Opinion ID: 780232
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Heading: Exclusion of Fashion Boutique's Expert Witness

Text: 25 Prior to trial, Fashion Boutique proffered the expert testimony of Dr. Dov Frischberg that the estimated value of Fashion Boutique's lost business was in excess of $15 million. The district court granted defendants' motion in limine to exclude the testimony on the basis that there was insufficient evidence to support a reasonable inference that Fendi's actions caused plaintiff to go out of business. See Fashion Boutique III, 75 F.Supp.2d at 238-39. The district court also determined that Dr. Frischberg's testimony was not relevant to the product disparagement claims because it failed to comply with New York law's strict proof of damage requirement. See id. at 239-41.