London Luxury LLC v. Walmart Inc.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION
LONDON LUXURY, LLC 	PLAINTIFF/COUNTER-DEFENDANT
V. 	CASE NO. 5:22-CV-5059
WALMART, INC. 	DEFENDANT/COUNTER-PLAINTIFF
ORDER
Before the Court are the parties’ objections to certain excerpts of the deposition
testimony of Lew Ann Brown. Ms. Brown is a former employee of London Luxury who
was employed there for approximately six years. During 2020 and 2021, Ms. Brown was
an Account Manager for London Luxury, and her responsibilities included being a liaison
between London Luxury and the retailers she worked with, including Walmart.
The parties identified certain excerpts, or “Excerpt Designation Numbers,” from
Ms. Brown’s videotaped deposition to be presented to the jury in lieu of live testimony.
Each 	party 	then 	noted 	its 	respective 	objections 	and 	responses 	to 	one 	another’s
designations. Below is a chart stating the Court’s rulings on each objection. The Joint
Motion to Exclude Deposition Testimony of Lew Ann Brown (Doc. 383) is therefore
GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as follows:1
1 In many instances, the parties have objected to a question and answer in the context of
showing the witness an exhibit. The Court does not know whether a given exhibit will be
in evidence when the proposed deposition testimony is presented to the jury. It is possible
that the Court’s rulings here might be different based on whether the exhibit at issue is or
is not in evidence.
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LEW ANN BROWN
Excerpt
No.
Objecting
Party
From 	To 	Basis 	Court’s Ruling
on the Objection
9 	Walmart 	19:9 	20:07 	19:21 to 20:3 –
Reputation or Opinion
Evidence (FRE 608(a));
Relevance (FRE 401
and 402)
OVERRULED
20 	Walmart 	34:15 	34:17 	Reputation or Opinion
Evidence (FRE 608(a));
Relevance (FRE 401
and 401)
OVERRULED
27 	London
Luxury
42:10 	42:18 	Vague (42:12-42:18)
Lacks foundation (42:12-
42:18)
FRE 403 (42:12-42:18)
OVERRULED
47 	London
Luxury
56:19 	57:7 	Vague (56:23-57:03)
Lacks foundation (56:23-
57:03)
FRE 403 (56:23-57:03)
OVERRULED as
to 56:19–56:22;
SUSTAINED as
to 56:23–57:07
(FRE 602)
48 	London
Luxury
57:18 	58:2 	Vague
Lacks foundation
FRE 403
SUSTAINED
(FRE 602)
52 	London
Luxury
61:13 	61:22 	Vague (61:19-61:22)
Lacks foundation (61:19-
61:22)
FRE 403 (61:19-61:22)
SUSTAINED
(FRE 602)
53 	London
Luxury
61:24 	62:2 	Vague
Lacks foundation
FRE 403
SUSTAINED
(FRE 602)
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54 	London
Luxury
62:9 	62:16 	Vague
Lacks foundation
FRE 403
SUSTAINED
(FRE 602)
55 	London
Luxury
62:23 	63:5 	Vague
Lacks foundation
FRE 403
SUSTAINED
(FRE 602)
61 	London
Luxury
66:2 	68:11 	Vague (66:08-66:16;
68:03-68:11)
Lacks foundation (66:08-
66:16; 68:03-68:11)
FRE 403 (66:08-66:16;
68:03-68:11)
OVERRULED as
to 66:02–66:07;
SUSTAINED as
to 66:08–66:16
(FRE 602);
OVERRULED as
to 66:19–68:02;
SUSTAINED as
to 68:03–68:11
(FRE 602)
63 	London
Luxury
69:4 	69:8 	Vague
Lacks foundation
SUSTAINED
(FRE 602)
65 	London
Luxury
71:3 	71:17 	Vague (71:03-71:13)
FRE 403 (71:03-71:13)
OVERRULED
76 	London
Luxury
84:5 	86:13 	Vague (84:05-84:09)
Lacks foundation (84:05-
84:09)
Argumentative (84:05-
84:09)
FRE 403 (84:05-84:09)
OVERRULED
81 	London
Luxury
91:20 	92:12 	Vague (92:03-92:12)
Lacks foundation (92:03-
92:12)
FRE 403 (92:03-92:12)
OVERRULED
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82 	London
Luxury
92:16 	92:19 	Vague FRE 403 	OVERRULED
97 	London
Luxury
111:03 	111:14 	Lacks foundation
(111:07-111:14) Calls for
speculation (111:07-
111:14) FRE 403
(111:07-111:14)
SUSTAINED as
to 111:04–111:06
(FRE 602);
OVERRULED as
to 111:07–111:14
98 	London
Luxury
112:11 	112:22 	FRE 403 	OVERRULED
114 	London
Luxury
136:20 	139:24 	Lacks foundation
(138:13-138:22) Calls for
speculation (138:13-
138:22)
OVERRULED
IT IS SO ORDERED on this 24th day of March, 2024.
_______________________________
TIMOTHY L. BROOKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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