Expert Out In Hotel Arrest Dispute After Judge Finds Rule 702 Standards Unmet

(January 12, 2022, 3:55 PM EST) -- PADUCAH, Ky. — A Kentucky federal judge on Dec. 28 found that a proposed expert for a woman who sued a hotel chain after being arrested for damaging a room relied not on “industry know-how” but “just common sense” and failed to establish a reliable methodology in reaching his conclusions, granting the hotel’s motion to exclude....