Hairu Chen, et al. v. LA Truck Centers LLC

Summary

25-day jury trial in personal injury/wrongful death suit brought by a group of Chinese tourists who were injured and killed when their tour bus, which was not equipped with passenger seat belts, rolled over during a trip to the Grand Canyon.

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Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Chen, Hairu
Defense: LA Truck Centers LLC

Judge: Stephen Czuleger
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Stanley Mosk Courthouse

Case Number: BC469935
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Transportation, Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Chen, Hairu

Defense

LA Truck Centers LLC

Represented By:
Robinson, Douglas (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Hickson, Janet (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:25	General Case Activities
00:14:37	Opening Statement	Lira, David
00:53:25	Break
01:16:10	Opening Statement	Robinson, Douglas
02:01:40	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Lu, Zhi	In Person
01:28:55	Break
01:46:32	Witness Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Lu, Zhi	In Person
02:08:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lira, David	Lu, Zhi	In Person
02:11:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Lu, Zhi	In Person
02:14:25	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Bischof, Sgt. Don	Video Recording
03:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Fellows, Sgt. Donald	Video Recording
03:17:17	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Wu, Han Jie	In Person
01:36:42	Break
01:53:58	Witness Cross Examination	Hickson, Janet	Wu, Han Jie	In Person
02:01:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Wu, Han Jie	In Person
02:04:17	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Pan, Haicha	In Person
02:46:22	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Cheng, Rong Xiang	In Person
03:04:14	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Cheng, Rong Xiang	In Person
01:03:07	Witness Cross Examination	Hickson, Janet	Cheng, Rong Xiang	In Person
01:12:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lira, David	Cheng, Rong Xiang	In Person
01:16:55	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Chen, Hairu	In Person
01:33:10	Break
01:52:10	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Chen, Hairu	In Person
01:55:50	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Ward, Dr. Carley Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:25	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Ward, Dr. Carley Ph.D.	In Person
00:25:00	Witness Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Ward, Dr. Carley Ph.D.	In Person
00:46:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lira, David	Ward, Dr. Carley Ph.D.	In Person
00:54:00	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Xie, Hong Hua	In Person
01:23:46	Break
01:41:13	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Huang, Yuanheng	In Person
01:54:35	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Hou, Zhe Xue	In Person
02:34:22	Witness Cross Examination	Hickson, Janet	Hou, Zhe Xue	In Person
02:37:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lira, David	Hou, Zhe Xue	In Person
02:39:30	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Ye, Sheng Feng	In Person
02:52:50	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Wright, David	In Person
01:32:09	Break
01:50:01	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Wright, David	In Person
02:12:12	Witness Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Wright, David	In Person
02:51:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lira, David	Wright, David	In Person
03:12:49	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Giralde, Deputy Mark	Video Recording
03:23:52	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	In Person
00:49:35	Witness Cross Examination	Hickson, Janet	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	In Person
01:02:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.	In Person
01:06:26	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Xu, Xian Zhen	In Person
01:35:03	Break
01:52:10	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Xu, Xian Zhen	In Person
02:10:51	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Gonzales, Dr. James M.D.	Video Recording
02:34:51	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Thompson, Deputy Melvin	Video Recording
02:56:15	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Ye, Wen Shen	In Person
00:27:29	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Ye, Jia Wei	In Person
00:42:39	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Kim, Dr. Kitae M.D.	In Person
01:31:58	Witness Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Kim, Dr. Kitae M.D.	In Person
01:32:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Kim, Dr. Kitae M.D.	In Person
01:33:11	Break
01:51:09	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Harnisch, Deputy Martin	In Person
02:09:53	General Case Activities
02:12:49	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Tan, Ying Yang	In Person
03:08:39	Witness Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Tan, Ying Yang	In Person
03:13:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lira, David	Tan, Ying Yang	In Person
03:16:58	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Oscar, Deputy Robert	Video Recording
03:28:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Zhang, Ze Peng	In Person
00:42:17	Witness Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Zhang, Ze Peng	In Person
00:52:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Zhang, Ze Peng	In Person
00:54:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Cox, Don	In Person
01:35:30	Break
01:50:30	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Cox, Don	In Person
02:07:40	Witness Cross Examination	Hickson, Janet	Cox, Don	In Person
02:48:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lira, David	Cox, Don	In Person
02:57:48	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Portillo, Deputy Steve	Video Recording
03:02:05	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Smith, Dr. Chadwick M.D.	In Person
01:02:35	Witness Cross Examination	Hickson, Janet	Smith, Dr. Chadwick M.D.	In Person
01:16:45	Break
01:34:20	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Worrell, Dr. Rexene	In Person
02:26:10	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Weiss, Kurt	In Person
02:48:09	Break
03:08:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Weiss, Kurt	In Person
03:35:41	Witness Cross Examination	Hickson, Janet	Weiss, Kurt	In Person
03:43:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lira, David	Weiss, Kurt	In Person
03:48:08	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Casey, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
01:07:04	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Broadhead, William	In Person
01:27:44	Break
01:44:31	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Broadhead, William	In Person
02:37:54	Witness Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Broadhead, William	In Person
03:17:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lira, David	Broadhead, William	In Person
03:25:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Broadhead, William	In Person
03:27:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Downs, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:53:09	Witness Cross Examination	Hickson, Janet	Downs, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:02:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Downs, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:04:51	General Case Activities	Lira, David
01:09:09	Witness Direct Examination	Lira, David	Thien, Deputy Jason	Video Recording
01:23:54	Witness Direct Examination	Pacheco, Marina	Vinnecour, Keith	In Person
01:44:24	Break
02:04:32	Witness Direct Examination	Pacheco, Marina	Vinnecour, Keith	In Person
02:41:56	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Gamboa, Dr. Anthony Ph.D.	In Person
00:55:40	Witness Cross Examination	Hickson, Janet	Gamboa, Dr. Anthony Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Girardi, John	Gamboa, Dr. Anthony Ph.D.	In Person
01:15:15	Break
01:36:05	Witness Direct Examination	Pacheco, Marina	Lee, Dr. Sukin M.D.	In Person
02:20:48	Witness Cross Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Lee, Dr. Sukin M.D.	In Person
02:21:10	General Case Activities
02:21:55	Break
02:31:13	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Fenton, Stephen P.E.	In Person
03:16:23	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Fenton, Stephen P.E.	In Person
00:25:40	Witness Cross Examination	Lira, David	Fenton, Stephen P.E.	In Person
01:18:30	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Bernacchi, James	In Person
01:32:55	Break
01:48:45	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Bernacchi, James	In Person
01:55:10	Witness Cross Examination	Lira, David	Bernacchi, James	In Person
01:59:19	General Case Activities
02:00:59	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Cooper, Eddie	In Person
01:19:27	Break
01:36:57	Witness Cross Examination	Lira, David	Cooper, Eddie	In Person
02:41:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Robinson, Douglas	Cooper, Eddie	In Person
02:55:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lira, David	Cooper, Eddie	In Person
03:01:38	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Hairu Chen, et al. v. LA Truck Centers LLC

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Lira, David
01:28:45	Break
01:44:06	Closing Statement	Robinson, Douglas
02:34:45	Closing Statement	Girardi, John
02:56:12	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:53	General Case Activities
		00:06:09	End of Session