Vizcarra
Vizcarra v. Michaels Stores, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NEA VIZCARRA, et al., Case No. 23-cv-00468-NW
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTIONS TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN
OPINIONS
MICHAELS STORES, INC., Re: ECF Nos. 98, 99 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff Nea Vizcarra, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, (“Plaintiffs”) initiated this action against Michaels Stores, Inc. (“Defendant”) on February 1, 2023 (“Compl.”), ECF No. 1, and filed a motion for class certification on November 15, 2024. ECF No. 83. Plaintiffs filed two expert reports in support of their motion for class certification. ECF Nos. 83-4, 83-5. Defendant filed two Daubert motions to exclude certain opinions of Plaintiffs’ two experts: Bruce G. Silverman, ECF No. 98 (“Silverman Daubert Mot.”), and Colin B. Weir, ECF No. 99 (“Weir Daubert Mot.”). Plaintiffs opposed the Daubert motions, and Defendant replied. ECF Nos. 108, 109, 113, 114. Having considered parties’ briefing and the relevant legal authority, the Court…