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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
FINRA Expert Allegedly Oversteps by Offering Legal Conclusions
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Remington v. Newbridge Sec. Corp. Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15867 In this financial dispute case, a FINRA expert’s testimony is challenged for allegedly lacking…
Posted on inForklift Expert’s Testimony Challenged for Reliance on Personal Experience
Court: United States District Court for the District of New Jersey Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Salvatore v. Viking Sport Cruisers, Inc. Citation: 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 199493 In this negligence case, the plaintiff challenges the defendant’s forklift expert’s admissibility under…
Posted on inActuary Expert Permitted to Base Analysis on Third-Party Audit Report
In this class action, the basis of an actuary expert’s report was under review via a Daubert challenge. Daubert focuses on the validity of an expert’s methodology. The plaintiffs claim that a third party’s audit report constituted unsubstantiated “hearsay” and…
Posted on inAccident Reconstruction Expertise Doesn’t Qualify an Expert to Opine on Tire Failure
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Waco Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Haines v. Webb Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200885Â In this vehicle collision case, a Texas court precluded the accident reconstruction expert’s testimony…
Posted on inConstruction Management Expert’s Report Fails to Sufficiently Support Damages Opinion
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: State Auto. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Freehold Mgmt. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55052 Facts The plaintiff insurance company brought this case against…
Posted on inCompany CEO is Accused of Bias for Serving as an Expert Witness
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Harrisonburg Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Keystone Transp. Sols., LLC v. Northwest Hardwoods, Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 67103 Facts After the plaintiff shipping and logistics company failed…
Posted on inProperty Management Expert Lacks Qualifications to Opine on Asphalt Maintenance
Court: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Ackerman v. U-Park, Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45860 Facts This case involves a slip and fall that occurred in a parking lot owned by…
Posted on inFirearms Expert’s Prior Weapons Identification is Challenged as Hearsay
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: United States v. Brinson Citation: 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 31231 Facts The appellant appealed against his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) for possession of a…
Posted on inCar Insurers Accused of Rigging Policy Offerings in Anticompetitive Scheme
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Perez v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. et al Citation: 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155921 Facts This case involves a car…
Posted on inKnowledge of the Banking Sector Does Not Qualify as Financial Elder Abuse Expertise
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Sterling Sav. Bank v. Poulsen Citation: 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 105948 Facts This case involved four loans that the defendant’s real estate investment company had…
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