Fermin Villa v. The City of Long Beach

Summary

Jury trial in lawsuit alleging that unsafe road conditions caused a single-vehicle rollover accident resulting in extensive brain damage to passenger Fermin Villa.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Villa, Fermin
Defense: City of Long Beach

Judge: Patrick Madden
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Long Beach Courthouse

Case Number: BC518613
Industry: Government, Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation, Negligence

Plaintiff

Villa, Fermin

Represented By:
Balaban, Daniel (Balaban & Spielberger LLP)

Defense

City of Long Beach

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:13	Opening Statement	Balaban, Daniel
01:17:34	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Machit, Monte
00:34:02	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Clapper, Dr. Robert M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
00:58:42	Break
01:18:40	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Clapper, Dr. Robert M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
01:55:47	Witness Cross Examination	Machit, Monte	Clapper, Dr. Robert M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:17:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Clapper, Dr. Robert M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:23:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Machit, Monte	Clapper, Dr. Robert M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:25:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Clapper, Dr. Robert M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:27:54	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Gunckel, James		Video Recording
00:09:13	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Green, Thomas	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:14:23	Witness Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Green, Thomas	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:54:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Green, Thomas	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
00:19:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Green, Thomas	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
00:24:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Green, Thomas	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
00:28:57	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Pressman, Barry M.D.	Radiology	In Person
01:11:52	Break
01:28:06	Witness Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Pressman, Barry M.D.	Radiology	In Person
01:36:46	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Jabour, Dr. Bradley M.D.	Radiology	In Person
01:56:04	Witness Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Jabour, Dr. Bradley M.D.	Radiology	In Person
02:17:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Jabour, Dr. Bradley M.D.	Radiology	In Person
02:18:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Jabour, Dr. Bradley M.D.	Radiology	In Person
02:19:54	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Hallinan, Elvira	Other	Video Recording
02:26:19	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Zehler, Dr. Daniel	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:36:47	Witness Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Zehler, Dr. Daniel	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:07:22	Break
01:27:56	Witness Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Zehler, Dr. Daniel	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:11:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Zehler, Dr. Daniel	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:15:32	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Villa, Ruby		In Person
02:33:17	Witness Cross Examination	Machit, Monte	Villa, Ruby		In Person
02:35:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Villa, Ruby		In Person
02:37:07	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Wieske, Derek		Video Recording
00:33:16	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Widstrand, Eric		Video Recording
00:51:29	Break
01:24:17	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Stevens, Edward	Engineering	In Person
02:19:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Stevens, Edward	Engineering	In Person
00:13:01	Witness Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Stevens, Edward	Engineering	In Person
01:22:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Stevens, Edward	Engineering	In Person
01:26:06	Break
01:42:35	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:42:14	Witness Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:47:54	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:46:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:52:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:55:16	Break
01:22:15	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Villa, Maria		In Person
01:50:30	Witness Cross Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Villa, Maria		In Person
02:08:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

0 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Fisk, Dr. Harris M.D.	Neurology	Transcript Reading
00:33:15	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Johnson, Robert	Economics & Accounting	In Person
01:16:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Johnson, Robert	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:51:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Johnson, Robert	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:54:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Johnson, Robert	Economics & Accounting	In Person
00:56:26	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Denmion, Eric		In Person
01:05:13	Witness Cross Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Denmion, Eric		In Person
01:13:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Denmion, Eric		In Person
01:16:15	Break
01:34:43	Witness Direct Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Taylor, James		In Person
02:04:40	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Taylor, James		In Person
02:17:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Taylor, James		In Person
02:23:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Taylor, James		In Person
02:25:53	Witness Direct Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Howard, Kobii		In Person
02:32:59	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Howard, Kobii		In Person
02:35:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Howard, Kobii		In Person
02:35:47	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Rayon, Adrian	In Person
00:40:38	Break
00:58:13	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Rayon, Adrian	In Person
01:20:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Rayon, Adrian	In Person
01:31:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Rayon, Adrian	In Person
01:42:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Rayon, Adrian	In Person
01:46:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Rayon, Adrian	In Person
01:48:36	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Widstrand, Eric	In Person
01:54:37	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Widstrand, Eric	In Person
02:03:21	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Widstrand, Eric		In Person
00:48:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Widstrand, Eric		In Person
01:05:26	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Widstrand, Eric		In Person
01:14:39	Break
02:03:25	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Brant-Zawadzki, Dr. Michael M.D.	Radiology	In Person
02:43:21	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Brant-Zawadzki, Dr. Michael M.D.	Radiology	In Person
02:57:07	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Kalechstein, Dr. Ari Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:55:46	Break
01:07:50	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Kalechstein, Dr. Ari Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:13:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Kalechstein, Dr. Ari Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:25:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Kalechstein, Dr. Ari Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:27:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Kalechstein, Dr. Ari Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:28:17	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Rosenberg, Dr. James M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:59:01	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Rosenberg, Dr. James M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:12:39	Break
01:37:44	General Case Activities
01:39:02	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Rosenberg, Dr. James M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:18:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Rosenberg, Dr. James M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:29:53	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Rosenberg, Dr. James M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:36:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Rosenberg, Dr. James M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:38:20	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Molina, Dr. Steve Ph.D.	Vocational Rehabilitation	In Person
00:26:44	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Molina, Dr. Steve Ph.D.	Vocational Rehabilitation	In Person
00:52:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Molina, Dr. Steve Ph.D.	Vocational Rehabilitation	In Person
00:59:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Molina, Dr. Steve Ph.D.	Vocational Rehabilitation	In Person
01:02:07	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Husher, Stein	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
00:53:52	Break
01:11:41	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Husher, Stein	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
01:29:53	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Husher, Stein	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
02:16:47	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Husher, Stein	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
00:15:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Husher, Stein	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
00:27:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Husher, Stein	Accident Reconstruction	In Person
00:41:37	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Miller, Dr. Geoffrey M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
00:54:17	Break
01:18:46	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Miller, Dr. Geoffrey M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:04:16	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Miller, Dr. Geoffrey M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:45:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Miller, Dr. Geoffrey M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:48:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Miller, Dr. Geoffrey M.D.	Orthopedics	In Person
02:50:38	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Fisher, John	Engineering	In Person
00:51:16	Break
01:08:44	Witness Direct Examination	Zinger, Theodore	Fisher, John	Engineering	In Person
01:39:15	Witness Cross Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Fisher, John	Engineering	In Person
02:12:39	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

APR

Fermin Villa v. The City of Long Beach

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:47	Witness Cross Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Villa, Maria	In Person
00:22:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Villa, Maria	In Person
00:23:30	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Aguilera, Yoana	In Person
00:58:19	Break
01:17:21	Witness Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Aguilera, Yoana	In Person
01:35:40	Witness Cross Examination	Trotter, Chelsea	Aguilera, Yoana	In Person
02:00:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Balaban, Daniel	Aguilera, Yoana	In Person
02:05:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:36:22	Closing Statement	Balaban, Daniel
01:48:41	End of Session