Rice v. Williams

Filing 38

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 25 Motion in Limine. Signed by Chief Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 7/26/17. (sas)

CLERK'S OFFICE U.S. DIST. COURT
AT ROANOKE, VA
FILED

JUL 2 6 2017

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
ROANOKE DIVISION
ELIZABETH M. RICE,
Plaintiff,

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JOHN C. WILLIAMS,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No. 7:16"-cv-00396

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Chief United States District Judge

ORDER
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion entered this
date, defendant John C. Williams' motion in limine (ECF No. 25) is GRANTED in part
and DENIED in part. Plaintiff Elizabeth M. Rice may not introduce evidence of the cost
of possible future lumbar or cervical fusion surgeries, because those surgeries are optional
possibilities she has not chosen to pursue. As such, there is no reasonable probability that
these medical expenses are reasonably expected to occur in the future. However, Rice may
introduce evidence of State Farm's payments to defendant Williams' medical expert witness
to show bias or prejudice under Federal Rules ofEviden.ce 401,403 and 411.
It is SO ORDERED ..

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