Legal Opinion
Smart Vent, Inc. v. USA Floodair Vents, Ltd.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided June 27, 2016No. Civil Action No. 10-168 (JBS/KMW)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SIMANDLE, Chief Judge
Contents
I. INTRODUCTION.. .398
*398II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.. .401
A. The NFIP Regulations on Flood Vents.. .401
B. FEMA Technical Bulletin 1, or TB-1...402
C. Smart Vent’s Flood Vent and its ICC-ES Evaluation Report.. .404
D. USA Floodair’s Flood Vent and its Individual Certification.Process.. .406
E. Litigation in this District and Mark-man Decision.. .408
III. PRELIMINARY ISSUES.. .409
A. Admissibility of Coulbourne Report...409
1. Daubert Standard.. .409
2. Mr. Coulbourne’s Report is Admissible...410
B. The Parties’ Stipulation on the term “Recessed”.. .413
C.…
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