Zak v. Facebook, Inc., No. 4:2015cv13437 - Document 163 (E.D. Mich. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER denying 109 , 120 Motions to Exclude Expert Testimony. Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (AChu)

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Dockets.Justia.com BRUCE ZAK 4:15-CV-13437-TGB-MJH ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY (ECF NOS. 109, 120) FACEBOOK, INC. Daubert Daubert Zak v. Facebook, Inc. Doc. 163 I. ADMISSIBILITY STANDARD Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael Daubert United States v. Langan Daubert United States v. Sanders Kumho Daubert In re Scrap Metal Antitrust Litigation Id Daubert II. ANALYSIS a. Defendant’s motion to exclude expert testimony of Mr. Wacek Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. U.S. Plywood Corp Georgia Pacific See Id Id i. Mr. Wacek’s core calculation Id Id Whitserve, LLC v. Computer Packages, Inc See, e.g., T-Rex Prop. AB v. Regal Ent. Grp Fujitsu Ltd. v. Belkin Int’l, Inc ; Ameritox, Ltd. v. Millennium Health, LLC Turnkey Sols. Corp. v. Hewlett Packard Enter. Co See ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. v. Verizon Commc’ns, Inc Id See Ameritox ii. Comparable transactions 1. Company One Transaction See Immersion Corp. v. HTC Corp Intell. Ventures II LLC v. Sprint Spectrum, L.P ActiveVideo Networks, Inc. v. Verizon Commc’ns, Inc 2. Company Two Agreement Georgia Pacific Elbit Sys. Land & C4I Ltd. v. Hughes Network Sys., LLC Id Id LaserDynamics, Inc. v. Quanta Computer, Inc Daubert Daubert See ActiveVideo Networks iii. The Atlas Agreement Id in limine iv. References to Facebook’s overall revenue, profits, and other “large numbers” Daubert limine in v. Whether opinions Mr. Wacek offered technical Apple Inc. v. Motorola, Inc Williamson v. Citrix Online, LLC See generally Whitewater West Indus., Ltd. v. Pac. Surf Designs, Inc Whitewater West b. Plaintiff’s motion to exclude expert testimony of Mr. Chase and Dr. Weissman Id ActiveVideo Networks III. CONCLUSION DENIED DENIED SO ORDERED.

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