Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. v. Harnischfeger Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

LINDBERG, District Judge.

This matter comes before the court on plaintiff’s, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (Great Lakes), motion to bar Mr. John Rumbarger and Franklin Research Center from acting as a consultant or testifying experts for the third-party defendant, FAG Bearings Corporation (FAG). Plaintiff contends that a conflict of interest exists if Mr. Rumbarger is allowed to be retained by FAG, because Mr. Rumbarger works for the same company as plaintiff’s expert, Dr. Leonard, and Mr. Rumbarger often supervises Dr. Leonard’s work. The facts are not as…