Appellate Division, Fourth District Expert Testimony Prior Act of Perjury – Rehabilitation Towne, et al. v. Burns CA 13-00420 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The plaintiff appealed from an order the denied her motion to set aside the ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Expert Testimony – ‘Frye’ Hearing – Reliability of Scientific Principles   Johnson v. Guthrie Medical Group, et al. CA 14-00242 Appealed from Supreme Court, Onondaga County   Background: The plaintiff commenced a medical malpractice action ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Motor Vehicle Accident — Expert Testimony Serious Injury — Permanent Consequential Loss Gates v. Longden CA 13-02081 Appealed from Supreme Court, Onondaga County Background: The plaintiff commenced an action after suffering injuries in a motor vehicle ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department  Expert Testimony Child Abuse People v. Gayden KA 07-01185 Appealed from Supreme Court, Monroe County Background: The defendant was convicted at trial of course of sexual conduct against a child. On appeal, he contended that it ...

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If the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court wanted to decide whether the Daubert standard for admitting expert testimony at trial also applies at the class action certification stage, they picked a factually and procedurally messy case as a vehicle ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Parental Rights Expert Testimony — Mental Illness In the Matter of Darius B. CAF 10-01733 Appealed from Family Court, Erie County Background: The respondent mother appealed from an order terminating her parental rights on the grounds ...

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New York State Court of Appeals ‘Molineux’ — Harmless Error Expert Testimony — Arson People v. Rivers No. 211 Judge Jones Background: The defendant was charged with numerous offenses, including three counts of arson. The evidence produced at trial established ...

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New York State Court of Claims Medical Malpractice Expert Testimony Brown v. State of New York 113614 Judge Minarik Background: The claimant, an inmate at the Auburn Correctional Facility, alleged that he suffered from painful, chronic headaches. He alleges that ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Sex Offender Status Expert Testimony State of New York v. Blair CA 10-01692 Appealed from Supreme Court, Allegany County Background: The respondent appealed from an order determining that he was a dangerous sex offender requiring confinement ...

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Appellate Division, Fourth Department Arson Expert Testimony People v. Towsley KA 10-00187 Appealed from Cayuga County Court Background: The defendant was convicted after jury trial of Arson and other charges. On appeal he contended that the trial judge erred in ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Personal Injury Expert Testimony Morton v. Otis Elevator Company 07-CV-460-JTC Judge Curtin Background: The plaintiff had commenced a personal injury action after she suffered injuries when an elevator door closed prematurely crushing her hand. The defendant ...

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U.S. District Court, WDNY Expert Testimony Reliable Foundation Selective Insurance Company of America v. Swarey 07-cv-6324T Judge Telesca Background: The plaintiff insurance company, as the subrogee of the town of Lodi, sued the defendant claiming that the defendant had improperly ...

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