Ford Motor Company et al v. Intermotive, Inc. et al, No. 4:2017cv11584 - Document 182 (E.D. Mich. 2022)

Court Description: OPINION and ORDER ADOPTING IN PART AND REJECTING IN PART 177 , 178 Reports and Recommendations. Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (AChu)

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Dockets.Justia.com FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, 4:17-CV-11584-TGB ORDER ADOPTING IN PART AND REJECTING IN PART DISCOVERY MASTER’S REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (ECF NOS. 177, 178) INTERMOTIVE, INC., AND GREGORY E. SCHAFFER Ford Motor Company et al v. Intermotive, Inc. et al Doc. 182 Id. Id. I. BACKGROUND See See See Id. Id. Id. Id. II. LEGAL STANDARD see also Hochstein v. Microsoft Corp. aff’d III. DISCUSSION A. Ford’s Damages Expert—Sara Rinke Id. Id. i. InterMotive’s Objection Seeking to Exclude Rinke’s Opinions on Ford’s Entitlement to Trademark Infringement Damages McLean v. 988011 Ontario, Ltd. Id. L.E. Cooke Co. United States v. see also Andler v. Clear Channel Broad., Inc. In re Scrap Metal Antitrust Litig. See Best v. Lowe’s Home Ctrs., Inc. Id. Id. See See ii. InterMotive’s Objection Seeking to Exclude Rinke’s Opinions Because of Ford’s Alleged Discovery Misconduct Id. Id. iii. InterMotive’s Objection Seeking to Exclude Rinke’s Legal Opinions Daubert Id. Daubert See Killion v. KeHE Distribs., LLC Daubert Henry v. City of Flint report and recommendation adopted Daubert McGuffey v. Neil Berry v. City of Detroit Babb v. Maryville Anesthesiologists P.C. before Id. because B. InterMotive’s Damages Expert—Mark A. Robinson Id. Id. Id. i. InterMotive’s Objection to the Exclusion of Robinson’s Opinions Applying Disgorgement Damages to Its Breach of Contract Claim Structural Dynamics Rsch. Corp. v. Eng’g Mechs. Rsch. Corp. see also Viking Grp., Inc. v. Bruckman See B & M Die Co. v. Ford Motor Co. B&M Die Co. v. Ford Motor Co. B&M Die Id. Wright v. Genesee County Wright Id. Morris Pumps v. Centerline Piping, Inc. ii. Ford’s Various Objections Seeking to Exclude Robinson’s Opinions McLean Avery Dennison Corp. v. Four Pillars Enterprise Co. Daubert Id. Id. Daubert Id. Expeditors International v. Vastera, Inc. Id. Id. Id. Innovation Ventures, L.L.C. v. Custom Nutrition Lab’ys, L.L.C. iii. Ford’s Objection Seeking to Exclude Robinson’s Opinions Based on Unfair Prejudice Cook v. Greenleaf Twp. See Sperberg v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. iv. InterMotive’s Objection to Discussion of Burdens of Proof the R&R’s C. Ford’s Technical Expert—Scott Andrews Id. Id. Id. i. Ford’s Objection to the Exclusion of Andrews’ Opinions Based on Newly Discovered Evidence see also Howe v. City of Akron Howe Russell v. Absolute Collection Servs., Inc. already produced Id. Id. ii. Ford’s Objection to the Exclusion of Andrews’ Opinions that Rely on Inadmissible Hearsay Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc. Killion v. KeHE Distributors Engebretsen v. Fairchild Aircraft Corp. See Babcock Power, Inc. v. Kapsalis Id. iii. InterMotive’s Objection Seeking to Exclude Andrews’ Legal Opinions See, e.g. Woods v. Lecureux See Contour Design, Inc. v. Chance Mold Steel Co. D. InterMotive’s Technical Expert—Juan Pimentel Id. Id. i. Ford’s Objection to the R&R’s Summary of Pimentel’s Trade Secret Definition Professor Pimentel See id. See Morales v. Am. Honda Motor Co. Avery Dennison Corp. ii. Ford’s Objection to the R&R’s Summary of Pimentel’s “Double Standard” for Trade Secret Status and Misappropriation Id. iii. Ford’s General Objection Seeking to Exclude Pimentel’s “Liability Opinions” See Hochstein Am. Ins. Co. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. v. IV. CONCLUSION ADOPTS IN PART and REJECTS IN PART ADOPTS DENIES IN PART and GRANTS IN PART Scott Andrews DENIES IN PART and GRANTS IN PART Mark A. Robinson DENIES IN PART and GRANTS IN PART Sara Rinke DENIES IT IS SO ORDERED. Juan Pimentel Certificate of Service

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