Deep Rawat v. Comcast Home Security LLC

Summary

A family has accused cable giant Comcast Corp. of negligence for providing them with a faulty security system, that they claim allowed intruders to break into their home and brutally torture their teenage son, in a trial the family's attorney called the first of its kind.

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Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Rawat, Deep
Defense: Pioneer Cable Contractors Inc.
Comcast Home Security LLC

Judge: William Downing
Jurisdiction: Washington State Superior Court, King County
Court: King County Superior Court

Case Number: 14-2-05344-4-SEA
Industry: Security
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Rawat, Deep

Defense

Pioneer Cable Contractors Inc.

Represented By:
Daly, Jeffrey (Preg ODonnell & Gillett PLLC)

Defense

Comcast Home Security LLC

Represented By:
Pastore, Timothy (Duval & Stachenfeld LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:47	Opening Statement	Friedman, Kenneth
00:45:25	Opening Statement	Daly, Jeffrey
01:13:45	Opening Statement	Pastore, Timothy
01:38:56	Break
01:54:32	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Calvert, Todd	In Person
02:15:07	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Haas, Detective Adam	In Person
02:55:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Haas, Detective Adam	In Person
00:08:58	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Haas, Detective Adam	In Person
00:11:42	Witness Cross Examination	Pastore, Timothy	Haas, Detective Adam	In Person
00:13:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Haas, Detective Adam	In Person
00:15:10	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Rawat, Deep	In Person
00:51:40	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Smith, Dr. David M.D.	Video Conference
01:34:37	Break
01:49:38	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Rawat, Deep	In Person
02:14:00	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Rawat, Deep	In Person
02:25:47	Witness Cross Examination	Pastore, Timothy	Rawat, Deep	In Person
02:32:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Rawat, Deep	In Person
02:34:13	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Kimball, Justin	In Person
00:11:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Kimball, Justin	In Person
00:14:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Pastore, Timothy	Kimball, Justin	In Person
00:15:47	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	VanDevanter, Russ	In Person
01:03:54	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	VanDevanter, Russ	In Person
01:17:11	Break
01:36:24	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	VanDevanter, Russ	In Person
01:52:59	Witness Cross Examination	Pastore, Timothy	VanDevanter, Russ	In Person
02:40:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	VanDevanter, Russ	In Person
02:43:19	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Rudie, Sonja	In Person
00:32:23	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Rudie, Sonja	In Person
00:33:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Rudie, Sonja	In Person
00:36:38	Break
00:43:09	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Rawat, Leena	In Person
01:35:40	Break
01:51:47	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Rawat, Leena	In Person
02:52:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Sandvik, Steve	In Person
00:50:00	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Sandvik, Steve	In Person
00:51:47	General Case Activities		Sandvik, Steve	In Person
00:54:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Sandvik, Steve	In Person
00:54:53	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Rawat, Leena	In Person
01:08:06	Break
01:22:06	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Rawat, Leena	In Person
01:55:11	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Rawat, Leena	In Person
02:27:27	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Rawat, Leena	In Person
00:36:51	Witness Cross Examination	Pastore, Timothy	Rawat, Leena	In Person
01:28:07	Break
01:46:46	Witness Cross Examination	Pastore, Timothy	Rawat, Leena	In Person
02:38:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Rawat, Leena	In Person
02:55:07	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Rawat, Manoj	In Person
00:13:40	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Rawat, Manoj	In Person
01:12:17	Witness Cross Examination	Pastore, Timothy	Rawat, Manoj	In Person
01:42:42	Break
01:58:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Rawat, Manoj	In Person
02:07:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Rawat, Manoj	In Person
02:09:38	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Rawat, Rhea	In Person
02:58:43	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Rawat, Rhea	In Person
00:06:39	General Case Activities
00:08:30	Witness Direct Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Fiore, Louis	In Person
00:25:57	General Case Activities	Friedman, Kenneth	Fiore, Louis	In Person
00:27:19	Witness Direct Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Fiore, Louis	In Person
01:07:34	Break
01:25:11	Witness Direct Examination	Pastore, Timothy	McLaren, Letha	In Person
01:47:42	Witness Cross Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	McLaren, Letha	In Person
02:19:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pastore, Timothy	McLaren, Letha	In Person
02:21:24	General Case Activities		McLaren, Letha	In Person
02:24:09	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Deep Rawat v. Comcast Home Security LLC

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:30	Witness Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Kimball, Justin	In Person
01:17:31	Break
01:32:50	Witness Cross Examination	Daly, Jeffrey	Kimball, Justin	In Person
01:45:45	Witness Cross Examination	Pastore, Timothy	Kimball, Justin	In Person
02:34:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Friedman, Kenneth	Kimball, Justin	In Person
02:47:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:25	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Rawat, Manoj	In Person
01:05:23	Break
01:21:09	Witness Direct Examination	Davidheiser, Roger	Rawat, Manoj	In Person
02:30:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Pastore, Timothy
00:51:48	Closing Statement	Daly, Jeffrey
01:25:57	Closing Statement	Friedman, Kenneth
01:39:40	General Case Activities
01:42:52	End of Session