( August 11, 2025, 23:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A federal judge has disqualified Amazon's proposed expert witness on "dark patterns," Craig Rosenberg, following a motion by the US Federal Trade Commission to block him from testifying for Amazon at a trial due to begin in September. "Liberally construing Rule 702 in favor of admissibility, Rosenberg’s opinion does not show how his experience informs his conclusions. He draws no methodological nexus between his conclusions and his experience, education, and training, other than to say his conclusions are based on his experience, education, and training. This circular reasoning is insufficiently reliable," US District Judge John Chun ruled.See attached document....
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