Accident Expert’s Opinions Fail To Prove Causation, 5th Circuit Panel Finds

Mealey's (April 5, 2018, 3:31 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An accident reconstructionist presents only “conclusory allegations” in opining on what caused a timber-laden tractor-trailer to flip over on a highway ramp, so a trial court correctly awarded the timber company summary judgment on the truck driver’s negligence lawsuit, a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel decided April 3 (Danny Barefoot v. Weyerhaeuser NR Company, No. 17-30362, 5th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 8321)....