Expert Evidence Report Index-Summary

NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

– Tax implications of award, expert proof allowed (E.D. Pa.), 143

NEBRASKA

– Daubert analysis, horizontal gaze nystagmus test, reliability of field sobriety test needs to be established (Neb.), 254
– Medical malpractice

– – Deposition use as proof (Neb.), 336
– – Pancreatitis, bar of survivability testimony (Neb.), 415

– Self-incrimination, statements admissible at preliminary hearing (Neb.), 514
– Toxic substances, hydrogen sulfide exposure level, testimony failing to establish rejected (8th Cir.), 289

NECESSITY

– ADA expansion of major bodily functions list, effect on use of experts, 396
– Attorney's' fees, reasonableness determination requires expert (Fla. Dist. Ct. App.), 418
– Common knowledge, breach of contract claims, expert not required (Wis.), 198
– Condominium defects, expert not needed to prove cost of repair (Tex. App.), 494
– Diamond theft, color of stone, expert not needed (6th Cir.), 603
– Employment lost wages formula, degree of future earnings impairment testimony required (N.H.), 361
– Expert reports

See EXPERT REPORTS

– Eyewitness testimony, drowning, inference of conscious pain and suffering does not require (Md.), 509
– FMLA serious health condition, expert evidence needed to supplement lay medical evidence (3d Cir.), 140
– Herbicide-caused crop loss, expert needed (7th Cir.), 585
– Hip implants, recall not proof of defect (S.D. Ala.), 291
– Knee implants, surgeon's statement of unreasonableness of breakage insufficient (D. Utah), 517
– Legal malpractice

– – No further inquiry doctrine, use to avoid expert mandate (Tenn. Ct. App.), 472
– – Return of attorneys' fees for work never performed (Tenn. Ct. App.), 321

– Legal malpractice, divorce action, expert required (Me.), 562
– Medical malpractice

– – Biopsy of wrong organ (Del.), 367
– – Informed consent claim, expert not needed (D.S.D.), 606
– – Sexual assault during cardiac exam requires expert (W.D. Mich.), 319
– – Sponge, failure to remove after surgery (Tenn. Ct. App.), 438
– – Subclavian bypass, failure to inform of risk, expert not required to withstand directed verdict (S.C. Ct. App.), 494

– Mold exposure, expert not needed (Mich. Ct. App.), 15
– Motorcycle design defect, recall notice insufficient absent expert (5th Cir.), 91
– Orthopedic implant screw failure, expert required (N. Conn.), 16
– Securities fraud, misstatement induced stock price increase, lack of expert testimony bars price evidence (D.S.C.), 56
– Slip-and-fall injuries

– – Duty to keep floors clear of spills, expert not required (Del. Super. Ct.), 114
– – Unattended hospital patient fall from walker, expert not required (Cal. Ct. App.), 41

– Wrongful death

– – Inadequate supervision claim against medical center, expert proof not required (N.C. Ct. App.), 195
– – Postoperative care, expert required (Tenn. Ct. App.), 473

NEGLIGENCE

– Medical malpractice

See MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

– Medical negligence, sterilization procedure similarity to other facilities insufficient basis (Tenn. Ct. App.), 131
– Slip-and-fall injuries

See SLIP-AND-FALL INJURIES

– Wrongful death claim against hospital for negligent hiring of nurse (Tex. App.), 420

NEVADA

– Affidavits, declaration signed under perjury penalty qualifies (Nev.), 336
– Elbow implant, rigid application of Daubert to exclude expert overturned (9th Cir.), 129; rehearing denied, 231

NEW HAMPSHIRE

– Damages, employment lost wages formula, degree of future earnings impairment testimony necessary (N.H.), 361

NEW JERSEY

– Accutane-caused inflammatory bowel disease, statistical proof on incidence in general public (N.J. Super. Ct.), 414
– Architects, unwritten consensus sufficient to establish standard of care (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 14
– Asbestos, workplace exposure, experts support verdict (N.J. Super. Ct. App.), 233
– Discovery, finances and litigation history order unfairly burdened expert (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), 579
– Drug warnings, Accutane-caused suicide, expert's study not following own methodology unreliable (N.J. Super. Ct.), 81
– E-mail retrieval of personal messages to attorney on company laptop violated privacy right (N.J.), 193
– Medical malpractice, pre-suit certificate, waiver of board certification in same specialty (N.J.), 383
– Valuation, distributorship termination, discounted cash flow method, prior use of different method does not preclude (D.N.J.), 314

NEW MEXICO

– Drunk driving, testimony of analyst not testing or preparing report of gas chromatography machine sufficient (N.M.), 111
– Hearsay, child abuse, statements made to nurse examiners not categorically rejected (N.M.), 536
– Motor vehicle rollover, roof design defect-caused injury, expert review of defendant test results (N.M. Ct. App.), 346
– Treating physician, antibiotic in animal feed, link to injuries beyond physician expertise (N.M. Ct. App.), 515
– Uranium, mine radiation-caused throat cancer, “but for” test not met (10th Cir.), 490

NEW YORK

– Cleaner caused injuries, inadequate warning claims dismissed (N.Y. App. Div), 37
– Motion judge improperly barred re-raising challenge to expert (N.Y. App. Div.), 337
– Sodium dichromate-caused lung cancer, smoker fails to establish causation (N.Y. Sup. Ct.), 87

NORTH CAROLINA

– Attorney pro hac vice status, improper contract of expert by opposing party (N.C.), 365
– Bullet identification, lay and expert testimony on weight admissible (N.C. Ct. App.), 601
– Controlled substances, police officer visual identification insufficient (N.C. Ct. App.), 534
– Drugs

– – NarTest Machine, failure to demonstrate reliability bars evidence (N.C. Ct. App.), 36
– – Witness reporting results of analysis by another expert violates right to confrontation (N.C. Ct. App.), 230

– Drugs, visual identification unreliable (N.C.), 341
– Drunk driving, blood alcohol content, odor analysis lacks rigorous standards set out in state law (N.C. Ct. App.), 555
– Expert fees, costs for preparation time not authorized (N.C. Ct. App.), 561
– Medical malpractice

– – Community standards knowledge, training and experience preclude summary judgment (N.C. Ct. App.), 260
– – Testimony presuming negligence excluded as speculative (N.C. Ct App.), 136

– Medical negligence, nursing homes, national standard of care rejected (N.C. Ct. App.), 145
– Noncapital sentencing proceedings, cross-examine of experts writing forensic reports allowed (N.C. Ct. App.), 585
– Wrongful death, arbitration of negligence claims, detailed expert interrogatory deemed waiver of right (N.C. Ct. App.), 530
– Wrongful death, inadequate supervision claim against medical center, expert proof not required (N.C. Ct. App.), 195

NURSES

– Antitrust, wage-fixing claims, testimony on anticompetitive effect (N.D.N.Y.), 391
– Qualifications

– – EMTALA compliance, premature discharge of pregnant woman opinion (D. Me.), 384
– – Psychiatric nurse practitioner, motor vehicle accident-caused trauma, nurse qualified (M.D. Pa.), 315