Insufficient Business Valuation Evidence
Court: Court of Appeals of Texas Jurisdiction: Fourteenth District, Houston Case Name: Cargotec Corp. v. Logan Indus Citation: 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 10621 Facts In this case, the appellant, Cargotec Corporation, breached the confidentiality provision of a letter of intent…
Posted on inNebraska Court Excludes a Seasoned Electrical Engineering Expert’s Testimony, Finding it Speculative
Court: Supreme Court of Nebraska Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Pitts v. Genie Indus Citation: 302 Neb. 88 In this product liability case involving an aerial lift platform malfunction that caused an electrician to sustain injuries, the plaintiff called an electrical…
Posted on inMarketing Expert’s Survey Deemed In Danger of Prejudice For Failing To Consider Marketplace Conditions
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Hain Blueprint, Inc. v. Blueprint Coffee, LLC Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201886 Facts The plaintiff, Hain, was a manufacturer, distribution, and marketer…
Posted on inReferences To Past Product Liability Cases Fail To Convince District Court To Exclude A Metallurgy Expert
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Magna Mach. Co. v. Hodge Foundry Inc., Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 178616 In this products liability case involving a fractured iron casting,…
Posted on inVocational Rehabilitation Expert Testimony Excluded For Lacking Basis In Industry-Specific Data
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Antekeier v. Lab. Corp. of Am. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 158130 In this wrongful termination case, the plaintiff retained a vocational rehabilitation…
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