Schmidt et al. v. International Playthings LLC et al, No. 1:2019cv00933 - Document 172 (D.N.M. 2021)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER by District Judge James O. Browning granting in part and denying in part the Defendant Epoch Everlasting Play, LLCs Motion to Strike and Limit Testimony of Plaintiffs Experts Dennis Brickman, PE and Joseph Mohorovic, CPSM 100 , and denying the Defendant Epoch Everlasting Play, LLCs Motion For Partial Summary Judgment on Count III of Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint -- Negligence Per Se 105 . (wz) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)

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