Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al

Filing 196

MOTION to Exclude the Opinions of Vonage's Expert Joel M. Halpern by Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company LP. (Seitz, Adam)

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Sprint Communications Company LP v. Vonage Holdings Corp., et al Doc. 196 Case 2:05-cv-02433-JWL Document 196 Filed 05/15/2007 Page 1 of 3 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP., ) VONAGE AMERICA, INC., ) ) Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 05-2433-JWL SPRINT'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE OPINIONS OF VONAGE'S EXPERT JOEL M. HALPERN Pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and the Supreme Court's decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its progeny, Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P. ("Sprint") respectfully moves to exclude the testimony, opinions, and reports of Defendants' designated non-infringement expert, Joel M. Halpern. For the reasons set forth in the Brief in Support, Mr. Halpern lacks the educational qualifications and work experience that every expert in this litigation--including Mr. Halpern himself--has opined are necessary to provide expert testimony on the issues in this case. The Court should exercise its authority as a gatekeeper to exclude Mr. Halpern's irrelevant and unqualified testimony, opinions, and reports. 2464141v1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:05-cv-02433-JWL Document 196 Filed 05/15/2007 Page 2 of 3 Respectfully submitted, Dated: May 15, 2007 _/s/ _Adam P. Seitz_______________ B. Trent Webb, KS Bar No. 15965 Eric A. Buresh, KS Bar No. 19895 Adam P. Seitz, KS Bar No. 21059 SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. 2555 Grand Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2613 (816) 474-6550 Telephone (816) 421-5547 Facsimile Attorneys for Plaintiff SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS L.P. COMPANY 2464141v1 Case 2:05-cv-02433-JWL Document 196 Filed 05/15/2007 Page 3 of 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 15th day of May, 2007, a true and accurate copy of the above and foregoing SPRINT'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE THE OPINIONS OF VONAGE'S EXPERT JOEL M. HALPERN was e-filed with the Court, which sent notice to the following: Don R. Lolli Patrick J. Kaine Dysart Taylor Lay Cotter & McMonigle P.C. 4420 Madison Avenue Kansas City, Missouri 64111 Patrick D. McPherson Patrick C. Muldoon Barry Golob Duane Morris LLP 1667 K. Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006-1608 Attorneys for Defendants Vonage Holdings Corp. and Vonage America, Inc. _/s/ Adam P. Seitz__________________________ Attorneys for Sprint Communications Company L.P. 2464141v1

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