Lulu Enterprises, Inc. v. N-F Newsite, LLC et al

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MOTION in Limine to Exclude Plaintiff's Surveys and Expert Testimony Under Daubert by N-F Newsite, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Silver, Hayden)

Lulu Enterprises, Inc. v. N-F Newsite, LLC et al

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Case 5:07-cv-00347-D

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION NO. 5:07-cv-00347-D

LULU ENTERPRISES, INC., Plaintiff, vs. HULU, LLC, et al., Defendants. DEFENDANT HULU, LLC'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE PLAINTIFF'S SURVEYS AND EXPERT TESTIMONY UNDER DAUBERT

Defendant, Hulu, LLC ("Hulu") hereby moves the Court, pursuant to Rule 7 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Local Civil Rule 7.1, EDNC, and Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, for an order excluding the surveys and reports of Plaintiff's purported expert witnesses: (1) Hal Poret and Robert Reitter (of Guideline Research) and (2) Ken Van Liere (of NERA Economic Consulting) (collectively, "Plaintiff's Expert Reports"), for failing to satisfy the requirements for admissible expert testimony set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 579-80 (1993). In support of this motion, Hulu relies upon its Memorandum of Law and the Supplemental Declaration of Dr. Gerald L. Ford, filed contemporaneously with this Motion. WHEREFORE, Defendant Hulu, LLC respectfully moves the Court for an order excluding Plaintiff's Expert Reports from the Court's consideration related to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction.

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This the 15th day of October, 2007. /s/ Hayden J. Silver, III Hayden J. Silver, III NC State Bar No. 10037 [e-mail] Betsy Cooke NC State Bar No. 25353 [e-mail] KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP 3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 400 Raleigh, NC 27612 [phone] [phone] (facsimile) William H. Brewster GA State Bar No. 080422 [e-mail] Sara Maurer GA State Bar No. 159056 [e-mail] KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP 1100 Peachtree Street Suite 2800 Atlanta, GA 30309 [phone] [phone] facsimile Attorneys for Defendant Hulu, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that on this date the foregoing was electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF System which will send notice to the following CM/ECF participants: Leslie C. O'Toole [e-mail] Thomas Hamilton Segars [e-mail] This the 15th day of October, 2007.

/s/ Hayden J. Silver, III

KILPATRICK STOCKTON LLP 3737 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 400 Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 Telephone: [phone]

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