Pinkney v. Moore

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that a district court has discretion to decide whether to appoint an expert pursuant to Rule 706
• concluding plaintiffs in a certified class of 52,000 drivers could not prove damages in a wage and hour class action simply by reference to drivers’ time and pay records because expert testimony was required
• recognizing district court’s discretion under Rule 706 to appoint expert
• finding district court’s failure to conduct requisite analysis prior to excluding expert testimony in support of motion for new trial required reversal
• “While the district court has discretion to decide whether to appoint such an expert . . . it cannot decline to decide the issue.”
• “Without expert testimony, Plaintiffs would be unable to prove damages” in this case

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).