Kuhnke v. Alfa Laval

Summary

The plaintiff, a mesothelioma victim, was a carpenter who spent 33 years working at power plants and switching stations. He also worked as a steamfitter on Navy ships. According to the defense, Mr. Kuhnke had many asbestos exposures other than to General Electric power turbines. GE is the only remaining defendant.

The case settled during the defense closing argument.

View a free video clip from the case:
Plaintiff's attorney, Gibbs Henderson, delivers his opening statement -- Clip 1

Outcome

Settled

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Kuhnke, Arthur
Defense: Alfa Laval

Judge: Charles Kahn
Jurisdiction: 1st Judicial District of Wisconsin
Court: Milwaukee County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008CV006781
Industry: Energy
Practice Area: Asbestos, Products Liability, Toxic Torts, Tort Law

Plaintiff

Kuhnke, Arthur

Defense

Alfa Laval

Represented By:
Speziali, David (Speziali Greenwald & Hawkins)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:10	Opening Statement	Henderson, Gibbs
00:38:45	General Case Activities
00:42:15	Break
01:08:48	Opening Statement	Speziali, David
02:24:00	General Case Activities
02:27:05	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:06	General Case Activities
00:00:59	Witness Direct Examination	Rakauski, Jill	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:24:30	Break
01:55:06	Witness Direct Examination	Rakauski, Jill	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:03:24	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:31:36	General Case Activities
02:36:41	General Case Activities		Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:41:12	General Case Activities	Speziali, David	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
02:44:31	Break
02:58:51	General Case Activities	Henderson, Gibbs
03:01:30	Witness Direct Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
03:31:41	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:06	Witness Direct Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
01:00:28	Break
01:37:44	Witness Direct Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
01:41:44	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
01:45:08	Break
01:51:28	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
02:42:18	General Case Activities
02:44:33	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
03:05:03	General Case Activities
03:15:38	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	General Case Activities
00:00:56	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Drucker, Marjorie	Video Recording
00:25:06	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Kuhnke, Linda	In Person
01:11:29	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Kuhnke, Linda	In Person
01:16:01	Break
01:39:11	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Kuhnke, Linda	In Person
02:02:26	Witness Direct Examination	Speziali, David	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
02:53:31	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

17 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Speziali, David	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
00:19:20	General Case Activities
00:22:10	Witness Direct Examination	Speziali, David	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
00:22:45	Witness Cross Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
00:33:15	General Case Activities
00:44:40	Witness Cross Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
01:10:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Speziali, David	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
01:27:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
01:29:35	Break
01:58:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
01:59:05	General Case Activities		Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
02:00:20	Break
02:17:40	General Case Activities		Banaszewski, Paul	In Person
02:25:48	Break
02:49:10	Witness Direct Examination	Speziali, David	Kuhnke, Arthur	Transcript Reading
02:56:55	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Other

3 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Kuhnke v. Alfa Laval

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:22	General Case Activities
00:04:22	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Kuhnke, Arthur	Video Recording
01:50:02	Break
02:09:52	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Kuhnke, Arthur	Video Recording
02:14:32	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Kuhnke, Arthur	Transcript Reading
03:10:22	Break
03:12:32	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Kuhnke, Arthur	Transcript Reading
03:22:07	General Case Activities
03:31:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:08	General Case Activities
00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Holstein, Dr. Edwin	In Person
00:54:48	General Case Activities
01:00:08	Break
01:28:03	Witness Direct Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Holstein, Dr. Edwin	In Person
01:34:48	General Case Activities
01:44:53	Witness Direct Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Holstein, Dr. Edwin	In Person
02:18:43	Break
02:32:48	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Holstein, Dr. Edwin	In Person
03:14:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:20	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Holstein, Dr. Edwin	In Person
00:57:10	Break
01:16:29	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Holstein, Dr. Edwin	In Person
01:40:10	General Case Activities
01:43:55	Witness Cross Examination	Speziali, David	Holstein, Dr. Edwin	In Person
02:09:05	General Case Activities
02:18:50	General Case Activities		Holstein, Dr. Edwin	In Person
02:23:30	General Case Activities		Holstein, Dr. Edwin	In Person
02:25:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:03	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Speziali, David	Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
01:13:38	Break
01:34:56	Witness Direct Examination	Speziali, David	Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:44:33	General Case Activities
02:45:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:05	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Cross Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
00:09:45	General Case Activities
00:46:55	Witness Cross Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
01:18:30	General Case Activities
01:20:45	Witness Cross Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
01:39:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Speziali, David	Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
01:43:03	General Case Activities
01:45:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Speziali, David	Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
01:58:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Zadorozny, Brent	Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:00:50	Break
02:14:01	General Case Activities		Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:16:38	General Case Activities		Howard, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:21:15	Break
02:38:45	Witness Direct Examination	Henderson, Gibbs	Drucker, Marjorie	Video Recording
03:46:45	General Case Activities
03:48:58	End of Session
21:55:15	Break

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:03	General Case Activities
00:01:43	Witness Direct Examination	Rakauski, Jill	Cohen, Paul	Transcript Reading
00:29:18	General Case Activities
00:59:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:05	General Case Activities
00:00:15	Closing Statement	Zadorozny, Brent
03:42:35	End of Session
01:29:56	Break
01:45:35	Closing Statement	Speziali, David
03:35:40	General Case Activities
03:36:15	General Case Activities

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:01	General Case Activities
		00:00:21	General Case Activities
		00:10:15	End of Session