Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, et al.

Summary

Plaintiffs seek damages stemming from injuries they claim were suffered in a vehicular collision .

Outcome

Jury finds in favor of Plaintiff Donald Monroe in the amount of $20 million. Jury finds in favor of Plaintiff Rhonda Monroe in the amount of $1.6 million.

99.9% of fault assigned to Lane's Equipment and Daniel McGuffy and the insurance agency.

.01% of fault assigned to Mr. Patterson.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Monroe, Donald & Rhonda
Defense: Lane's Equipment Rental, et al.
Patterson, Greefus
Verdict: $21,600,000

Judge: Scott Minter
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Georgia, Whitfield County
Court: GA - Superior Court of Georgia, Whitfield County

Case Number: 16-CI-00833
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation

Plaintiff

Monroe, Donald & Rhonda

Defense

Lane's Equipment Rental, et al.

Defense

Patterson, Greefus

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:32	Opening Statement	Law, Peter
00:52:15	Opening Statement	James, Stuart
01:38:45	Break
02:00:05	Opening Statement	Kopet, Angela
02:09:47	General Case Activities	Law, Peter
02:15:01	Witness Direct Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Monroe, Donald	In Person
02:43:27	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Monroe, Donald	In Person
00:53:50	General Case Activities	James, Stuart
00:55:05	Witness Cross Examination	James, Stuart	Monroe, Donald	In Person
01:28:42	Break
01:53:40	Witness Cross Examination	Kopet, Angela	Monroe, Donald	In Person
02:23:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Monroe, Donald	In Person
02:27:02	Witness Direct Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Muglach, Michael	In Person
02:46:50	Witness Cross Examination	Ward, David	Muglach, Michael	In Person
02:55:35	Witness Cross Examination	Kopet, Angela	Muglach, Michael	In Person
03:13:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Muglach, Michael	In Person
03:15:37	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Law, Peter	McGuffee, Daniel	In Person
01:01:14	Witness Direct Examination	James, Stuart	McGuffee, Daniel	In Person
01:32:37	Break
01:59:32	Witness Cross Examination	Spitler, Brian	McGuffee, Daniel	In Person
02:07:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Law, Peter	McGuffee, Daniel	In Person
02:19:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	James, Stuart	McGuffee, Daniel	In Person
02:20:49	Witness Cross Examination	Law, Peter	Patterson , Greefus	In Person
02:49:44	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

MAY

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Monroe v. Lane's Equipment Rental, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:08	Witness Cross Examination	James, Stuart	Patterson , Greefus	In Person
00:48:32	Witness Direct Examination	Spitler, Brian	Patterson , Greefus	In Person
01:00:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Law, Peter	Patterson , Greefus	In Person
01:05:56	Witness Re-Cross Examination	James, Stuart	Patterson , Greefus	In Person
01:06:40	Witness Cross Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Lane, Richie	In Person
01:34:32	Witness Direct Examination	James, Stuart	Lane, Richie	In Person
01:50:10	Break
02:05:55	General Case Activities
02:07:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Law, Peter	Lane, Richie	In Person
02:12:25	Witness Cross Examination	Law, Peter	Lane, Jodi	In Person
02:22:35	Witness Direct Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Harris, Christopher	In Person
03:02:34	Witness Cross Examination	James, Stuart	Harris, Christopher	In Person
03:39:45	Witness Cross Examination	Spitler, Brian	Harris, Christopher	In Person
03:55:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Law, Peter	Harris, Christopher	In Person
04:00:05	Break
04:37:58	General Case Activities	Law, Peter
04:41:50	Witness Direct Examination	Law, Peter	Kiner, Dr. Dirk M.D.	Video Recording
05:06:29	Witness Direct Examination	Law, Peter	Kimmerly, Dr. Scott M.D.	Video Recording
06:12:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:23	Witness Direct Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Kidd, Jeffrey	In Person
01:25:52	Break
01:44:30	Witness Cross Examination	James, Stuart	Kidd, Jeffrey	In Person
02:55:15	Witness Direct Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Cowart, Audrey	In Person
03:27:58	Break
03:51:42	Witness Cross Examination	Ward, David	Cowart, Audrey	In Person
04:42:03	Witness Direct Examination	Moran, E. Michael	Monroe, Rhonda	In Person
04:53:35	Witness Cross Examination	Kopet, Angela	Monroe, Rhonda	In Person
04:55:56	Break
05:26:22	Witness Direct Examination	James, Stuart	Kim, Dr. Dooho M.D.	Transcript Reading
05:50:00	Witness Cross Examination	Spitler, Brian	Kim, Dr. Dooho M.D.	Transcript Reading
05:59:36	Witness Cross Examination	Law, Peter	Kim, Dr. Dooho M.D.	Transcript Reading
06:03:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	James, Stuart	Kim, Dr. Dooho M.D.	Transcript Reading
06:05:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Law, Peter	Kim, Dr. Dooho M.D.	Transcript Reading
06:07:30	Witness Direct Examination	James, Stuart	Black, Tyler	In Person
06:57:15	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:37	General Case Activities
		00:04:09	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:12	General Case Activities
		00:08:07	End of Session