Ashley D. Adams v. E-Z Mart Stores, Inc.; E-Z Mart Stores, Inc. v. LSC Ventures, Inc. d/b/a ProCore Fuel Solutions

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma ruled on Plaintiff Ashley D. Adams’s First Omnibus Motion in Limine. The court granted the motion as to references to workers’ compensation death benefits but denied it as to evidence concerning the decedent’s methamphetamine use, possible impairment, and dental health history.

Holdings

1. References to Plaintiff's workers' compensation payments following Mr. Adams's death were excluded because the court was not persuaded that the payments were admissible under the collateral-source rule and Federal Rule of Evidence 408.
2. The motion to exclude references to the decedent's historical methamphetamine use or possible impairment on the day of his death was denied under Federal Rules of Evidence 401 and 403.
3. The motion to exclude references to the decedent's dental-health history and its possible relationship to drug use was denied under Federal Rule of Evidence 403.

Questions Presented

1. Whether references to Plaintiff's receipt of workers' compensation death benefits should be excluded under the collateral-source rule and Federal Rule of Evidence 408.
2. Whether references to the decedent's historical methamphetamine use or possible impairment on the day of his death should be excluded under Federal Rules of Evidence 401 and 403.
3. Whether references to the decedent's dental-health history and any relationship to drug use should be excluded under Federal Rule of Evidence 403.

Disposition

other