Batts v. Ford Motor Co.

Summary

Jury trial in $31 million product liability suit claiming a passenger in a Ford vehicle was paralyzed by a two-point lap seat belt, despite Ford allegedly knowing that three-point shoulder belts provide greater protection.

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Outcome

Confidential settlement announced during jury deliberations.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Tyndall, Amos
Batts, Che-Val
Defense: Ford Motor Co Inc
Rios, Alejandro

Judge: Thomas Lock
Jurisdiction: Nash County Superior Court
Court: Nash County Superior Court

Case Number: 11-CVS-86
Industry: Automotive, Trucking, Transportation
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Tyndall, Amos

Represented By:
Emison, J. Kent (Langdon & Emison )

Plaintiff

Batts, Che-Val

Represented By:
Tessener, Hoyt (Martin & Jones, PLLC)

Defense

Ford Motor Co Inc

Represented By:
Ezell, Sandra (Bowman and Brooke, LLP (VA))

Defense

Rios, Alejandro

Represented By:
Lewis, Kevin

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:32	Opening Statement	Emison, J. Kent
01:28:29	General Case Activities
01:29:37	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:43	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
01:10:42	Break
01:30:26	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
02:34:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:39	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
00:27:49	Break
00:35:55	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	Audio Recording
01:24:12	Break
01:40:58	General Case Activities
01:42:16	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
02:23:43	Break
02:30:14	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
02:59:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:00	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
00:07:40	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
00:47:43	Break
00:55:33	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
01:27:43	Break
01:47:32	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
02:53:04	General Case Activities
02:55:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:02	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
01:00:11	Break
01:20:38	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
02:30:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Azikiwe, Dr. Ndidi	In Person
01:35:47	Break
01:55:52	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Azikiwe, Dr. Ndidi	In Person
01:59:36	Break
02:05:44	End of Session
02:18:16	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Azikiwe, Dr. Ndidi	In Person
02:18:55	Witness Cross Examination	Colarusso, Nathan	Azikiwe, Dr. Ndidi	In Person
02:39:31	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Azikiwe, Dr. Ndidi	In Person
02:42:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Azikiwe, Dr. Ndidi	In Person
02:52:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Colarusso, Nathan	Azikiwe, Dr. Ndidi	In Person
02:53:44	General Case Activities
02:54:06	Break
03:04:38	General Case Activities

Batts v. Ford Motor Co.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:22	Opening Statement	Tessener, Hoyt
00:45:40	Break
01:01:51	Opening Statement	Ezell, Sandra
02:08:00	General Case Activities
02:09:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:14	Opening Statement	Lewis, Kevin
00:07:21	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
01:14:43	General Case Activities
01:16:19	Break
01:55:23	General Case Activities
01:57:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
01:19:20	General Case Activities
01:21:14	Break
01:36:27	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
02:11:48	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
02:13:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
02:41:37	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	D'Aulerio , Mr. Louis	In Person
02:51:49	General Case Activities	Emison, J. Kent
02:55:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:09	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Burton, Dr. Joseph L. MD	In Person
00:31:33	Break
00:50:57	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Burton, Dr. Joseph L. MD	In Person
01:22:56	Break
01:54:22	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Burton, Dr. Joseph L. MD	In Person
02:58:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:04	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Burton, Dr. Joseph L. MD	In Person
00:06:37	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Burton, Dr. Joseph L. MD	In Person
01:12:18	Break
01:28:56	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Burton, Dr. Joseph L. MD	In Person
02:04:46	Break
02:24:04	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Burton, Dr. Joseph L. MD	In Person
02:25:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Burton, Dr. Joseph L. MD	In Person
02:29:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Burton, Dr. Joseph L. MD	In Person
02:35:19	Break
02:44:23	General Case Activities
02:47:56	Witness Direct Examination		Fulcher, Elizabeth	Video Recording
03:21:53	General Case Activities
03:22:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:06	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Taylor, Brandon	In Person
00:12:49	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Taylor, Brandon	In Person
00:27:03	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Taylor, Brandon	In Person
00:28:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Taylor, Brandon	In Person
00:29:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Taylor, Brandon	In Person
00:32:39	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Perry, Craig	In Person
00:52:10	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Perry, Craig	In Person
01:10:18	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Perry, Craig	In Person
01:11:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Perry, Craig	In Person
01:13:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Perry, Craig	In Person
01:15:30	Break
01:48:24	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Durham, Teresa	In Person
02:07:08	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Durham, Teresa	In Person
02:22:39	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Durham, Teresa	In Person
02:23:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Durham, Teresa	In Person
02:28:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Durham, Teresa	In Person
02:30:43	General Case Activities
02:31:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:57	Witness Direct Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Sutton, Michael	In Person
00:59:25	Witness Cross Examination	Colarusso, Nathan	Sutton, Michael	In Person
01:27:22	Break
01:46:25	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Sutton, Michael	In Person
01:55:55	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Stone, Nicholas	In Person
02:05:29	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Stone, Nicholas	In Person
02:22:32	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Stone, Nicholas	In Person
02:25:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Stone, Nicholas	In Person
02:26:31	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Stone, Nicholas	In Person
02:27:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Stone, Nicholas	In Person
02:27:58	General Case Activities
02:29:08	Witness Direct Examination		Fulcher, John	Video Recording
03:12:35	General Case Activities
03:15:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Direct Examination	Willis, Huntington	Carter, Dwight	In Person
00:54:57	Witness Cross Examination	Colarusso, Nathan	Carter, Dwight	In Person
01:03:19	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Carter, Dwight	In Person
01:07:48	Break
01:21:52	Witness Direct Examination	Willis, Huntington	Boyd, Gary	In Person
01:31:07	Witness Cross Examination	Colarusso, Nathan	Boyd, Gary	In Person
01:31:24	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Boyd, Gary	In Person
01:34:03	Witness Direct Examination	Willis, Huntington	Taylor, Angie	In Person
01:58:18	Witness Cross Examination	Colarusso, Nathan	Taylor, Angie	In Person
02:00:01	Witness Direct Examination	Willis, Huntington	Tyndall, Amos	In Person
02:07:13	Break
02:17:04	Witness Direct Examination	Willis, Huntington	Tyndall, Amos	In Person
02:20:59	Witness Cross Examination	Kiger, Christopher	Tyndall, Amos	In Person
02:25:42	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Dare, Amos MD	In Person
02:28:00	General Case Activities
02:30:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:53	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	O'Brien, Dr. Patrick	In Person
01:25:48	Break
01:46:40	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	O'Brien, Dr. Patrick	In Person
01:55:26	Witness Cross Examination	Colarusso, Nathan	O'Brien, Dr. Patrick	In Person
02:01:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	O'Brien, Dr. Patrick	In Person
02:03:57	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Sprull, Jason	In Person
02:12:06	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Sprull, Jason	In Person
02:22:52	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Sprull, Jason	In Person
02:23:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Sprull, Jason	In Person
02:24:51	Break
02:40:59	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Heath, Trooper Kevin	In Person
03:00:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:55	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Heath, Trooper Kevin	In Person
00:03:58	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Heath, Trooper Kevin	In Person
00:19:47	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Heath, Trooper Kevin	In Person
00:23:57	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Wilhelm, Cynthia	In Person
01:20:04	Break
01:43:22	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Wilhelm, Cynthia	In Person
01:56:44	Witness Cross Examination	Kiger, Christopher	Wilhelm, Cynthia	In Person
02:11:43	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Batts, Thomas	In Person
02:24:56	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Batts, Thomas	In Person
02:52:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Batts, Thomas	In Person
00:16:55	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Batts, Thomas	In Person
00:20:30	Witness Direct Examination	Willis, Huntington	Smith, Dr. Stan Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:06	Break
01:43:19	Witness Cross Examination	Kiger, Christopher	Smith, Dr. Stan Ph.D.	In Person
01:53:17	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Slaughter, Laurie	In Person
02:17:24	Witness Cross Examination	Colarusso, Nathan	Slaughter, Laurie	In Person
02:18:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:19	Witness Direct Examination		Burnett, Mr. Roger	Video Recording
00:07:16	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Rios, Alejandro	In Person
00:13:00	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Rios, Alejandro	In Person
00:29:56	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Rios, Alejandro	In Person
00:30:51	Break
00:40:33	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Stone, Nikita	In Person
00:58:11	Break
01:06:40	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Stone, Nikita	In Person
01:37:59	General Case Activities
01:38:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Stone, Nikita	In Person
00:22:50	Witness Cross Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Stone, Nikita	In Person
00:58:09	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Stone, Nikita	In Person
00:59:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Stone, Nikita	In Person
01:02:41	Break
01:50:10	Witness Direct Examination	Tessener, Hoyt	Batts, Che-Val	In Person
02:29:47	General Case Activities
02:32:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:11	Witness Direct Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
01:21:40	Break
01:39:44	Witness Direct Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
02:24:34	Break
02:41:17	Witness Direct Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
02:56:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:09	Witness Cross Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
01:03:26	Break
01:37:35	Witness Cross Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
02:44:35	Break
03:00:08	General Case Activities
03:01:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:31	Witness Cross Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
00:07:44	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
00:11:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ezell, Sandra	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
00:56:19	Break
01:23:51	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
01:28:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Burnett, Mr. Roger	In Person
01:31:54	Witness Direct Examination	Ezell, Sandra	McNish, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:43:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:07	Witness Direct Examination	Ezell, Sandra	McNish, Dr. Thomas	In Person
01:23:14	Break
01:40:35	Witness Direct Examination	Ezell, Sandra	McNish, Dr. Thomas	In Person
01:53:05	Witness Cross Examination	Emison, J. Kent	McNish, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:52:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:06	Witness Direct Examination	Colarusso, Nathan	Kent, Joe	In Person
00:41:54	Witness Cross Examination	Emison, J. Kent	Kent, Joe	In Person
00:55:10	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Kevin	Kent, Joe	In Person
01:02:40	Break
01:23:32	General Case Activities	Ezell, Sandra
01:30:31	General Case Activities	Lewis, Kevin
01:31:12	General Case Activities	Emison, J. Kent
01:41:45	General Case Activities
01:42:09	Break
02:17:15	General Case Activities
02:21:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:12	Closing Statement	Emison, J. Kent
01:03:45	Break
01:13:10	Closing Statement	Emison, J. Kent
01:52:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:21	Closing Statement	Tessener, Hoyt
00:52:04	Break
01:04:24	Closing Statement	Ezell, Sandra
02:29:06	Break
02:42:12	General Case Activities
02:42:59	Closing Statement	Ezell, Sandra
03:41:53	General Case Activities
03:42:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:38	Closing Statement	Lewis, Kevin
00:39:29	Break
00:50:30	General Case Activities
00:50:54	Closing Statement	Emison, J. Kent
01:16:54	Break
01:31:06	General Case Activities
02:10:42	Break
03:22:54	General Case Activities
03:25:15	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:35	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:34	General Case Activities
		00:15:03	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:14	Break
		00:21:07	General Case Activities
		00:22:49	End of Session