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the case. The Court exercises a "gatekeeper function" in assessing the admissibility of expert testimony. Restivo v. Hessernann, 846 F.3d 547, 575 (2d Cir. 2017). To determine whether an expert's method is reliable, the Court considers the non-exhaustive list provided by the Supreme Court in Daubert, i

od's operation, and whether the method is accepted by the expert community. United States v. Kidd, 385 F. Supp. 3d 259, 263 (S.D.N.Y. 2019) (citing Daubert v. Merrell Dow Phanns., Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 593-94 (1993)). But Rule 702 ultimately sets a "liberal" and "permissive" standard of admissibility. N

5 (2d Cir. 2017). To determine whether an expert's method is reliable, the Court considers the non-exhaustive list provided by the Supreme Court in Daubert, including whether the expert's method has been tested, whether it has been subjected to peer review, the rate of error, standards controlling the m

ending final approval of this Settlement no later than two business days after filing the petition. JPMC shall withdraw any pending petition before the Second Circuit within two business days of the Effective Date. 1.5 "Class Member" or "Member of the Class" means a Person who falls within the definition of the

Daubed motion seeking to exclude expert testimony. On June 12, the Court granted the Class's motion for class certification and denied Defendant's Daubert motion as moot. Also in May 2023, the Parties agreed to engage in mediation. On May 30, 2023, the Settling Parties participated in a confidential m

d to dismiss both the initial and amended complaint, resisted discovery, took extensive discovery itself of the Plaintiff and our witnesses, filed a Daubert motion, and opposed class certification. B. Relevant Firm Experience 12. BSF has a strong record of successfully and diligently representing plai

ruthfully at trial, or to maintain a clear recollection in the meantime." (cleaned up)). Indeed, the First Circuit in a case cited favorably both by the Second Circuit and by the Defense concluded that there was an inadequate link between borderline personality disorder and a witness's credibility. United States v

ssive" standard of admissibility. Nimely v. City of New York, 414 F.3d 381, 395-96 (2d Cir. 2005). In particular, not every expert admissible under Daubert need rely on a method that conforms with "the exactness of hard science methodologies." E.E.O.C. v. Bloomberg L.P., No. 07-CV-8383 (LAP), 2010 WL 3

ruthfully at trial, or to maintain a clear recollection in the meantime." (cleaned up)). Indeed, the First Circuit in a case cited favorably both by the Second Circuit and by the Defense concluded that there was an inadequate link between borderline personality disorder and a witness's credibility. United States v

ssive" standard of admissibility. Nimely v. City of New York, 414 F.3d 381, 395-96 (2d Cir. 2005). In particular, not every expert admissible under Daubert need rely on a method that conforms with "the exactness of hard science methodologies." E.E.O.C. v. Bloomberg L.P., No. 07-CV-8383 (LAP), 2010 WL 3

608. 621 (2d Cir. 2003)). United States v. Gross, 15-cr-769 (MN), 2017 WL 4685111, at *20 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 18, 2017). As this Court then recognized, the Second Circuit has consistently relied on the same start and end dates of a conspiracy to find that differing trial proof did not affect a constructive amendment

Cases Bosco v. United States, No. 14 CIV. 3525 (JFK), 2016 WL 5376205 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 26, 2016)19 Cf. State v. Wigg, 889 A.2d 233 (Vt. 2005) 40 Daubert v. Merrell Dow Phanns., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993) passim Dougherty v. County of Sttffolk,No. CV 13-6493 (AKT), 2018 WL 1902336 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 20,

t is the Defense's motion to exclude the Government's expert witness, Dr. Lisa Rocchio, pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and the standard in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993). Dkt. No. 386. The Government filed a response brief, Dkt. No. 397, and Defendant filed a

the case. The Court exercises a "gatekeeper function" in assessing the admissibility of expert testimony. Restivo v. Hessernann, 846 F.3d 547, 575 (2d Cir. 2017). To determine whether an expert's method is reliable, the Court considers the non-exhaustive list provided by the Supreme Court in Daubers, i

s also provided several articles on the subject of grooming that convince the Court that it is a well-accepted theory in Dr. Rocchio's field. Though the Second Circuit has not ruled on the admissibility of a grooming expert, it has previously recognized the academic literature on grooming to facilitate sexual abus

posed testimony is relevant. See Dauber! v. Merrell Dow Pharm., Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 592 (1993); Nimely v. City of New York, 414 F.3d 381, 396 n.11 (2d Cir. 2005). "Expert testimony which does not relate to any issue in the case is not relevant and, ergo, non-helpful." Daubers, 509 U.S. at 591 (internal

ives and reviews the documents they have in mind. Doing so, however, would almost certainly lead to mid-trial Dauber! briefing, possibly a mid-trial Daubert hearing, and late-breaking rebuttal expert notice by the Government. The better course is to require the defense to identify, immediately, the docu