United States Court of Appeals

Case: 09-2280 Document: 39 Date Filed: 07/01/2010 Page: 4
I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN FAILING TO ENFORCE
THE MAY 6, 2008 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR
$8,900,000 WITH THE IIF DEFENDANTS .....................................19
II. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN PERMITTING IIF TO
PRESENT EVIDENCE AND ARGUE THAT NGB’S
ACCEPTANCE OF UNQUALIFIED LABOR NEGATES
LIABILITY UNDER THE GOVERNMENT KNOWLEDGE
DEFENSE ...........................................................................................23
A. The Trial Court Erred in Denying Ubl’s Motion in
Limine........................................................................................23
1. The Requirements in IIF’s Contracts with GSA
Could Not Be Altered by NGB ......................................25
2. The Government’s Knowledge Defense Is
Inapplicable In This Case ...............................................31
B. The Trial Court’s Error Was Immensely Prejudicial to
Ubl.............................................................................................35
III. THE TRIAL COURT ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN
STRIKING UBL’S GSA EXPERT, NEAL FOX...............................37
A. The Court Abused its Discretion in Finding Fox Was Not
Qualified and Would Not Provide Helpful Testimony to
the Jury......................................................................................37
1. Standard of Review for Excluding An Expert
Witness ...........................................................................39
2. The Court Abused Its Discretion in Excluding Mr.
Fox ..................................................................................40
B. The Court Abused Its Discretion in Finding Fox Could
Not Testify as to IIF’S New Defenses at Trial and Could
Not Testify as to GSA’s Opinion of IIF’S Actions ..................46
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