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Estate of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus., Ltd.
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Frederick W. James, The James Law Firm, PC, Des Moines, IA, Douglas Richard Bradley, Scott Eric Nutter, Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman, Chtd., Kansas City, MO, for Plaintiffs.
Kevin M. Reynolds, Whitfield & Eddy, PLC, Des Moines, IA, Terrance M. Miller, Elizabeth Laudeman Moyo, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Columbus, OH, for Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING THE PARTIES' PRETRIAL MOTIONS
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Individually v. Advanced Bionics, L.L.C.
"...renders the product not reasonably safe.” SeeRestatement (Third) § 2(b); see also Estate of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus., Ltd., 933 F.Supp.2d 1111, 1137 (N.D.Iowa 2013); Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. Co. v. SMA Elevator Constr., Inc., 816 F.Supp.2d 631, 657–58 (N.D.Iowa 2011). Here, the..."
Bry v. City of Frontenac
"...Evidence 807, asexceptions to the ban on admissibility of hearsay." (ECF No. 168 at 4-5 (citing Estate of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, 933 F.Supp.2d 1111, 1134-35 (N.D. Iowa 2013)).3 Robin may be considered unavailable because she asserted the Fifth Amendment privilege during her ..."
Taylor v. Jenkins
"...declarant's will." "The state of mind at issue is the declarant's, not the testifying witness's." Estate of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus., Ltd., 933 F. Supp. 2d 1111, 1132 (N.D. Iowa 2013) (citing First Nat'l Bank in Sioux Falls v. First Nat'l Bank South Dakota, 679 F.3d 763, 768 (8th C..."
Murray v. Gray
"...we find persuasive the reasoning of a federal district court that addressed the same issue. Estate of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus. Ltd. , 933 F. Supp. 2d 1111, 1152 (N.D. Iowa 2013). The court in that case had already denied a pretrial motion to exclude the expert's testimony. Id. The ..."
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Prior Daubert Orders And Discovery Lessons Out Of N.D. Cal.
"...Grp., Ltd. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 5:15-CV-01370-EJD, (N.D. Cal. Mar. 23, 2018), and Est. of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus., Ltd., 933 F. Supp. 2d 1111, 1152 (N.D. Iowa 2013). He explained that because Daubert rulings come from judges, juries may give them undue weight. Thus, allowing par..."
Prior Daubert Orders And Discovery Lessons Out Of N.D. Cal.
"...Grp., Ltd. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 5:15-CV-01370-EJD, (N.D. Cal. Mar. 23, 2018), and Est. of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus., Ltd., 933 F. Supp. 2d 1111, 1152 (N.D. Iowa 2013). He explained that because Daubert rulings come from judges, juries may give them undue weight. Thus, allowing par..."
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5 cases
Individually v. Advanced Bionics, L.L.C.
"...renders the product not reasonably safe.” SeeRestatement (Third) § 2(b); see also Estate of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus., Ltd., 933 F.Supp.2d 1111, 1137 (N.D.Iowa 2013); Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. Co. v. SMA Elevator Constr., Inc., 816 F.Supp.2d 631, 657–58 (N.D.Iowa 2011). Here, the..."
Bry v. City of Frontenac
"...Evidence 807, asexceptions to the ban on admissibility of hearsay." (ECF No. 168 at 4-5 (citing Estate of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, 933 F.Supp.2d 1111, 1134-35 (N.D. Iowa 2013)).3 Robin may be considered unavailable because she asserted the Fifth Amendment privilege during her ..."
Taylor v. Jenkins
"...declarant's will." "The state of mind at issue is the declarant's, not the testifying witness's." Estate of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus., Ltd., 933 F. Supp. 2d 1111, 1132 (N.D. Iowa 2013) (citing First Nat'l Bank in Sioux Falls v. First Nat'l Bank South Dakota, 679 F.3d 763, 768 (8th C..."
Murray v. Gray
"...we find persuasive the reasoning of a federal district court that addressed the same issue. Estate of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus. Ltd. , 933 F. Supp. 2d 1111, 1152 (N.D. Iowa 2013). The court in that case had already denied a pretrial motion to exclude the expert's testimony. Id. The ..."
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2 firm's commentaries
Prior Daubert Orders And Discovery Lessons Out Of N.D. Cal.
"...Grp., Ltd. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 5:15-CV-01370-EJD, (N.D. Cal. Mar. 23, 2018), and Est. of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus., Ltd., 933 F. Supp. 2d 1111, 1152 (N.D. Iowa 2013). He explained that because Daubert rulings come from judges, juries may give them undue weight. Thus, allowing par..."
Prior Daubert Orders And Discovery Lessons Out Of N.D. Cal.
"...Grp., Ltd. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 5:15-CV-01370-EJD, (N.D. Cal. Mar. 23, 2018), and Est. of Thompson v. Kawasaki Heavy Indus., Ltd., 933 F. Supp. 2d 1111, 1152 (N.D. Iowa 2013). He explained that because Daubert rulings come from judges, juries may give them undue weight. Thus, allowing par..."