Pakenas v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Filing 131

ORDER withdrawing 120 Motion in Limine; denying without prejudice 122 Motion in Limine; withdrawing 123 Motion in Limine; granting in part and denying in part 124 Motion in Limine. Signed by District Judge John Corbett O'Meara. (WBar)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ELIZABETH ANN PAKENAS, guardian of PATTI ROGERS, a legally incapacitated individual, Plaintiff, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. ____________________________________/ ORDER REGARDING MOTIONS IN LIMINE Before the court are several motions in limine filed by Defendant: (1) motion in limine to strike John Blase, Ph.D.; (2) motion in limine to exclude testimony of Nitin Paranjpe; (3) motion in limine to preclude allegations of bad faith; and (4) motion in limine to exclude Andrea Thomas. Defendant has withdrawn its motions in limine to exclude the testimony of John Blase and Nitin Paranjpe. The court considered the remaining motions on the first day of trial, March 3, 2009. For the reasons stated on the record, Defendant's motion in limine to preclude allegations of bad faith is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Defendant's motion in limine to exclude Andrea Thomas is GRANTED IN PART with respect to expert testimony and DENIED IN PART with respect to fact testimony. SO ORDERED. s/John Corbett O'Meara United States District Judge Date: March 13, 2009 Case No. 05-60152 Hon. John Corbett O'Meara Hon. Virginia Morgan

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon the parties of record on this date, March 13, 2009, by electronic and/or ordinary mail. s/William Barkholz Case Manager