Montiel v. Hitachi

Summary

In this products liability case, plaintiff, a former construction worker, claims he suffered severe injuries after a supposedly defective nail gun fired a nail into his brain.

Plaintiff sued the nail gun's manufacturer following the 2019 incident, claiming its NR83A nail gun was defectively designed. His attorneys argue the gun had a dangerous rapid fire mode that can cause a nail to fire unintentionally. The manufacturer contends the NR83A is not defective, and that the accident occurred due to plaintiff never reading the guns safety manual and not using the device properly.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Montiel, Justino
Redwood Fire and Casualty Insurance
Defense: Holdings, Koki

Judge: Joseph Widman
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, San Bernardino County
Court: San Bernardino District Civil Division

Case Number: CIVSB2028102
Industry: Construction
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Montiel, Justino

Plaintiff

Redwood Fire and Casualty Insurance

Represented By:
Baker, Robert ( Barnes & Thornburg LLP)

Defense

Holdings, Koki

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:18	Opening Statement	Beecher, Brian
00:57:14	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Gillen, Matthew	In Person
00:46:06	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Gillen, Matthew	In Person
00:58:08	Break
01:19:48	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Gillen, Matthew	In Person
01:49:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Gillen, Matthew	In Person
02:06:12	Witness Direct Examination		Hopkins, David	Video Recording
02:16:58	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Merrifield, David	Video Conference
00:01:14	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Merrifield, David	Video Conference
00:13:17	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Peterson, John	In Person
02:33:48	End of Session

NOV

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Gupta, Dr. Vijay Ph.D		In Person
01:18:04	Break
01:37:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Gupta, Dr. Vijay Ph.D		In Person
01:42:24	Witness Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
02:13:33	Break
02:21:59	Witness Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
02:42:03	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
00:44:18	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
01:08:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
01:22:37	Break
01:44:05	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
02:09:50	Break
02:13:55	Witness Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	McEvoy, Mr. Scott		Video Conference
02:19:30	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
02:38:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
02:42:25	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
01:05:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
01:26:57	Break
01:45:21	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Ezra, Mark	Engineering	In Person
01:52:23	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Peterson, John		In Person
02:37:25	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Robert	Peterson, John		In Person
02:41:09	Break

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Jabour, Dr. Bradley M.D.	Radiology	In Person
00:24:39	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Jabour, Dr. Bradley M.D.	Radiology	In Person
00:29:26	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Bruno , Jeff		In Person
00:52:08	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Bruno , Jeff		In Person
01:10:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Bruno , Jeff		In Person
01:14:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Robert	Peterson, John	In Person
00:10:09	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Peterson, John	In Person
01:09:49	Break
01:29:46	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Peterson, John	In Person
02:07:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Peterson, John	In Person
02:40:35	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Fullen, Dr. Mark Ph.D	Video Conference
00:18:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Fullen, Dr. Mark Ph.D	In Person
00:29:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Fullen, Dr. Mark Ph.D	Video Conference
00:35:21	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson , Paul	Video Recording
00:53:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson , Paul		Video Recording
00:03:43	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Patterson, Dr. David M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
00:31:54	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Patterson, Dr. David M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
01:00:47	Break
01:29:36	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Patterson, Dr. David M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
01:52:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Patterson, Dr. David M.D.	Physical and Occupational Therapy	In Person
02:04:33	Witness Direct Examination		Yanofsky, Dr. Bruce Ph.D		Video Recording
02:20:45	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Delis, Dr. Dean PhD	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:42:23	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Thompson, Stephanie		Video Recording
00:28:39	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Delis, Dr. Dean PhD	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:05:21	Break
01:25:21	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Delis, Dr. Dean PhD	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:36:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Delis, Dr. Dean PhD	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:43:23	Break
01:45:16	Witness Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Montiel, Justino		In Person
02:23:52	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Zackowitz, Dr. Ilene Ph.D., C.P.E., M.S.	Biomechanics	Video Conference
00:21:16	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Zackowitz, Dr. Ilene Ph.D., C.P.E., M.S.	Biomechanics	Video Conference
00:38:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Zackowitz, Dr. Ilene Ph.D., C.P.E., M.S.	Biomechanics	Video Conference
00:40:01	Break
00:42:49	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Montiel, Justino		In Person
00:59:47	Break
01:25:31	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Montiel, Justino		In Person
02:18:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Montiel, Justino		In Person
02:23:17	Witness Direct Examination	Marvisi, Brandon	Hernandez, Fabian		In Person
02:31:31	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Marvisi, Brandon	Hernandez, Fabian	In Person
00:04:43	Witness Cross Examination	Emmons, Mariah	Hernandez, Fabian	In Person
00:07:05	Witness Direct Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Leonard, Lester	In Person
00:09:50	Witness Cross Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Leonard, Lester	In Person
00:19:17	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Monroy, Gerardo	In Person
00:57:20	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Monroy, Gerardo	In Person
01:10:50	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Dhillon, Harpreet	In Person
00:48:01	Break
01:15:33	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Dhillon, Harpreet	In Person
01:21:45	Break
01:30:20	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Dhillon, Harpreet	In Person
01:34:02	Witness Cross Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Dhillon, Harpreet	In Person
01:53:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Dhillon, Harpreet	In Person
02:00:45	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Monroy, Gerardo	In Person
02:28:56	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Thompson, Stephanie	In Person
00:42:36	Break
01:11:05	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Thompson, Stephanie	In Person
01:20:22	Witness Cross Examination	Hosley, Frank	Thompson, Stephanie	In Person
02:34:02	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Gwin, Dr. Lisa DO, BSEE, BSN	In Person
02:39:59	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Gwin, Dr. Lisa DO, BSEE, BSN	In Person
01:17:08	Witness Cross Examination	Beecher, Brian	Gwin, Dr. Lisa DO, BSEE, BSN	In Person
01:40:19	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Beecher, Brian	Gwin, Dr. Lisa DO, BSEE, BSN	In Person
01:06:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hosley, Frank	Gwin, Dr. Lisa DO, BSEE, BSN	In Person
01:36:24	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Lasker, Dr. Bruce MD	In Person
01:50:37	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Lasker, Dr. Bruce MD	In Person
00:23:36	Witness Cross Examination	Beecher, Brian	Lasker, Dr. Bruce MD	In Person
01:02:15	Break
01:22:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Lasker, Dr. Bruce MD	In Person
01:31:54	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Coelho, Dr. Chason Ph.D, CSP	In Person
02:34:42	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Coelho, Dr. Chason Ph.D, CSP	In Person
00:34:29	Witness Cross Examination	Mohrman, Greg	Coelho, Dr. Chason Ph.D, CSP	In Person
01:42:58	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hosley, Frank	Johnson , Paul	In Person
00:08:04	Witness Cross Examination	Beecher, Brian	Johnson , Paul	In Person
01:21:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hosley, Frank	Johnson , Paul	In Person
01:40:20	Witness Direct Examination	Hosley, Frank	Vallee, Dr. Glenn	In Person
01:51:35	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JAN

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Montiel v. Hitachi

Summary

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:44	Witness Direct Examination	Beecher, Brian	Thompson, Stephanie	In Person
01:25:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:28	Witness Direct Examination	Hurvitz, Mike	Coelho, Dr. Chason Ph.D, CSP	In Person
01:26:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Beecher, Brian
00:37:26	Closing Statement	Baker, Robert
00:45:06	Closing Statement	Hosley, Frank
01:20:26	Break
02:19:41	Closing Statement	Mohrman, Greg
02:31:16	General Case Activities