Hairu Chen, et al. v. LA Truck Centers LLC
VERDICT
Trial
04/10/15 – 04/27/15
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
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- 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
- Lay Witnesses
- Bernacchi, James
- Bischof, Sgt. Don
- Casey, Dr. Michael M.D.
- Chen, Hairu
- Cheng, Rong Xiang
- Cox, Don
- Fellows, Sgt. Donald
- Giralde, Deputy Mark
- Gonzales, Dr. James M.D.
- Harnisch, Deputy Martin
- Hou, Zhe Xue
- Huang, Yuanheng
- Kim, Dr. Kitae M.D.
- Lee, Dr. Sukin M.D.
- Lu, Zhi
- Oscar, Deputy Robert
- Pan, Haicha
- Portillo, Deputy Steve
- Tan, Ying Yang
- Thien, Deputy Jason
- Thompson, Deputy Melvin
- Wright, David
- Wu, Han Jie
- Xie, Hong Hua
- Xu, Xian Zhen
- Ye, Sheng Feng
- Ye, Wen Shen
- Ye, Jia Wei
- Zhang, Ze Peng
- Expert Witnesses
- Broadhead, William (Materials Science)
- Cooper, Eddie (Accident Reconstruction)
- Downs, Dr. David M.D. (Orthopedics)
- Fenton, Stephen P.E. (Accident Reconstruction)
- Gamboa, Dr. Anthony Ph.D. (Vocational Rehabilitation)
- Smith, Dr. Chadwick M.D. (Orthopedics)
- Vinnecour, Keith (Orthopedics)
- Ward, Dr. Carley Ph.D. (Biomechanics)
- Weiss, Kurt (Accident Reconstruction)
- Worrell, Dr. Rexene (Pathology)
- Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D. (Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling)
Sessions
AM Session
Openings
6 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
11 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
9 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
13 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
9 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
8 Chapters
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
6 Chapters
AM Session
Closings
5 Chapters
PM Session
Other
2 Chapters
PM Session
Verdict
3 Chapters
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.