Hudson v. Northwest Hotel Corp.

Summary

A Howard Johnson hotel avoided a potential $68 million verdict in a TBI claim over a childs near-drowning in a hot tub, when a unanimous California state court jury declined to award any damages in the case. However, shortly before that verdict was reached, parties in the case agreed to a confidential "high-low" settlement.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Hudson, Journey
Defense: Northwest Hotel Corporation

Judge: Craig Griffin
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Orange County
Court: Central Justice Center

Case Number: 30-2019-01052572-CU-PO-CJC
Industry: Hospitality
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Hudson, Journey

Represented By:
Aldous, Charla (Athea Trial Lawyers LLP)
Chang, Deborah (Athea Trial Lawyers LLP)
Littlepage, Zoe (Athea Trial Lawyers LLP)

Defense

Northwest Hotel Corporation

Represented By:
Fox, Dana (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP (Los Angeles))

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:09	Opening Statement	Littlepage, Zoe
00:50:27	Break
01:15:26	Opening Statement	Aldous, Charla
01:37:47	Opening Statement	Fox, Dana
01:47:52	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Bonnell, David	In Person
00:56:26	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Bonnell, David	In Person
01:16:45	Break
01:35:50	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Bonnell, David	In Person
02:36:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Bonnell, David	In Person
02:48:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Bonnell, David	In Person
02:51:41	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Whitehead, Jonathan	In Person
01:16:48	Break
01:34:47	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Whitehead, Jonathan	In Person
02:19:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Whitehead, Jonathan	In Person
02:43:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Whitehead, Jonathan	In Person
02:48:05	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Langdorf, Dr. Mark	In Person
00:29:36	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Langdorf, Dr. Mark	In Person
01:21:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Langdorf, Dr. Mark	In Person
01:26:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Langdorf, Dr. Mark	In Person
01:33:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Langdorf, Dr. Mark	In Person
01:34:46	Break
01:52:37	Witness Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Cool, Charlotte	In Person
02:43:39	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

0 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

0 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:52	General Case Activities
00:02:10	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Nguyen, Jennifer	In Person
00:45:50	Witness Cross Examination	Chang, Deborah	Nguyen, Jennifer	In Person
01:00:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Nguyen, Jennifer	In Person
01:05:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Chang, Deborah	Nguyen, Jennifer	In Person
01:08:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Nguyen, Jennifer	In Person
01:10:55	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Parco, Thomas	In Person
01:27:36	Break
01:46:39	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Murai, Ray	In Person
02:22:59	Witness Cross Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Murai, Ray	In Person
02:28:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Murai, Ray	In Person
02:30:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Murai, Ray	In Person
02:32:05	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Parco, Thomas	In Person
02:54:14	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Parco, Thomas	In Person
00:17:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Parco, Thomas	In Person
00:31:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Parco, Thomas	In Person
00:34:02	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Lotysch, Dr. Matthew	In Person
01:23:22	Break
01:44:11	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Lotysch, Dr. Matthew	In Person
02:09:30	Witness Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Lotysch, Dr. Matthew	In Person
02:48:22	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Jo, Dr. Mi Yeoung	Video Conference
00:18:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Jo, Dr. Mi Yeoung	Video Conference
00:28:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Jo, Dr. Mi Yeoung	Video Conference
00:31:56	Witness Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Lotysch, Dr. Matthew	In Person
01:33:00	Break
01:51:51	Witness Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Lotysch, Dr. Matthew	In Person
01:55:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Lotysch, Dr. Matthew	In Person
02:19:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Lotysch, Dr. Matthew	In Person
02:28:22	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Hudson v. Northwest Hotel Corp.

Summary

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:36	Witness Direct Examination		Edmondson, James	Video Recording
00:14:00	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Shattuck, Dr. Mark	In Person
01:16:39	Break
01:36:02	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Shattuck, Dr. Mark	In Person
02:34:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:08	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Shattuck, Dr. Mark	In Person
00:34:35	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Shattuck, Dr. Mark	In Person
01:24:21	Break
01:45:23	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Shattuck, Dr. Mark	In Person
02:08:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Shattuck, Dr. Mark	In Person
02:18:39	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Bonnell, David	In Person
02:52:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:25	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Whitehead, Jonathan	In Person
01:19:34	Break
01:42:29	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Whitehead, Jonathan	In Person
02:45:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:30	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Whitehead, Jonathan	In Person
01:13:11	Break
01:34:03	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Whitehead, Jonathan	In Person
01:57:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:44	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Stevick, Dr. Glen	In Person
00:44:01	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Stevick, Dr. Glen	In Person
01:17:24	Break
01:33:03	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Stevick, Dr. Glen	In Person
01:59:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Stevick, Dr. Glen	In Person
02:07:56	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Stevick, Dr. Glen	In Person
02:19:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Stevick, Dr. Glen	In Person
02:21:07	Witness Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Langdorf, Dr. Mark	In Person
02:45:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:38	Witness Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Cool, Charlotte	In Person
00:36:08	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Cool, Charlotte	In Person
00:50:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Cool, Charlotte	In Person
00:54:46	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Cool, Charlotte	In Person
00:59:41	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Oostman, Michael	In Person
01:37:08	Break
02:06:43	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Oostman, Michael	In Person
02:51:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:09	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Ruiz, RN Jennifer	Video Conference
00:28:15	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Ruiz, RN Jennifer	Video Conference
00:51:14	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Oostman, Michael	In Person
01:15:23	Break
01:36:44	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Oostman, Michael	In Person
01:39:04	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Oostman, Michael	In Person
02:36:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Oostman, Michael	In Person
02:43:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:03	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
00:55:21	Break
01:13:29	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
02:19:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:39	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
00:20:23	Witness Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Ashuri, Dr. Negar	Video Conference
01:01:10	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Ashuri, Dr. Negar	Video Conference
01:34:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Ashuri, Dr. Negar	Video Conference
01:37:16	Break
01:57:18	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
02:36:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
00:37:24	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
01:19:18	Break
01:40:04	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
02:31:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
02:39:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
02:42:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Reynolds, Matthew	In Person
02:42:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:26	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Becker, Dr. Bruce	In Person
00:34:05	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Becker, Dr. Bruce	In Person
01:18:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Becker, Dr. Bruce	In Person
01:25:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Becker, Dr. Bruce	In Person
01:27:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Becker, Dr. Bruce	In Person
01:33:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Becker, Dr. Bruce	In Person
01:35:10	Break
01:57:42	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Grandison, Dr. Carina	In Person
02:28:33	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Grandison, Dr. Carina	In Person
02:55:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Grandison, Dr. Carina	In Person
02:56:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:13	General Case Activities	Chang, Deborah
00:02:47	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Roughan, Jan , R.N.	In Person
00:43:53	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Roughan, Jan , R.N.	In Person
01:18:07	Break
01:59:09	General Case Activities
02:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Prober, Dr. Charles	Video Conference
02:23:30	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Prober, Dr. Charles	In Person
02:46:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Aldous, Charla	Prober, Dr. Charles	In Person
02:48:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Solomon, Dr. Murray	Video Conference
00:30:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Solomon, Dr. Murray	Video Conference
00:32:33	General Case Activities
00:39:34	Witness Direct Examination	Kim, Sarah	Yoshiwara, Ruth	In Person
01:00:44	Witness Cross Examination	Free, Laura	Yoshiwara, Ruth	In Person
01:05:39	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Grandinette, Sharon	In Person
01:24:26	Break
01:53:24	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Grandinette, Sharon	In Person
02:17:32	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Grandinette, Sharon	In Person
02:45:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Anderson, Angelique	In Person
00:41:44	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Anderson, Angelique	In Person
00:42:46	Break
01:00:22	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Anderson, Angelique	In Person
01:43:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Anderson, Angelique	In Person
01:46:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Anderson, Angelique	In Person
01:48:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Chang, Deborah	Anderson, Angelique	In Person
01:51:23	Witness Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Sarkisian, Dr. Ricky "Ray" Ph.D.	In Person
02:15:24	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Sarkisian, Dr. Ricky "Ray" Ph.D.	In Person
02:37:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Sarkisian, Dr. Ricky "Ray" Ph.D.	In Person
02:37:27	General Case Activities
02:38:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Parco, Thomas	In Person
00:38:59	Witness Cross Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Parco, Thomas	In Person
00:46:15	Break
00:57:05	Witness Cross Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Parco, Thomas	In Person
01:21:43	Break
02:06:16	Witness Cross Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Parco, Thomas	In Person
02:45:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Parco, Thomas	In Person
02:51:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:57	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Jo, Dr. Mi Yeoung	Video Conference
01:28:39	Break
01:48:53	Witness Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Jo, Dr. Mi Yeoung	Video Conference
02:52:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:54	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Partikian, Dr. Arthur	In Person
01:22:00	Break
01:42:54	Witness Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Partikian, Dr. Arthur	In Person
02:52:54	Break
03:02:17	Witness Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Partikian, Dr. Arthur	In Person
03:04:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Partikian, Dr. Arthur	In Person
03:15:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Partikian, Dr. Arthur	In Person
03:18:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:14	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Latham, Joanne	In Person
00:49:28	Witness Cross Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Latham, Joanne	In Person
01:17:01	Break
01:40:16	Witness Cross Examination	Littlepage, Zoe	Latham, Joanne	In Person
01:46:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Latham, Joanne	In Person
02:02:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Aldous, Charla	Latham, Joanne	In Person
02:08:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Latham, Joanne	In Person
02:13:22	Witness Direct Examination		Demming, Richard	Video Recording
02:27:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:51	Closing Statement	Chang, Deborah
01:23:53	Break
01:46:23	Closing Statement	Chang, Deborah
02:58:03	End of Session