Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Home (page 4)

Tag Archives: Evidence

Access to court documents trumps improper motive

A non-party’s alleged improper motive in seeking to unseal more than 1,300 pages attached to a motion for summary judgment was insufficient to continue the sealing. The documents were unsealed with personal identifying and financial information redacted. Background On March ...

Read More »

Scope of experts’ testimony at condemnation trial is clarified

In a trial over damages for land taken for an easement required for construction of a natural gas pipeline, the landowners’ expert may testify about the high demand for residential subdivisions, but cannot testify about the stigma attached to pipelines, ...

Read More »

Expert and evidentiary issues resolved before construction trial

Disputes over expert testimony and other evidentiary issues were resolved in advance of a trial over damages arising from the construction of a bridge over Interstate 81. Background This matter is before the court on the seven pretrial motions submitted ...

Read More »

Bonding company ordered to produce contested documents

In a case involving a company that posts bonds for those being held in immigration detention centers while they await court cases, disputes over the scope and sensitivity of discovery requests were resolved. Background This matter comes before the court ...

Read More »

Trademark use and protection efforts key in infringement suit

Documents and information about third-party trademark use and CFA Institute’s efforts to protect its marks are relevant in a trademark infringement suit against the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, although the discovery requests must be limited for proportionality ...

Read More »

Testimony critical of patient’s life care plan admissible

Where a registered nurse criticized the plaintiff’s life care plan, her testimony was allowed because it did not require a physician’s review, concerns of prejudice were mitigated by the bench trial and her methodology was sufficiently reliable. Additionally, where the ...

Read More »