Baldonado v. El Paso Natural Gas

Summary

Via OverLawyered.com: "New Mexico: A group of firefighters and rescue workers who responded to a pipeline explosion near Carlsbad that killed 12 people three years ago have filed a lawsuit against El Paso Natural Gas Company. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 24 firefighters and rescue workers, says the plaintiffs suffered physical and emotional pain and were subjected to horrific traumatizing circumstances while fighting the fire and trying to help the victims.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Baldonado, Christopher
Defense: El Paso Natural Gas

Judge: Freddie Romero
Jurisdiction: 5th Judicial District of New Mexico
Court: Chaves County Court

Case Number: D-504-CV-200300465
Industry: Energy
Practice Area: Tort Law, Mass Torts, Negligence

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Shannon, Mrs. Everyl	In Person
01:12:48	Witness Cross Examination	Austin, F. Christopher	Shannon, Mrs. Everyl	In Person
01:25:31	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Baldonado, Mr. Steven	In Person
02:05:05	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Baldonado, Mr. Steven	In Person
01:00:46	Break
01:27:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Baldonado, Mr. Steven	In Person
01:39:42	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Powell, Mr. Charles	In Person
01:11:32	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Baldonado, Mr. Steven	In Person
02:10:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Powell, Mr. Charles	In Person
		00:13:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Cole, Mr. John	Transcript Reading
		00:13:14	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Salgado, Mr. Enrique	In Person
		00:51:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Salgado, Mr. Enrique	In Person
00:35:30	Break
00:04:58	Witness Cross Examination	Austin, F. Christopher	Salgado, Mr. Enrique	In Person
01:09:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Salgado, Mr. Enrique	In Person
01:13:56	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Payne, Mr. Donald	In Person
02:17:16	End of Session
00:20:10	Break
00:41:37	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Payne, Mr. Donald	In Person
01:27:04	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Payne, Mr. Donald	In Person

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Payne, Mr. Donald	In Person
		01:40:26	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Payne, Mr. Donald	In Person
		00:22:39	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Payne, Mr. Donald	In Person
00:54:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Payne, Mr. Donald	In Person
01:12:54	Break
01:32:55	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
02:58:27	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
01:25:49	Break
02:15:21	Witness Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
00:14:23	Break
00:33:30	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
01:40:43	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
03:06:05	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
01:29:39	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Crouch, Mr. Kevin	In Person
03:14:10	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Campbell, Mr. Harold	Transcript Reading
00:05:42	Break
00:13:08	Witness Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
00:37:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
01:10:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
01:13:49	Break
01:26:55	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Ziegler, Mr. Edward	In Person
03:39:10	End of Session

OCT

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:22	Witness Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Crouch, Ms. Gladys	In Person
00:58:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Crouch, Ms. Gladys	In Person
01:04:31	Break
01:48:33	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Babnick, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:49:44	Break

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Babnick, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:09:25	Break
01:23:27	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Babnick, Mr. Robert	In Person
02:22:37	Break
02:39:11	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Babnick, Mr. Robert	In Person
03:06:17	Witness Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Babnick, Mr. Robert	In Person

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:28	Witness Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Babnick, Mr. Robert	In Person
00:40:36	Break
00:45:48	Witness Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Babnick, Mr. Robert	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Babnick, Mr. Robert	In Person
01:15:56	Break
01:23:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Babnick, Mr. Robert	In Person

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Riddle, Mr. Richard	In Person
00:22:20	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Riddle, Mr. Richard	In Person
01:10:26	Break
01:30:34	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Riddle, Mr. Richard	In Person
02:33:10	Break
02:52:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Riddle, Mr. Richard	In Person
03:13:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Riddle, Mr. Richard	In Person
03:33:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Riddle, Mr. Richard	In Person
03:34:29	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Riddle, Mr. Richard	In Person
03:36:50	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:14	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
		00:53:11	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
01:31:42	Break
01:55:45	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
02:42:18	Break
02:53:48	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
03:41:33	Break

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:06	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
00:08:44	Witness Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
01:29:23	Break
01:47:03	Witness Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
01:53:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
02:22:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
02:23:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person
02:26:37	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Smith, Mr. Mike	In Person

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Boll, Dr. Thomas Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:59	Break
01:43:26	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Boll, Dr. Thomas Ph.D.	In Person
02:51:46	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Boll, Dr. Thomas Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert		In Person
00:54:05	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Schrock, Vicky	In Person
01:16:45	Witness Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Schrock, Vicky	In Person
01:24:50	Break
01:59:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Schrock, Vicky	In Person
02:13:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Schrock, Vicky	In Person
02:19:43	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Ham, Deborah	In Person
03:13:30	Break
03:29:08	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Ham, Deborah	In Person
03:47:05	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Uptorgrove, Ms. Tracy	In Person
00:45:08	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Uptorgrove, Ms. Tracy	In Person
01:22:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Uptorgrove, Ms. Tracy	In Person
01:26:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Uptorgrove, Ms. Tracy	In Person
01:31:54	Break
01:59:08	Witness Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Osbourne, Mr. Dennis	In Person
03:26:25	Break

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:06	Witness Cross Examination	Olson, Richard	Osbourne, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:49:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Osbourne, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:54:02	Witness Direct Examination	Dugan, Bob	Schrock, Ms. Vicki	In Person
01:16:42	Witness Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Schrock, Ms. Vicki	In Person
01:24:05	Break
01:53:34	Witness Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Schrock, Ms. Vicki	In Person
02:13:58	Witness Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Ham, Ms. Debra	In Person
03:07:04	Break
03:23:06	Witness Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Ham, Ms. Debra	In Person
03:38:06	Break

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:31	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Taylor, Robert	In Person
00:41:53	Break
00:57:25	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Taylor, Robert	In Person
01:40:35	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Taylor, Robert	In Person
02:00:53	Break
02:18:08	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Taylor, Robert	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:23	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Taylor, Robert	In Person
00:19:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Taylor, Robert	In Person
00:33:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Taylor, Robert	In Person
00:37:16	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Street, Mr. Edward	In Person
01:26:42	Break
01:56:20	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Street, Mr. Edward	In Person
03:11:37	Break
03:29:46	Witness Cross Examination	Olson, Richard	Street, Mr. Edward	In Person
04:06:38	General Case Activities
04:09:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Street, Mr. Edward	In Person
04:16:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Olson, Richard	Street, Mr. Edward	In Person
04:31:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Street, Mr. Edward	In Person

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:12	Witness Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Harkness, Mr. David	In Person
00:35:59	Witness Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Harkness, Mr. David	In Person
00:54:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Harkness, Mr. David	In Person
00:55:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Harkness, Mr. David	In Person
00:59:43	Witness Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Brasher, Mr. Buddy	In Person
01:01:07	Witness Cross Examination	Olson, Richard	Brasher, Mr. Buddy	In Person
01:28:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Brasher, Mr. Buddy	In Person
01:46:30	General Case Activities
02:05:37	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Laden, Mr. Kevin	In Person

NOV

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff		In Person
02:25:28	Witness Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery		In Person
00:24:20	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Randle, Paul	In Person
01:08:00	Witness Cross Examination	Olson, Richard	Randle, Paul	In Person
01:23:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Randle, Paul	In Person
01:32:37	Break
01:52:40	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert		In Person
02:40:57	Witness Direct Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Baldonado, Christopher	In Person
03:23:59	Break
03:38:58	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Achilles, Kim	In Person
04:30:10	Witness Direct Examination	Olson, Richard		In Person
04:56:32	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff		In Person
05:12:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert		In Person
05:16:15	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:11	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Massey, Ms. Kay	In Person
00:42:33	Witness Cross Examination	Olson, Richard	Massey, Ms. Kay	In Person
00:46:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Massey, Ms. Kay	In Person
00:49:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Olson, Richard	Massey, Ms. Kay	In Person
00:56:40	General Case Activities
01:18:19	Witness Direct Examination	Dugan, Bob	Sanchez, Mr. Sol Rey	In Person
02:03:01	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Sanchez, Mr. Sol Rey	In Person
02:46:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dugan, Bob	Sanchez, Mr. Sol Rey	In Person
02:50:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Sanchez, Mr. Sol Rey	In Person
02:50:55	General Case Activities

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Olivio, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:13:12	Witness Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Olivio, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:37:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Olivio, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:38:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Olivio, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:40:30	Witness Direct Examination		Orosco, Mr. Francisco	In Person
01:10:06	Witness Cross Examination	Ray, Jeff	Orosco, Mr. Francisco	In Person
01:34:51	General Case Activities
01:56:26	Witness Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Macaluso, Mr. Ron	In Person
02:24:48	Witness Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Macaluso, Mr. Ron	In Person
02:34:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balzer, Cody	Macaluso, Mr. Ron	In Person
02:36:58	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Macaluso, Mr. Ron	In Person
02:50:47	Witness Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Darcy, Mr. John	In Person
03:14:20	Witness Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Darcy, Mr. John	In Person
03:21:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Darcy, Mr. John	In Person
03:22:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Darcy, Mr. John	In Person

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Schrock, Mr. Keith	In Person
00:23:17	Witness Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Schrock, Mr. Keith	In Person
00:37:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Schrock, Mr. Keith	In Person
00:38:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Schrock, Mr. Keith	In Person
00:40:13	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Wilson, Mr. Max	In Person
02:14:20	Break
02:35:22	Witness Cross Examination	Olson, Richard	Wilson, Mr. Max	In Person
03:11:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Wilson, Mr. Max	In Person
03:29:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Olson, Richard	Wilson, Mr. Max	In Person
03:30:13	General Case Activities

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Bullin, Dr. Jerry	In Person
00:55:15	Break
01:15:39	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Bullin, Dr. Jerry	In Person

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Bullin, Dr. Jerry	In Person
00:59:23	Witness Cross Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Bullin, Dr. Jerry	In Person
01:41:25	Break
02:00:57	Witness Cross Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Bullin, Dr. Jerry	In Person
03:19:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Bullin, Dr. Jerry	In Person
00:14:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Bullin, Dr. Jerry	In Person
00:24:17	Break
01:05:43	Witness Direct Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Williams, Alvey	In Person
02:07:19	Break
02:21:04	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Williams, Alvey	In Person
02:37:15	Witness Direct Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Smith, Edward	In Person
03:38:52	Witness Cross Examination	Blenden, Dick	Smith, Edward	In Person
04:14:06	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Thames, Mr. Lloyd	In Person
00:05:07	Witness Cross Examination	Blenden, Dick	Thames, Mr. Lloyd	In Person
00:12:25	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Charlet, Mr. Larry	In Person
00:31:43	Break
01:38:54	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Charlet, Mr. Larry	In Person
01:51:30	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Charlet, Mr. Larry	In Person
02:30:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Charlet, Mr. Larry	In Person
02:34:22	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff	Reynolds, Michael	In Person
01:12:19	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Reynolds, Michael	In Person
02:28:40	Break
02:46:43	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Reynolds, Michael	In Person
03:02:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff	Reynolds, Michael	In Person
03:45:54	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:12	Witness Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff	Flynt, Tom	In Person
00:25:23	Witness Cross Examination	Blenden, Dick	Flynt, Tom	In Person
00:49:14	Break
01:13:15	Witness Cross Examination	Blenden, Dick	Flynt, Tom	In Person
01:20:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Flynt, Tom	In Person
01:28:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Blenden, Dick	Flynt, Tom	In Person
01:31:44	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Morgan, Thomas	In Person
02:03:05	Break
02:13:25	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Morgan, Thomas	In Person
02:31:19	Break
02:51:41	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Morgan, Thomas	In Person
03:14:20	Witness Cross Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Morgan, Thomas	In Person
03:44:24	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Morgan, Thomas	In Person
01:45:36	Witness Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Morgan, Thomas	In Person
02:20:33	Witness Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Morgan, Thomas	In Person
03:06:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Duffy, Brian	Morgan, Thomas	In Person
02:59:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Morgan, Thomas	In Person
01:28:06	Break
03:08:48	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Ham, Danny	In Person
01:25:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Blenden, Dick	Ham, Danny	In Person
00:37:36	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Ham, Danny	In Person
01:30:09	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:17	Witness Direct Examination	Singleton, Sarah	Helmsman, Greg	In Person
00:27:53	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Helmsman, Greg	In Person
01:32:46	Break
01:48:30	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Helmsman, Greg	In Person
02:37:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Singleton, Sarah	Helmsman, Greg	In Person
02:43:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Helmsman, Greg	In Person
02:47:05	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Lopez, Javier	In Person
00:06:32	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Lopez, Javier	In Person
00:21:26	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Zurcher, John	In Person
00:52:27	Break
01:15:02	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Zurcher, John	In Person
01:56:41	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Zurcher, John	In Person
02:36:04	Break
02:53:03	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Zurcher, John	In Person
04:33:16	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:26	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Austin, Dr. Walter	In Person
00:48:08	Break
01:11:48	Witness Cross Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Austin, Dr. Walter	In Person
01:53:50	Witness Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Tony, Shannon	In Person
02:33:48	End of Session
01:44:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McElroy, Jeffery	Austin, Dr. Walter	In Person

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Blenden, Dick	Tony, Shannon	In Person
00:26:30	Witness Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff	Brody, Colin	In Person
01:05:28	Witness Direct Examination	Olson, Richard	Stover, James	In Person
01:35:34	Break
02:01:09	Witness Direct Examination	Olson, Richard	Stover, James	In Person
02:44:37	End of Session
00:59:25	Witness Cross Examination	Blenden, Dick	Brody, Colin	In Person
02:28:55	Witness Cross Examination	Blenden, Dick	Stover, James	In Person
02:43:18	General Case Activities

DEC

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full except noted sections that were not recorded.

Baldonado v. El Paso Natural Gas

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Outcome

Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:34:51	General Case Activities
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schuster, Robert	Baldonado, Mr. Steven	In Person
00:38:41	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Martinez, Mr. Henry	Transcript Reading
00:19:38	General Case Activities
01:20:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Zurcher, John	In Person
01:11:04	Break
01:28:22	Witness Cross Examination	Schuster, Robert	Zurcher, John	In Person
01:45:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Duffy, Brian	Zurcher, John	In Person
02:18:05	General Case Activities
02:20:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff	Yehuda, Dr. Rachel	In Person
01:20:06	Break
01:39:56	Witness Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff	Yehuda, Dr. Rachel	In Person
02:44:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	Witness Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff	Yehuda, Dr. Rachel	In Person
00:04:27	Break
00:15:47	Witness Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff	Yehuda, Dr. Rachel	In Person
00:32:50	Break
00:39:28	Witness Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff		In Person
01:57:18	Break
02:26:07	Witness Direct Examination	Ray, Jeff	Yehuda, Dr. Rachel	In Person
02:43:45	Witness Cross Examination	Murdock, J. Nicholas	Yehuda, Dr. Rachel	In Person
03:26:46	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:03	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:30	General Case Activities
		00:03:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:50	Closing Statement	Murdock, J. Nicholas
01:41:40	Break
02:02:58	Closing Statement	Duffy, Brian
02:38:48	Closing Statement	Ray, Jeff
03:18:52	Break
03:32:54	Closing Statement	Murdock, J. Nicholas
04:11:40	End of Session