Ma'ele v. Arrington

The trial court found Florine Arrington solely at fault for a car accident she had with Duke Ma’ele. Several chiropractic doctors testified that the accident injured Ma’ele. But a biomechanical engineer said that he would not expect a person to be injured in such a low-energy collision. The jury found that the accident did not proximately cause Ma’ele’s injuries and awarded no damages. On appeal, Ma’ele argues that the evidence does not support the verdict; he also contends the court erred in allowing the engineer to testify because (1) he was not qualified *560to testify about injuries, and (2)…