Russell v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of North America – Don’t take reliability for granted

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Abstract: Although expertise is essential, there’s no guarantee that the testimony of a qualified expert will prove reliable under state or federal admissibility standards. That’s what a federal district court proved when it blocked a financial expert’s lost profits testimony in Russell v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of North America. This article reviews the facts and opinions of the case. A sidebar discusses the type of evidence that should be used to support an estimate of a plaintiff’s worklife expectancy. Dugan Calvin Russell v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of North America (N.D. Mo. 2015, January 8, 2015)