Mitchell v. Administrator of the Estate of South

Summary

In this wrongful death proceeding stemming from a vehicular collision, plaintiff claims defendant's negligence led to the death of Fatima Bird in a head-on collision.

Outcome

-- [MAR-29-17 3:33 PM Whitley Oliver] --------------
Delayed Update (verdict came in at 10:18 AM EST)
Jury finds for the Plaintiff in the amount of 5.3 million

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Mitchell, Lisa
Defense: The Administrator of the Estate of Otis South
Verdict: $5,300,000

Judge: Stacey Hydrick
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Dekalb County
Court: DeKalb County Courthouse

Case Number: 09A03669
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation

Plaintiff

Mitchell, Lisa

Represented By:
Speckhals, Trent (Speckhals, Law, P.C.)

Defense

The Administrator of the Estate of Otis South

Represented By:
Rice, Ashley (Waldon, Adelman, Castilla, Hiestand & Prout)

Expert Witnesses

Martin, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Speckhals, Trent
00:09:06	Opening Statement	Rice, Ashley
00:19:18	Witness Direct Examination	Speckhals, Trent	Martin, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
00:33:38	Witness Cross Examination	Rice, Ashley	Martin, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
00:36:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Speckhals, Trent	Martin, Dr. Jacqueline M.D.	In Person
00:38:45	Break
00:39:12	General Case Activities
00:41:36	Break
00:50:40	Witness Direct Examination	Speckhals, Trent	Prince, Sgt. Clarence	In Person
01:03:56	Witness Cross Examination	Rice, Ashley	Prince, Sgt. Clarence	In Person
01:12:05	General Case Activities
01:16:42	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:04	Witness Direct Examination	Speckhals, Trent	Polk, Deputy John	In Person
00:21:54	Witness Cross Examination	Rice, Ashley	Polk, Deputy John	In Person
00:22:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Speckhals, Trent	Polk, Deputy John	In Person
00:23:12	Witness Direct Examination	Speckhals, Trent	Mitchell, Lisa	In Person
00:28:13	Break
00:42:24	Witness Direct Examination	Speckhals, Trent	Mitchell, Lisa	In Person
00:57:52	Witness Cross Examination	Rice, Ashley	Mitchell, Lisa	In Person
01:11:36	Witness Cross Examination	Speckhals, Trent	Pillow, Melinda	In Person
01:14:13	General Case Activities
01:48:29	Break
02:05:52	General Case Activities
02:12:40	Witness Cross Examination	Speckhals, Trent	Pillow, Melinda	In Person
02:16:45	Witness Direct Examination	Speckhals, Trent	McGertry, Patricia	In Person
02:23:28	Witness Cross Examination	Rice, Ashley	McGertry, Patricia	In Person
02:27:40	General Case Activities
02:32:34	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

18 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Mitchell v. Administrator of the Estate of South

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:50	Break
00:23:46	General Case Activities
00:28:04	Witness Direct Examination	Rice, Ashley	South, Terry	Transcript Reading
00:31:30	Witness Cross Examination	Speckhals, Trent	South, Terry	Transcript Reading
00:35:30	Witness Direct Examination		Pillow, Melinda	In Person
00:40:32	General Case Activities
00:56:33	Break
01:10:36	General Case Activities
01:28:11	Break
01:41:20	General Case Activities
01:44:12	Closing Statement	Speckhals, Trent
02:04:36	Closing Statement	Rice, Ashley
02:15:33	Closing Statement	Speckhals, Trent
02:34:58	Break
02:41:30	General Case Activities
02:50:17	General Case Activities
03:09:18	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:33	General Case Activities
		00:06:38	End of Session