Browder v. State Farm Insurance

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION 1:20-CV-26-MOC-WCM DAVID BROWDER and LUCILLE BROWDER, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ORDER ) STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY ) COMPANY, ) ) Defendant. ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Exclude any Purported Expert Testimony from Allan A. Abbata (Mr. Abbata) and Jonathan W. Burrell (Mr. Burrell) under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(2), and Federal Rule of Evidence 702. (Doc. No. 37). I. BACKGROUND This diversity action is a dispute over the cause of damage to Plaintiffs’ vacation home on a…