O'Connell v. C.R. England, Inc.

Summary

Damages trial in case with conceded liability stemming from a collision between a motorcycle and big rig truck alleged to have caused the motorcyclist to suffer serious injuries.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $3,000,000.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: O'Connell, Gregory
Defense: C. R. England, Inc.
Verdict: $3,000,000

Judge: Brian McCarville
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, San Bernardino County
Court: San Bernardino District Civil Division

Case Number: CIVDS1909564
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Negligence, Transportation

Plaintiff

O'Connell, Gregory

Defense

C. R. England, Inc.

Represented By:
Fox, Dana (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP )
Stayton, Laurie (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP )

SESSIONS WITH Laurie Stayton

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:43	Opening Statement	Simon, Robert
00:39:48	Opening Statement	Fox, Dana
01:08:29	Witness Direct Examination	Simon, Robert	Masters, Dr. Yen-Ling	In Person
01:15:08	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Masters, Dr. Yen-Ling	In Person
01:20:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Simon, Robert	Masters, Dr. Yen-Ling	In Person
01:25:19	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:44	Witness Direct Examination		Gold, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:06:57	Witness Cross Examination	Sanchez, Jason	O'Connell, Katheryne	In Person
01:08:40	Witness Cross Examination	Stayton, Laurie	O'Connell, Katheryne	In Person
01:18:11	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	O'Connell, Gregory	In Person
01:45:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:03	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Martin, Nicole	In Person
00:45:53	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Martin, Nicole	In Person
01:14:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Martin, Nicole	In Person
01:17:53	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Martin, Nicole	In Person
01:20:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Martin, Nicole	In Person
01:22:26	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Martin, Nicole	In Person
01:23:27	Break
01:51:15	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	O'Connell, Gregory	In Person
02:24:19	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	O'Connell, Gregory	In Person
00:58:20	Break
01:14:08	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	O'Connell, Gregory	In Person
01:43:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:28	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	O'Connell, Gregory	In Person
00:16:46	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	O'Connell, Gregory	In Person
01:16:50	Break
01:40:14	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Wenner, Shannon	In Person
01:56:16	Witness Cross Examination	Stayton, Laurie	Wenner, Shannon	In Person
01:59:52	Witness Direct Examination		Bautista, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
02:24:29	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:06	Witness Direct Examination		Bautista, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
00:14:04	Witness Cross Examination		Bautista, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
00:18:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Bautista, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
00:19:58	Witness Direct Examination	Simon, Robert	Wagner, Dr. Kendall	In Person
00:49:31	Witness Cross Examination	Stayton, Laurie	Wagner, Dr. Kendall M.D.	In Person
01:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Simon, Robert	Wagner, Dr. Kendall M.D.	In Person
01:02:55	Witness Direct Examination		Kvitne, Dr. Ronald	Video Recording
01:13:10	Break
01:28:35	Witness Direct Examination	Sanchez, Jason	O'Connell, Scott	In Person
01:41:25	Witness Cross Examination	Stayton, Laurie	O'Connell, Scott	In Person
01:46:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:04	Witness Direct Examination	Simon, Robert	Ponton, Dr. Marcel	In Person
00:32:01	Witness Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Ponton, Dr. Marcel	In Person
01:02:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Simon, Robert	Ponton, Dr. Marcel	In Person
01:06:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fox, Dana	Ponton, Dr. Marcel	In Person
01:08:11	Witness Direct Examination		Light, Dr. Roger	Video Recording
01:09:29	Witness Direct Examination		Agtuca, Dr. Lynn Fong	Video Recording
01:19:16	Break
01:36:34	Witness Direct Examination		Agtuca, Dr. Lynn Fong	Video Recording
02:23:37	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:29	Witness Direct Examination		Shin, Dr. Steven	Video Recording
00:39:47	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Gold, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
01:13:29	Witness Cross Examination	Simon, Robert	Gold, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
01:26:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Gold, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
01:31:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Simon, Robert	Gold, Dr. Michael M.D.	In Person
01:34:11	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:30	Witness Direct Examination	Stayton, Laurie	Kvitne, Dr. Ronald	In Person
00:50:40	Witness Cross Examination	Simon, Robert	Kvitne, Dr. Ronald	In Person
01:16:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stayton, Laurie	Kvitne, Dr. Ronald	In Person
01:18:40	Break
01:40:05	Witness Direct Examination		Serynek, Dr. Patrick	Video Recording
02:11:20	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:21	Witness Direct Examination	Stayton, Laurie	Le, Dr. Justin	Video Conference
00:19:13	Witness Cross Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Le, Dr. Justin	Video Conference
00:36:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stayton, Laurie	Le, Dr. Justin	Video Conference
00:37:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Le, Dr. Justin	Video Conference
00:41:39	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:19	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Bayce, Dr. Stacy	In Person
00:26:48	Witness Cross Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Bayce, Dr. Stacy	In Person
00:42:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Bayce, Dr. Stacy	In Person
00:45:31	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sanchez, Jason	Bayce, Dr. Stacy	In Person
00:49:32	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Ruff, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
01:25:23	Break
01:43:18	Witness Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Ruff, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
01:47:47	Witness Cross Examination	Simon, Robert	Ruff, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
02:19:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fox, Dana	Ruff, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
02:23:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Simon, Robert	Ruff, Dr. Jennifer	In Person
02:25:55	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:23	Closing Statement	Sanchez, Jason
01:25:36	Closing Statement	Fox, Dana
01:38:52	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:01	Closing Statement	Fox, Dana
00:38:48	Closing Statement	Sanchez, Jason
00:49:37	General Case Activities
00:50:22	End of Session

MAY

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:26	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:12	General Case Activities
		00:06:25	End of Session

MAY

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O'Connell v. C.R. England, Inc.

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SESSIONS WITH Laurie Stayton

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