Chong v. STL International, Inc, et al
Plaintiff: Jeanie Chong
Defendant: Costco Wholesale Corporation and STL International, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2014cv00244
Filed: February 13, 2014
Court: US District Court for the District of Oregon
Office: Portland (3) Office
Presiding Judge: Michael H. Simon
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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August 10, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 79 OPINION and ORDER - Plaintiffs Motion to Strike the expert reports of Dr. Jeffrey Johnson (ECF 65) is GRANTED. The Johnson Report and Johnson Supplemental Report are stricken and excluded from use at trial. Further, neither Dr. Johnson nor any other witness may testify regarding the opinions expressed in Dr. Johnson's repo1ts at trial. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this 10th day of August, 2016, by United States District Judge Michael H. Simon. (peg)
January 25, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 54 Opinion and Order - Defendants' motion for summary judgment (Dkt. 25 ) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Summary judgment is granted against Plaintiff's claims of negligence and strict product liability by failure to warn and denied a gainst Plaintiff's claim of strict product liability by design defect. The Court also notes that Plaintiff does not allege a claim of strict product liability by manufacturing defect. Defendants' motion to strike Plaintiff's expert tes timony (Dkt. 26 ) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Defendants' motion is granted with respect to the expert testimony of Hayes + Associates relating to the alternative designs incorporating the fail-safe mechanisms of either the J-shaped brace or the curved chute and denied with respect to Hayes + Associates' remaining testimony. Defendants' motion to strike the testimony of Dr. Edward W. Karnes is denied as moot. Signed on 1/25/2016 by Judge Michael H. Simon. (mja)
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Plaintiff: Jeanie Chong
Represented By: Todd A. Bradley
Represented By: William A. Gaylord
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