RATCLIFF v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. INC. et al, No. 1:2017cv00174 - Document 565 (M.D.N.C. 2019)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND RECOMMENDATION OF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE signed on 9/27/2019. RECOMMENDED that Defendants' Statute of Limitations Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. # 475 ) b e GRANTED and Honeywell's Motion for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 56 (Doc. # 468 ) be GRANTED as it relates to Defendant's statute of limitations defense. FURTHER RECOMMENDED that Defendant Ford's Daubert Motions to Exclude the expert opinion testimony of Dr. David Rosner, Dr. Carlos Bedrossian, and Dr. Arnold Brody and Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Rule 56 (Doc. # 461 , # 467 , and # 471 ); Defendant Honeywell's Daubert Motion to Exclude the e xpert opinion testimony of Dr. Carlos Bedrossian (Doc. # 463 ); Defendant WCD's Daubert Motions to Exclude Specific Causation Opinions and Cumulative Exposure Opinion as Evidence of Causation and Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. # 465 , # 472 , and # 477 ); and Defendant BSI's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and Motion to Bifurcate (Doc. # 486 and # 491 ) be TERMINATED as MOOT. (Daniel, J)