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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
Social Work Expert’s Opinion on Purported Constitutional Violation in Family Court Case is Relevant, Helpful
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of California Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Dees v. County of San Diego Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6280 In this Family Court case, the plaintiff alleges a social worker violated constitutional…
Posted on inHuman Factors Specialist Found Qualified to Testify as Hospitality Expert in Slip and Fall Case
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Lister v. Hyatt Corp. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211764 The plaintiff retains a hospitality expert after she sustains injuries in a slip and fall…
Posted on inInsurance Expert’s Bad Faith Testimony Held to be Moot
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. Am. v. Muse Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 217447 The plaintiff claims the insurance expert’s testimony is not valuable…
Posted on inOSHA Expert’s Testimony Found Irrelevant in Labor Camp Case
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Marimuthu v. Signal Int’l Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195157 On the surface, this labor camp case appears to be an ideal fit…
Posted on inTransportation Expert Missteps With Speculation on Defendant’s Credibility as a Truck Driver
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Mexico Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Yazzie v. Fezatte Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25550 This case resulted from a collision between the defendant truck driver and the plaintiff on a…
Posted on inMaritime Expert’s Opinion Challenged for Relying on Sworn Lay Witness Testimony
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Pacinelli v. Carnival Corp. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 120626 The plaintiff retains a maritime expert to opine on causation following a trip and fall…
Posted on inCourt Examines Whether Cyber Security Expert May Rely on Self-Defined Industry Standard
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Tyco Integrated Sec., LLC Citation: 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 193807 Following a security system breach and burglary, the plaintiff…
Posted on inWitness’s Accident Reconstruction Training Fails to Demonstrate Airbag Expertise
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Mcallen Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Green v. City of Mission Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118820 In this case, the defendant retains an expert to opine on airbag…
Posted on inCourt Finds Electrical Engineering Expert’s Testimony Speculative & Based on Personal Conjecture
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Meemic Ins. Co. v. Hewlett-Packard Co. Citation: 717 F. Supp. 2d 752 In this insurance dispute, an electrical engineering expert is tasked with…
Posted on inSecurities Expert’s Advanced Calculations Found to Aid Jury’s Understanding in Hedge Fund Dispute
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: McBeth v. Porges Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 195094 In this financial dispute case, the defendant hedge fund challenged the qualifications of the plaintiff’s…
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