LAWES v. CSA ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS LLP

No. 16-2275.

963 F.3d 72 (2020)

Grandvill D. LAWES, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CSA ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS LLP, Defendant, Appellee, Puerto Rico Ports Authority; Mapfre-Praico Insurance Company; Municipality of San Juan; Constructora Santiago II, Corp.; Rafaela Riviere-Andino; Miguel A. Bonilla, Inc.; Cooperativa De Seguros Multiples De Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority; ACE Insurance Co.; Integrand Assurance Company; Q.B. Construction SE; Triple-S Propiedad, Inc. Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 18, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jorge M. Izquierdo San Miguel , with whom Izquierdo San Miguel Law Office, P.S.C. was on brief, for appellant.

Ricardo F. Casellas-Sánchez , with whom Diana Pérez-Seda , Casellas Alcover & Burgos P.S.C., Fernando J. Gierbolini-González , Richard J. Schell , and Monserrate Simonet & Gierbolini, LLC, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Torruella, Lipez, and Thompson, Circuit Judges.


This case involves a construction project, a pedestrian-involved collision, and a twelve-day Daubert hearing that culminated in the exclusion of plaintiff's only expert witness pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and Federal Rule of Evidence 702. With his expert ousted, plaintiff's negligence...

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