Legal Opinion
Brown v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided December 5, 2005No. CIV. 05-78-B-WPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT WAL-MART STORES, INC.’S MOTION IN LIMINE TO EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY
WOODCOCK, District Judge.
Because the opinions of Plaintiffs expert fail to satisfy the requirements of Federal Rule of Evidence 702 as interpreted in the Daubert trilogy, this Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion in limine to exclude his testimony.
I. Facts and Procedural History
A. The Law Suit
On December 13, 2003, Plaintiff Kelli Brown was injured when she was hit by falling merchandise while walking down an aisle in Wal-Mart’s Palmyra, Maine store. On May 6, 2005, Ms. Brown filed suit alleging negligence…
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