29 results for 'judge:"Borman"'.
J. Borman grants a protective order in trademark infringement claims by requiring that initial disclosures, responses to discovery requests, deposition testimony, and exhibits remain confidential during the proceedings.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Michigan, Judge: Borman, Filed On: March 28, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv13149, NOS: Trademark - Property Rights, Categories: Trademark, Discovery, Privilege
J. Borman denies an employee's request to produce copies of interviews or recordings that were taken by a law firm during a pre-lawsuit investigation into the employer, after which the employee filed a discrimination suit, because attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine preclude the firm from producing the information.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Michigan, Judge: Borman, Filed On: January 23, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv11145, NOS: Other Labor Litigation - Labor, Categories: Discovery, Privilege, Employment Discrimination
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J. Borman denies a steamship steward assistant's motion to exclude an expert in claims contending he fell from a flight of stairs while carrying sundries because the expert, who had held a Coast Guard officer's license for 40 years, was qualified to opine on ship safety practices.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Michigan, Judge: Borman, Filed On: August 31, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv10650, NOS: Marine - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Maritime, Negligence, Experts
J. Borman excludes testimony from the engineer in the complaint, which alleges the steward's assistant fell down stairs while carrying a tray on the vessel. Workplace safety regulations are irrelevant to the engineer's opinions on whether carrying the tray created a potentially dangerous condition, and a federal accident prevention manual is inapplicable here because no court has ruled the manual should serve as a standard for unseaworthiness or maritime negligence claims.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Michigan, Judge: Borman , Filed On: August 7, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv10650, NOS: Marine - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Maritime