McGowan et al v. Murphy-Brown, LLC

Filing 585

ORDER denying as moot 360 Motion in Limine; denying as moot 364 Motion in Limine; denying as moot 406 Motion in Limine; denying 562 Motion Requesting Use of Special Interrogatories and Verdict Form. Signed by Senior Judge W. Earl Britt on 3/11/2019. (Herrmann, L.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
No. 7:14-CV-182-BR
WOODELL MCGOWAN, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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MURPHY-BROWN, LLC, d/b/a
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SMITHFIELD HOG PRODUCTION
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DIVISION,
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Defendant.
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ORDER

Pending before the court are a number of motions. The court’s rulings follow.
(1)

Defendant’s motion in limine to exclude or limit the expert testimony of
Dr. Thomas Hubbard (DE # 360); defendant’s motion in limine to exclude
or limit the expert testimony of Jeffery Thomberlin, Ph.D. (DE # 364); and
plaintiffs’ omnibus motion in limine to exclude or limit defense experts’
opinions at trial (DE # 406): Pursuant to the text order entered 30 January
2019, the parties did not notify the court of their intent to call as a witness
any of the persons identified in these motions in limine, and therefore, the
court did not dispose of the motions during trial. The motions are
DENIED as moot.

(2)

Defendant’s motion requesting use of special interrogatories and verdict
form (DE # 562): At trial, the court declined to use defendant’s proposed
verdict form, to which this motion relates. Therefore, the motion is

DENIED.
This 11 March 2019.

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W. Earl Britt
Senior U.S. District Judge

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