Southern States Cooperative, Inc. v. Melick Aquafeeds, Inc., No. 11-12296, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 7653 (11th Cir. Apr. 17, 2012)

(fish farm brought breach of warranty suit against supplier for providing feed not meeting guarantees of fat and protein ratio causing decline in fish growth; competing experts testified regarding causal link between food and fish growth; defendant filed motion for directed verdict, which was deferred; jury returned verdict of $770,229.30 in lost profits for fish farm; defendant renewed motion, which was denied; defendant appealed two issues: trial court’s admission of expert’s testimony because theories were unscientific and unreliable and impermissible damages awarded; appellate court held expert’s testimony did not create substantial prejudice to defendant and no specificity of deficiencies in expert’s scientific analysis provided; award sufficiently proved through evidence that plaintiff’s expenses remained stable but profits lost in amount jury awarded; appellate court affirmed on both issues).