Recent Litigation Services
Dr. Kittrell has provided or supervised expert testimony in over 80 cases, with recent depositions, court appearances, and arbitration testimony of the past seven years as follows:
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Mary E. Davis for the Estate of Jeffrey C. Davis v. Motiva Enterprises LLC, t/k/a Star Enterprise, June 23, 2003. Kline and Specter, LLC, Attorneys at Law, Philadelphia, PA.
• State of Michigan, Circuit Court for the County of Muskegon, Dow Agrosciences, LLC, f/k/a DowElanco v. Evanston Technologies, LLC, d/b/a Lomac, LLC, May 9, 2003. Grotefeld & Denenberg, LLC, Attorneys at Law, Bingham Farms, MI. Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Attorneys at Law, Chicago, IL. Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC, Attorneys at Law, Atlanta, GA.
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington at Seattle, Olympic Pipe Line Company v. Equilon Pipeline Company LLC, et al., May 27-28, 2004. Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Attorneys at Law, Bellevue, WA.
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington at Seattle, Olympic Pipe Line Company v. Equilon Pipeline Company LLC, et al., June 25, 2004. Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Attorneys at Law, Bellevue, WA.
• Conti Zweite Cristallo Schiffarts GMBH & Co. et al. v. PPG Industries, Inc.; Contship Containerlines, Ltd. V. PPG Industries, Inc., October 15, 2004. Cichanowicz, Callan, Keane, Vengrow & Textor, LLC, Attorneys at Law, New York, NY.
• Court Testimony in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, November 29-30, 2004. Conti Zweite Cristallo Schiffarts GMBH & Co. et al. v. PPG Industries, Inc.; Contship Containerlines, Ltd. V. PPG Industries, Inc. Cichanowicz, Callan, Keane, Vengrow & Textor, LLC, Attorneys at Law, New York, NY.
• District Court of 122nd Judicial District, Galveston County, Texas, Sterling Chemicals, Inc. v. Babcock Borsig AG, Babcock Kraftwerkstechnik GMBH, Babcock Borsig Power Environment GMBY, f/k/a/ Steinmueller Corp., and/or Steinmueller Corporation; and Texaco, Inc., and Texaco Development Corporation, July 13, 2005, Grotefeld & Denenberg, LLC, Attorneys at Law, Bingham Farms, MI.
• Janice A. Weidner, Guardian of the Estate of James H. Weidner v. OHA/REIS Environmental, Inc. et al., and Scott Technologies, Inc. v. ConocoPhillips Company, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, Southern Division, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Illinois, January 10, 2006, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald, Hebrank & True, LLP, Attorneys at Law, Edwardsville, IL.
• Xavier Loyola and Cordelia Loyola v. Union Oil Company of California, et al., Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles-Central District, February 22, 2006, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Attorneys at Law, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3012.
• Viacom International, Inc. v. Admiral Insurance Company, et al., Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division—Somerset County; Docket No. Som-L-739-99, November 14-15, 2006. Duane Morris LLP, 380 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10168; Siegel, Napierkowski & Park, 553 Fellowship Road, Suite 120, Mr. Laurel, NJ 08054.
• Court Testimony at Magistrate Hearing, United States of America v. Sunoco, Inc., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 05-6336, February 5, 2008, Ms. Rachael Jacobson, Esq. and Mr. David Street, Esq., United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20005-7611.
• Testimony at Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber, Case No. Arbitration 087/2005, BP Chemicals Limited v. Shanghai Wujing Chemical Company and China National Technical Import & Export Corporation, November 17 - December 4, 2008, Stockholm, Sweden. Mr. George Ruttinger, Esq. Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC. Ms. Kimberly Nobles, Esq., Crowell & Moring, Irvine, CA.
• Thomas Wayne Reese v. Gans Ink & Supply Co., et al, Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles, Central Civil West, No. BC 332936, September 4, 2009, Mr. Daniel R. Blakey, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 633 West Fifth St, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90071.
• Emhart Industries v. New England Container Company, Inc., United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, Civil Action No. 06-218-S, November 10, 2009, Mr. Phillip C. Swain, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport World Trade Center West, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210-2600.
• Arch Chemicals, Inc., et al. v. Radiator Specialty Company, United States District Court, District of Oregon, Portland Division, No. 3:07-cv-1339-HU, March 16, 2010, Mr. Thomas D. Allen, Esq., Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC, 950 East Paces Ferry Road, Suite 3000, Atlanta, GA 30326.
• Emhart Industries v. New England Container Company, Inc., United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, Civil Action No. 06-218-S, May 7, 2010, Mr. Jack R. Pirozzolo, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport World Trade Center West, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210-2600.
• William Head and Laura Hammond v. Chevron Corporation; Chevron U.S. A. Inc., et al., Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles-Central District, June 16-17, 2010, Ms. Ruth D. Kahn, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 633 West Fifth St., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3500.
• Emhart Industries v. New England Container Company, Inc., United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, Civil Action No. 06-218-S, June 30, 2010, Mr. Jack R. Pirozzolo, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport World Trade Center West, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210-2600.
• APCO Refinery Liquidating Trust and APCO Missing Stockholder Trust and John G. McMillian as Liquidating Trustee v. United States of America, and State of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, Chapter 11, Case No. 05-12355 (BLS), Adv. Pro. No. 07-51670, November 11, 2010, Mr. Robert Foster, U.S. Department of Justice, Denver, CO.
• Barbara Cooper, et al. vs. Wells Global, LLC, Roof USA, LLC and Carolina Roofing, Inc., Circuit Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, in and for Duval County, Florida, Case No. 8992, Division CV-A, December 21, 2010, Mr. Thomas D. Allen, Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC, 3344 Peachtree Road, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30326.
• Court Testimony in William Head and Laura Hammond v. Chevron Corporation; Chevron U.S. A. Inc., et al., Court of the State of California for the County of Los Angeles-Central District, Court Testimony February 2, 2011, Mr. Larry Riff, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 633 West Fifth St., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90071-3500.
• Court Testimony in Arch Chemicals, Inc., et al. v. Radiator Specialty Company, United States District Court, District of Oregon, Portland Division, No. 3:07-cv-1339-HU, Court Testimony, February 9, 2011, Mr. Thomas D. Allen, Esq., Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial, LLC, 950 East Paces Ferry Road, Suite 3000, Atlanta, GA 30326.
• Emhart Industries v. New England Container Company, Inc., United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, Civil Action No. 06-218-S, May 11 and 13, 2011, Mr. Jack R. Pirozzolo, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport World Trade Center West, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210-2600.
• Emhart Industries v. New England Container Company, Inc., United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, Civil Action No. 06-218-S, September 21, 2011, Mr. Jack R. Pirozzolo, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport World Trade Center West, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210-2600.
• Appleton Papers Inc. and NCR Corporation v. George A. Whiting Paper Company, et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Green Bay Division, No. 08-CV-00016-WCG, January 11, 2012, Mr. Karl S. Lytz, Latham & Watkins LLP, 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94111-6538
• Emhart Industries v. New England Container Company, Inc., United States District Court, District of Rhode Island, Civil Action No. 06-218-S, January 26, 2012, Mr. Jack R. Pirozzolo, Esq., Foley Hoag LLP, Seaport World Trade Center West, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA 02210-2600.
• Court Testimony in Appleton Papers Inc. and NCR Corporation v. George A. Whiting Paper Company, et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Green Bay Division, No. 08-CV-00016-WCG, February 22-23, 2012, Mr. Karl S. Lytz, Latham & Watkins LLP, 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94111-6538