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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
Court Excludes Construction Expert Witness’s Legal Conclusion Opinions
Court: United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, Urbana Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Recker v. Greif Packaging L.L.C. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 225884 The plaintiff claimed that the defendant, a third-party employer, was negligent. The…
Posted on inDefense Claims Hospitality Expert Lacks Expertise on Hotel Standards
Court: United States District Court for the District of Arizona Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Conlon Group Ariz., LLC v. CNL Resort Biltmore Real Estate, Inc. Citation: 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69299 The plaintiff claimed that the defendant capping villa revenue…
Posted on inInfectious Disease Expert Links Causation to Contamination Mentioned in Recall Email
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: West v. Bayer Healthcare Pharms., Inc. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16116 The plaintiff claimed that the bacteria present in the pads caused his infection. The…
Posted on inCourt Denies Psychology Expert’s Testimony on Implicit Bias for Confusion
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Jackson v. Scripps Media, Inc. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209462 The plaintiff retained a psychology expert to opine on racial stereotyping, prejudice,…
Posted on inMechanical Engineering Expert’s Views Conflict With Case Facts
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Valdosta Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Williams v. Tristar Prods. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144919 The mechanical engineering expert, retained by the plaintiff, opined on the flaws of…
Posted on inHospitality Expert Opines on Tax Dispute Involving Hotel Room Sellers
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: City of Rome v. Hotels.com, L.P. Citation: 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 198879 The defendants retained a hospitality expert witness who opined on…
Posted on inGeology Expert’s Testimony on Arsenic Admitted per Reliance on Published Paper
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Fort Myers Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Miller v. City of Fort Myers Citation: 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1356 The plaintiff argued the defendant’s investigation and remediation of contamination…
Posted on inDram Shop Expert’s Testimony Excluded for Being Unhelpful for the Trier of Fact
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name:Â Broberg v. Carnival Corp. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98479 The defendant retained a dram shop expert witness. The expert opined that the defendant met or…
Posted on inPsychology Expert’s Testimony on Workplace Sexual Harassment Partially Excluded
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name:Â Van v. Ford Motor Co. Citation: 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143071 The expert also opined on the prevalent nature of sexual harassment in the…
Posted on inDefense Challenges Restaurant Management Expert’s Testimony on Training
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Court Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Foradori v. Harris Citation: 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 6937 The plaintiff retained a restaurant management expert. The expert opined on the measures the restaurant manager should…
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