Columbia Insurance Co. v. Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc

I. INTRODUCTION

14 Pending before the Court is a motion in limine to exclude the expert opinion and testimony 15 of Eugene Lhymn brought by Defendant Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. (“Simpson”) (ECF 16 No. 98); a motion in limine to exclude the expert testimony of Andrew Hirshfeld, Charles Cypher 17 and Long Nguyen brought by Plaintiffs Columbia Insurance Co. (“Columbia”) and MiTek, Inc. 18 (ECF No. 84); and Plaintiffs’ partial motion for summary judgment to enforce post-grant review 19 (“PGR”) estoppel pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 325(e)(2). ECF No. 86. The Court finds these 20 motions suitable for disposition without oral argument. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons 21 stated below, the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion in limine, GRANTS IN PART and 22 DENIES IN PART Plaintiffs’ motion in limine, and GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN

24 For precision’s sake, citations herein are to the unredacted versions of Defendant’s motion in limine, Defendant’s reply in support of its motion in limine, Defendant’s opposition to Plaintiffs’ 25 motion for partial summary judgment, and Defendant’s opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion in limine (ECF Nos. 97-4; 117-2; 109-6; and 99-6,…