Liqwd, Inc. et al v. L'Oreal USA, Inc. et al

MOTION to Exclude Improper Opinion Testimony and Evidence of Dr. Benny D. Freeman -

D. Del.March 14, 2019

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE LIQWD, INC. and OLAPLEX LLC, Plaintiffs, v. L’ORÉAL USA, INC., L’ORÉAL USA PRODUCTS, INC, L’ORÉAL USA S/D, INC., and REDKEN 5TH AVENUE NYC, L.L.C., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) C. A. No. 17-14 (JFB) (SRF) PLAINTIFFS’ DAUBERT MOTION TO EXCLUDE IMPROPER OPINION TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE OF DR. BENNY D. FREEMAN Plaintiffs Liqwd, Inc. and Olaplex LLC (collectively, “Olaplex”) hereby move to exclude the improper opinion testimony and evidence of Dr. Benny D. Freeman. The grounds for this motion are set forth in Olaplex’s opening brief submitted herewith. OF COUNSEL: Joseph M. Paunovich Ali Moghaddas QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 865 South Figueroa Street, 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 (213) 443-3000 Adam DiClemente QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10010 (212) 849-7000 Matthew K. Blackburn DIAMOND MCCARTHY LLP 150 California Street, Suite 2200 San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 692-5200 MORRIS, NICHOLS, ARSHT & TUNNELL LLP /s/ Anthony D. Raucci Jack B. Blumenfeld (#1014) Jeremy A. Tigan (#5239) Anthony D. Raucci (#5948) 1201 North Market Street P.O. Box 1347 Wilmington, DE 19899 (302) 658-9200 jblumenfeld@mnat.com jtigan@mnat.com araucci@mnat.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs March 14, 2019 Case 1:17-cv-00014-JFB-SRF Document 684 Filed 03/14/19 Page 1 of 4 PageID #: 35187 RULE 7.1.1 CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that the subject of the foregoing motion has been discussed with counsel for Defendants and that we have not been able to reach agreement. /s/ Anthony D. Raucci Anthony D. Raucci (#5948) Case 1:17-cv-00014-JFB-SRF Document 684 Filed 03/14/19 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 35188 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on March 14, 2019, I caused the foregoing to be electronically filed with the Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF, which will send notification of such filing to all registered participants. I further certify that I caused copies of the foregoing document to be served on March 14, 2019 upon the following in the manner indicated: Frederick L. Cottrell, Esquire Jeffrey L. Moyer, Esquire Jason J. Rawnsley, Esquire Katharine Lester Mowery, Esquire RICHARDS, LAYTON & FINGER, PA One Rodney Square 920 North King Street Wilmington, DE 19801 Attorneys for Defendants VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Dennis S. Ellis, Esquire Katherine Murray, Esquire Adam M. Reich, Esquire Serli Polatoglu, Esquire PAUL HASTINGS LLP 515 South Flower Street, 25th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071 Attorneys for Defendants VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Naveen Modi, Esquire Joseph E. Palys, Esquire Daniel Zeilberger, Esquire Michael A. Wolfe, Esquire PAUL HASTINGS LLP 875 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Attorneys for Defendants VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Case 1:17-cv-00014-JFB-SRF Document 684 Filed 03/14/19 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 35189 2 Scott F. Peachman, Esquire PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 Attorneys for Defendants VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL /s/ Anthony D. Raucci Anthony D. Raucci (#5948) Case 1:17-cv-00014-JFB-SRF Document 684 Filed 03/14/19 Page 4 of 4 PageID #: 35190