Hill v. Ford Motor Co.

Summary

Plaintiff contends a defect in a Ford truck's roof caused the deaths of two people.

Outcome

Mistrial

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Hill, Kim
Defense: Ford Motor Co Inc

Judge: Shawn Bratton
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Gwinnett County
Court: GA-State Court of Georgia, Gwinnett County-Gwinnett Justice & Administration Center

Case Number: 16-C-04179-S2
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Hill, Kim

Defense

Ford Motor Co Inc

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:38	Opening Statement	Butler, James
01:34:18	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:38	Witness Direct Examination	Peak, Brandon	Buckner, Brian	In Person
01:26:02	Break
01:50:28	Witness Direct Examination	Peak, Brandon	Buckner, Brian	In Person
02:47:46	Witness Cross Examination	Boorman, Michael	Buckner, Brian	In Person
03:24:56	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Boorman, Michael	Buckner, Brian	In Person
		01:17:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Peak, Brandon	Buckner, Brian	In Person
00:31:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Boorman, Michael	Buckner, Brian	In Person
00:33:13	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Butler, James	Krishnaswami, Ram	In Person
01:11:39	Break
01:52:05	Witness Cross Examination	Butler, James	Krishnaswami, Ram	In Person
02:09:33	Witness Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	Krishnaswami, Ram	In Person
02:43:34	Break
02:54:34	Witness Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	Krishnaswami, Ram	In Person
04:21:26	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	Krishnaswami, Ram	In Person
02:07:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Butler, James	Krishnaswami, Ram	In Person
03:00:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Butler, James	Krishnaswami, Ram	In Person
01:16:06	Break
01:55:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	Krishnaswami, Ram	In Person
02:01:48	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, James	Herbst, Brian	In Person
00:38:47	Break
00:49:42	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, James	Herbst, Brian	In Person
01:20:07	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, James	Herbst, Brian	In Person
01:28:37	Break
01:52:45	Witness Cross Examination	Thomas, Alan	Herbst, Brian	In Person
02:38:33	Break
03:23:03	Witness Cross Examination	Thomas, Alan	Herbst, Brian	In Person
04:19:45	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
-1:50:00	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, James	Eisenstat, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
00:45:37	Break
00:58:55	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, James	Eisenstat, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
01:07:00	Break
01:19:19	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, James	Eisenstat, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
02:21:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, J. Randolph	Eisenstat, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
01:35:36	Break
01:56:19	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, J. Randolph	Eisenstat, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
02:22:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Butler, James	Eisenstat, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
02:42:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Evans, J. Randolph	Eisenstat, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
02:46:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Butler, James	Eisenstat, Dr. Jonathan M.D.	In Person
02:49:18	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Thomas, Alan	Herbst, Brian	In Person
00:28:43	Break
01:13:59	Witness Cross Examination	Thomas, Alan	Herbst, Brian	In Person
02:04:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Butler, James	Herbst, Brian	In Person
00:58:06	Witness Direct Examination		Fuentez, Robin	Video Recording
00:59:58	Break
01:12:42	Witness Direct Examination		Fuentez, Robin	Video Recording
01:26:56	Witness Direct Examination	Peak, Brandon	Lowe, Craig	In Person
01:41:37	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, James	Daniels, Willie	In Person
01:48:03	Witness Direct Examination	Davidson, Gerald	Hill, Kim	In Person
02:29:16	Break
03:23:30	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, J. Randolph	Hill, Kim	In Person
03:40:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davidson, Gerald	Hill, Kim	In Person
03:41:15	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, James	Hill, Melvin	In Person
03:44:06	Witness Cross Examination	Boorman, Michael	Hill, Melvin	In Person
03:47:54	Break
04:01:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Butler, James	Hill, Melvin	In Person
04:02:10	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	Germane, Geoffrey	In Person
01:34:30	Break
01:57:01	Witness Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	Germane, Geoffrey	In Person
02:27:19	Witness Cross Examination	Peak, Brandon	Germane, Geoffrey	In Person
03:42:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	Germane, Geoffrey	In Person
03:58:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Peak, Brandon	Germane, Geoffrey	In Person
04:01:03	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Boorman, Michael	Vogler, Dr. Michelle , Ph.D.	In Person
		01:17:00	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Peak, Brandon	Vogler, Dr. Michelle , Ph.D.	In Person
01:08:43	End of Session
01:27:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Boorman, Michael	Vogler, Dr. Michelle , Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Peak, Brandon	Vogler, Dr. Michelle , Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Boorman, Michael	Vogler, Dr. Michelle , Ph.D.	In Person
01:42:14	Break
02:44:33	Witness Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	McNish, Dr. Thomas	In Person
03:55:26	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	McNish, Dr. Thomas	In Person
		01:37:04	End of Session

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Hill v. Ford Motor Co.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Zaas, Carl	Video Recording
00:23:01	Witness Direct Examination	Caruso, Sal	Video Recording
01:19:21	Break
02:01:57	Witness Direct Examination	Caruso, Sal	Video Recording
02:09:43	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Balzer, Jason	Video Recording
01:19:32	Break
01:45:40	Witness Direct Examination	Weishaar, Ford	Video Recording
02:41:55	Witness Direct Examination	Queener, Lawrence	Video Recording
03:16:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:30:41	Break
01:13:20	Witness Cross Examination	Butler, James	Krishnaswami, Ram	In Person
02:11:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:37	Witness Direct Examination	Boorman, Michael	Gardner, Rodney	In Person
00:15:04	Witness Cross Examination	Butler, James	Gardner, Rodney	In Person
00:27:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Boorman, Michael	Gardner, Richard	In Person
00:28:15	Witness Direct Examination	Thomas, Alan	Germane, Geoffrey	In Person
01:14:39	End of Session