Linert v. Ford Motor Company

Summary

In this automotive negligence litigation proceeding, plaintiff Ross Linert alleged Adrien Foutz of being negligently rear-ending her vehicle to that of the plaintiff due to which the plaintiff and his wife suffered injuries. Plaintiff also alleged the Ford Motor Company of being liable for manufacturing a defective cruiser which caused severe burn injuries to the plaintiff, when the crash happened.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Bradley Lakin and Robert Schmeider. Defendant Adian Foutz was represented by attorneys Elizabeth Wright, James Feeney and Clay Guise.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Linert, Ross
Defense: Foutz, Adrien

Judge: Thomas Curran
Jurisdiction: Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Mahoning County
Court: Mahoning County Court House

Case Number: 50 2008 CV 03554
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Linert, Ross

Defense

Foutz, Adrien

Represented By:
Wright, Elizabeth (Thompson Hine LLP (Cleveland))
Feeney, James (Dykema (Chicago))
Guise, Clay (Dykema (Chicago))

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:10	Opening Statement	Lakin, Bradley
01:03:18	Break
01:16:01	Opening Statement	Lakin, Bradley
01:49:10	Opening Statement	Feeney, James
02:59:20	General Case Activities
03:11:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:06	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Barklage, Mr. Aaron	In Person
00:59:41	Witness Cross Examination	Feeney, James	Barklage, Mr. Aaron	In Person
01:27:41	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:29	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Johnston, Mr. Gary	In Person
00:47:10	Witness Cross Examination	Guise, Clay	Johnston, Mr. Gary	In Person
01:16:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Johnston, Mr. Gary	In Person
01:23:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Guise, Clay	Johnston, Mr. Gary	In Person
01:24:40	Break
01:43:55	Witness Direct Examination	Schmeider, Robert	John, Rick	In Person
01:58:45	Witness Cross Examination		John, Rick	Audio Recording
02:02:16	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Kirk, Ronald	In Person
02:51:50	Witness Cross Examination	Wright, Elizabeth	Kirk, Ronald	In Person
03:20:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Kirk, Ronald	In Person
03:31:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wright, Elizabeth	Kirk, Ronald	In Person
03:37:10	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:29:41	Witness Cross Examination	Wright, Elizabeth	Cannelongo, Mr. Joseph	In Person
00:38:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Cannelongo, Mr. Joseph	In Person
00:44:08	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Rosen, Mr. Harvey	In Person
01:21:30	Witness Cross Examination	Wright, Elizabeth	Rosen, Dr. Harvey	In Person
01:27:30	Witness Direct Examination		Sanchez, Mr. David	Video Conference
02:24:17	Break
02:43:27	Witness Direct Examination		Sanchez, Mr. David	Video Recording
03:04:06	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:25	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Arndt, Mr. Mark	In Person
00:25:40	Witness Cross Examination	Feeney, James	Arndt, Mr. Mark	In Person
01:15:00	Break
01:23:40	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Arndt, Mr. Mark	In Person
02:22:30	Witness Cross Examination	Feeney, James	Arndt, Mr. Mark	In Person
02:40:20	Break
02:53:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:07	Witness Cross Examination	Feeney, James	Arndt, Mr. Mark	In Person
02:16:40	Break
02:40:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Arndt, Mr. Mark	In Person
03:23:24	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:05	General Case Activities
00:11:40	Witness Direct Examination	Schmeider, Robert	Harrigan, Mr. Micheal	Transcript Reading
00:21:20	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Olsen, Mr. Jon	In Person
00:35:40	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Linert, Mrs. Brenda	In Person
01:39:40	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Hope, Ms. Jami	In Person
02:12:12	Break
02:30:07	Witness Direct Examination		Lee, Dr. Tac	Video Recording
02:47:55	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Linert, Mr. Ross	In Person
03:24:24	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:02:00	Witness Direct Examination	Feeney, James	Caulfield, Dr. Edward M. PhD, PE	In Person
00:43:20	Witness Cross Examination	Schmeider, Robert	Caulfield, Dr. Edward M. PhD, PE	Audio Recording
01:45:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Feeney, James	Caulfield, Dr. Edward M. PhD, PE	In Person
01:50:24	Break
02:21:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wright, Elizabeth	Fenton, Stephen P.E.	In Person
03:42:05	End of Session
00:00:00	General Case Activities

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:01:17	Witness Cross Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Olsen, Mr. Jon	In Person
01:15:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Guise, Clay	Olsen, Mr. Jon	In Person
01:22:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Olsen, Mr. Jon	In Person
01:26:07	Witness Direct Examination	Feeney, James	Ridenaur, Mr. Jack Jr.	Audio Recording
02:50:39	End of Session

JUL

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in parts only. Available recordings do not represent the full proceeding.

Linert v. Ford Motor Company

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:44	Witness Direct Examination		Haskell, Mr. Steven	Video Recording
		01:40:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:01	Witness Direct Examination		Pittinger, Dr. Timothy	Video Conference
01:36:44	Break
01:52:34	Witness Direct Examination	Lakin, Bradley	Parsons, Dr. Robert	In Person
02:20:00	Witness Direct Examination		Singh, Dr. Amarpreet	Video Recording
02:51:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	General Case Activities
00:44:11	Witness Direct Examination		Cupka, Mr. Richard	Video Recording
01:40:56	Witness Direct Examination	Schmeider, Robert	Hannigan, Mr. Micheal	Transcript Reading
02:19:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:45	General Case Activities
00:45:25	Witness Direct Examination	Feeney, James	Caulfield, Dr. Edward M. PhD, PE	In Person
01:30:11	End of Session