Judge Grants Motion To Exclude Expert For Police Officer Accused Of Assault

Mealey's (November 15, 2021, 10:33 AM EST) -- CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A biomechanical engineering expert who opines that a former police officer accused of assaulting an arrestee may have tripped and that he did not intend to slam the man into a door frame cannot testify, a West Virginia federal judge ruled Nov. 10, because his testimony lacks “scientific or specialized knowledge” that would be helpful to a jury....