Expert Throwdown

Originally published by David Coale.

The Mian Devel. Corp. v. State of Texas involved an epic “battle of the experts” arising from the condemnation of some parking for the Sterling Hotel, a large hotel complex on I-35 near downtown Dallas. The hotel’s owners offered experts calculating compensation of $13,600,101 or $19,100,000; the State offered experts calculating compensation at $1,027,927 or $764,970, and also called an expert who said the Sterling was an unviable business. The jury awarded damages of $1,186,350 and the owner appealed. The Fifth Court affirmed in a detailed review of these experts’ testimony, discussing, inter alia: (1) the line between unreliable methodology (admissibility) and material for cross-examination (weight) (pages 10-11); (2) the concept and legal definition of fair market value (page 13); (3) five evidentiary issues about objecting to discussion of material relied upon by an expert (pages 18-19); and (4) throughout, the accepted methodologies and data resources used in this area of law. No. 05-17-01385-CV (July 18, 2019) (mem. op.).

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