Bronson v. Foley

Summary

Jury trial in lawsuit stemming from an automobile accident. The defendant has admitted liability and the issue to be determined at trial will be the amount of damages only. Attorneys for the plaintiff have indicated they will seek both compensatory and punitive damages.

Outcome

$3,550,000 in compensatory damages

$425,000 in punitive damages

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Bronson, Cheryl
Defense: Foley, Ryan
Verdict: $3,975,000

Judge: Larry McLellan
Jurisdiction: 5th District Court of Iowa
Court: Polk County Courthouse

Case Number: 05771 LACL133402
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Bronson, Cheryl

Represented By:
Rowley, Nicholas (Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, LLP)

Defense

Foley, Ryan

Represented By:
Greer, Sharon (Cartwright, Druker & Ryden Law Office)
Brownlee, Mark (Kersten Brownlee Hendricks, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Stoken, Dr. Jacqueline DO

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:48	Opening Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
01:16:39	Break
01:38:32	Opening Statement	Greer, Sharon
01:47:15	Break
02:06:02	Opening Statement	Greer, Sharon
02:24:53	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Johnson, Shawn	In Person
02:32:16	Witness Cross Examination	Greer, Sharon	Johnson, Shawn	In Person
02:37:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Johnson, Shawn	In Person
02:42:26	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Foley, Ryan	Video Recording
00:13:19	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Brady, Dr. Megan M.D.	Video Recording
01:11:34	Break
01:34:03	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Bronson, Zachary	In Person
01:38:20	Witness Cross Examination	Brownlee, Mark	Bronson, Zachary	In Person
01:44:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Bronson, Zachary	In Person
01:46:39	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Foley, Thomas	In Person
02:05:23	Witness Cross Examination	Brownlee, Mark	Foley, Thomas	In Person
02:15:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Foley, Thomas	In Person
02:23:44	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

21 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Foley, Ryan	In Person
00:25:01	Witness Cross Examination	Greer, Sharon	Foley, Ryan	In Person
00:33:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Foley, Ryan	In Person
00:39:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Bronson, Cheryl	In Person
01:17:50	Break
01:37:06	Witness Cross Examination	Greer, Sharon	Bronson, Cheryl	In Person
01:48:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Bronson, Cheryl	In Person
01:53:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Greer, Sharon	Bronson, Cheryl	In Person
01:54:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Bronson, Cheryl	In Person
01:57:15	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Bronson v. Foley

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:10	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Bronson, Tori	In Person
00:14:13	Witness Cross Examination	Brownlee, Mark	Bronson, Tori	In Person
00:17:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Bronson, Tori	In Person
00:21:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brownlee, Mark	Bronson, Tori	In Person
00:22:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Bronson, Tori	In Person
00:23:37	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Johnson, Douglas	In Person
00:34:07	Witness Cross Examination	Greer, Sharon	Johnson, Douglas	In Person
00:40:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Johnson, Douglas	In Person
00:43:57	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Johnson, Teresa	In Person
00:53:25	Witness Cross Examination	Greer, Sharon	Johnson, Teresa	In Person
01:01:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Johnson, Teresa	In Person
01:04:49	Break
01:42:01	General Case Activities
01:43:11	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Stoken, Dr. Jacqueline DO	In Person
01:57:27	Witness Cross Examination	Brownlee, Mark	Stoken, Dr. Jacqueline DO	In Person
02:57:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Stoken, Dr. Jacqueline DO	In Person
03:07:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brownlee, Mark	Stoken, Dr. Jacqueline DO	In Person
03:10:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Stoken, Dr. Jacqueline DO	In Person
03:12:10	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Brownlee, Mark	Stoken, Dr. Jacqueline DO	In Person
03:13:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:10	Closing Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
01:14:50	Closing Statement	Greer, Sharon
01:58:21	Closing Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
02:16:35	General Case Activities
02:20:53	End of Session