Pacific Steel Group v. Commercial Metals Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PACIFIC STEEL GROUP, Case No. 20-cv-07683-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
MOTIONS TO EXCLUDE EXPERT
v. WITNESSES AND PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO STRIKE
COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 153, 156, 160, 205 11 Defendants. 12 Before the Court are Defendants Commercial Metals Company and its subsidiaries’ (collectively, “CMC”) motions to exclude expert witnesses and Plaintiff Pacific Steel Group’s (“Pacific Steel”) motion to strike expert sur-reply report. Dkt. Nos. 153, 156, 160, 205. For the reasons below, the Court DENIES the motions. I. LEGAL STANDARD Federal Rule of Evidence 702 allows a qualified expert to testify “in the form of an opinion or otherwise” where: (a) the expert’s scientific, technical, or other specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand the evidence or to determine a fact in issue; (b) the testimony is based on sufficient facts or…