Mealey's (December 11, 2020, 10:20 AM EST) -- EASTERN HATTIESBURG, Miss. — A federal judge in Mississippi on Dec. 9 denied a masonry subcontractor’s motion to exclude the expert testimony of an unlicensed structural engineer regarding alleged defects in the construction of an apartment complex, finding that she is competent to testify and that the Mississippi Engineering Practices Act (MEPA) does not govern the competency of witnesses....