Boundary Cattle, Inc. v. BASF Corporation, CV-18-106-GF-BMM. (2019)
Court: District Court, D. Montana
Number: infdco20190916804
Visitors: 7
Filed: Sep. 13, 2019
Latest Update: Sep. 13, 2019
Summary: ORDER BRIAN MORRIS , District Judge . The Court conducted a motions hearing in this case on September 11, 2019. For the reasons stated in open court, IT IS ORDERED: 1. Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine re: Causation Opinion (Doc. 44) is DENIED in part and GRANTED in part. Philip Westra's testimony shall be limited to opinions expressed in his initial (Doc. 45-1) or supplemental (Doc. 45-2) reports. 2. BASF's Motion in Limine — Wesley Noel (Doc. 47) is DENIED. 3. BASF's Motions in Limine — Sc
Summary: ORDER BRIAN MORRIS , District Judge . The Court conducted a motions hearing in this case on September 11, 2019. For the reasons stated in open court, IT IS ORDERED: 1. Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine re: Causation Opinion (Doc. 44) is DENIED in part and GRANTED in part. Philip Westra's testimony shall be limited to opinions expressed in his initial (Doc. 45-1) or supplemental (Doc. 45-2) reports. 2. BASF's Motion in Limine — Wesley Noel (Doc. 47) is DENIED. 3. BASF's Motions in Limine — Sco..
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ORDER
BRIAN MORRIS, District Judge.
The Court conducted a motions hearing in this case on September 11, 2019. For the reasons stated in open court,
IT IS ORDERED:
1. Plaintiffs' Motion in Limine re: Causation Opinion (Doc. 44) is DENIED in part and GRANTED in part. Philip Westra's testimony shall be limited to opinions expressed in his initial (Doc. 45-1) or supplemental (Doc. 45-2) reports.
2. BASF's Motion in Limine — Wesley Noel (Doc. 47) is DENIED.
3. BASF's Motions in Limine — Scott Knapton (Doc. 50), Scott Johnson (Doc. 54), and Gerald Johnson (Doc. 56) are DENIED in part and GRANTED in part. The testimony of the witnesses shall be limited to matters for which they are percipient witnesses. They shall be allowed to testify regarding their opinions in response to two inquiries: the cause of the increased presence of cheatgrass and the cause of the affected yields of winter wheat.
4. BASF's Motion in Limine Omnibus (Doc. 58) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiffs shall not refer to BASF as "corporate America," "big business," or identify BASF as a "foreign corporation." The motion is denied as to the exclusion of the untimely disclosed photograph. The Court reserves judgment on the exclusion of evidence of other claims against BASF. The Court directs the parties to submit information regarding the type of claim, the location of the claim, the time of the claim, and the resolution of each claim.
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