Coollid Corporation v. Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd.

Filing 46

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Peter J. Messitte on 1/11/2022. (dg3s, Deputy Clerk)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND

COOLLID CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,

v.
SENTINEL INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.,

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Civil No. 20-2052 PJM

Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION
The Court is asked to exclude the testimony of Plaintiffs proffered expert Joseph
Rosenberg pursuant to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert v. Merrell Dow

Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993) and its progeny.
After review of Rosenberg's expert reports and the parties' arguments, for the reasons that follow,
the Court will DENY Defendant's Motion to Exclude the Testimony of Joseph Rosenberg, ECF
No. 39.

I.
This is a breach of contract case brought by Plaintiff Coollid Corporation ("Coollid"), a
company that designs and sells disposable lids and cups designed to hold hot beverages, against
Defendant Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd. ("Sentinel"), Coollid's insurance carrier. In its
Complaint, Coollid claims that its inventory was damaged by water after a roof leak at one of its
contracted facilities, and further claims that, following the damage, Sentinel refused to pay Coollid
for damages as required under the insurance policy. ECF No. 1. In particular, Coollid claims that

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