In Oil Spill Case, La. Federal Judge Excludes Impermissible Character Evidence

Mealey's (February 27, 2023, 3:19 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — Two pieces of expert testimony offered by an engineer on behalf of the United States are impermissible because they are intended to show that the previous habits of a wastewater treatment facility operator imply that the operator spilled oil into the Mississippi River for which the United States is seeking to recover cleanup payments, a Louisiana federal judge held in granting the operator’s motion in limine to exclude the testimony....