No. 21-1650

DENISE DUVAL, Administrator of the Estate of Wilfred Duval,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS,

Defendant, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Leo T. Sorokin, U.S. District Judge]

Before

Kayatta, Howard, and Thompson, Circuit Judges.

Traver Clinton Smith, Jr., with whom Law Offices of Traver Clinton Smith, Jr., was on brief, for appellant. Michael L. Fitzgerald, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rachael S. Rollins, United States Attorney, and Eve A. Piemonte, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

June 1, 2023 HOWARD, Circuit Judge. Denise Duval, as the administrator of her father's estate, urges us to conclude that the district court abused its discretion by declining to strike expert witness testimony at a bench trial, testimony that she contends fell o