An exterminator hired to remove plaintiffs' bedbugs may testify at trial without filing an official expert witness report, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has ruled. That's because he was not retained by the plaintiffs' law firm in the capacity of an expert.
January 18, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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The 1st Circuit’s Jan. 14 unanimous ruling in Downey v. Bob’s Discount Furniture Holdings Inc. reversed a District of Massachusetts decision excluding the exterminator’s testimony as a witness.
The 1st Circuit also reversed the district court’s judgment as a matter of law for the furniture store and remanded the case for a new trial.
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