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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
Economics Expert Witness Successfully Quantifies Emotional Damages in Identity Theft Case
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Cramer v. Equifax Info. Servs. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161062 Facts In this identity theft case, the plaintiff found delinquent accounts in…
Posted on inConstruction Litigator Permitted to Provide Insurance Expert Testimony in Bad Faith Case
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Adams Craig Acquisitions LLC v. Atain Specialty Ins. Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129537 Facts This case involves an insurance claim dispute. The plaintiff construction…
Posted on inIn Absence of an Official CV, Maritime Expert’s Testimony Found Unreliable
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: O’Malley v. Royal Caribbean Cruises Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99052 Facts This case involves alleged negligence by the defendant cruise company for a slip…
Posted on inApple is Implicated in Multi-Company Telecom Patent Infringement Suit
Court: United States District Court for the District of Delaware Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Evolved Wireless, LLC v. Apple Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40169 Facts The plaintiff, Evolved Wireless, filed a patent infringement suit against Apple, Samsung, and…
Posted on inMechanical Engineering Expert Challenged for Extrapolation on Hydrochloric Acid Damages
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Burroughs Diesel, Inc. v. Baker Petrolite, LLC Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182235 Facts This case involves a hydrochloric acid (HCl) leak from…
Posted on inAttempt to Exclude Logistics Expert Found to be “Daubert Motion Disguised as Motion in Limine”
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Krauss v. Iris USA, Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89290 Facts This case involves negligence and breach of contract alleged by the plaintiff, Fightback…
Posted on inAutomotive Expert’s Analysis of Accident Conditions is Challenged in Brake Failure Case
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Bolt v. Ford Motor Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44678 Facts The plaintiff crashed his 2002 Ford Taurus after the car kept…
Posted on inWeather Experts Investigate Extent to Which Hail Storm Damaged Property
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Huntington Chase Condo. Ass’n v. Mid-Century Ins. Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54880 Facts The plaintiff, a condominium building management company, alleged…
Posted on inAccomplished Academic Expert Discusses Impact of Voter Fraud on American Politics
Court: United States District Court for the District of Kansas Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Fish v. Kobach Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41755 Facts The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Kansas, and Dechert…
Posted on inInsurance Broker Expert Witness’s Testimony is Partially Admitted in Ponzi Scheme Litigation
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of California Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Fid. Nat’l Fin., Inc. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. Citation: 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47041 Facts This case involved the aftermath of a Ponzi…
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