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Powell v. Anheuser-Busch Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Sep 24, 2012
Case No. CV 09-729-JFW (VBKx) (C.D. Cal. Sep. 24, 2012)

Summary

concluding that where vocational rehabilitation expert relied “on the mere fact of his experience” to support his conclusions and essentially asked the court “to take his word for it,” such a “subjective, conclusory approach” could not “reasonably be assessed for reliability”

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Opinion

Case No. CV 09-729-JFW (VBKx)

09-24-2012

Fred Powell, Plaintiff, v. Anheuser-Busch Incorporated, et al., Defendant.


JUDGMENT

The Court, having granted the Defendant Anheuser-Busch Inc.'s motion for summary judgment based on its determination that there was no genuine issue as to any material fact and that Defendant Anheuser-Busch Inc. was entitled to judgment as a matter of law on all claims for relief alleged against it,

IT IS NOW, THEREFORE, HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that judgment is entered in this action as follows:

1. Plaintiff Fred Powell shall recover nothing from the named Defendant;

2. Defendant Anheuser-Busch Inc. shall have judgment in its favor on Plaintiff Fred Powell's entire action; and

3. Defendant Anheuser-Busch Inc. shall recover from Plaintiff Fred Powell its costs of suit in the sum of $ __________.

The Clerk is ordered to enter this Judgment.

_______________

JOHN F. WALTER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Powell v. Anheuser-Busch Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Sep 24, 2012
Case No. CV 09-729-JFW (VBKx) (C.D. Cal. Sep. 24, 2012)

concluding that where vocational rehabilitation expert relied “on the mere fact of his experience” to support his conclusions and essentially asked the court “to take his word for it,” such a “subjective, conclusory approach” could not “reasonably be assessed for reliability”

Summary of this case from Stepien v. Raimondo

In Powell v. Anheuser–Busch Inc., 2012 WL 12953439 (C.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2012), the court considered an expert report that relied on evidence that did not "provide a complete picture of the relevant events."

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Case details for

Powell v. Anheuser-Busch Inc.

Case Details

Full title:Fred Powell, Plaintiff, v. Anheuser-Busch Incorporated, et al., Defendant.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Date published: Sep 24, 2012

Citations

Case No. CV 09-729-JFW (VBKx) (C.D. Cal. Sep. 24, 2012)

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