Shirley Oliver v. Apex Digital Inc., et al.

Summary

Jury trial in wrongful death/product liability lawsuit filed by the family of a women who died in a fire allegedly caused by a defective television set.

Outcome

Damages for Shirley Oliver:
Past Losses: $1,500,000.00
Future Losses: $1,500,000.00

Fault:
Oakwood Worldwide: 80%
Lauren Humphrey: 20%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Oliver, Shirley
Defense: Oakwood Worldwide
Verdict: $3,000,000

Judge: Paul Bacigalupo
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Van Nuys Courthouse East

Case Number: BC516791
Industry: Technology
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Oliver, Shirley

Represented By:
Johnson, Lars (Grassini, Wrinkle & Johnson)
Hong, Brian (Grassini, Wrinkle & Johnson)

Defense

Oakwood Worldwide

Represented By:
Elkort, Paul (Maranga Morgenstern)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Johnson, Lars
00:12:15	Opening Statement	Elkort, Paul
00:27:33	Witness Direct Examination	Hong, Brian	Liske, David	In Person
01:04:25	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Liske, David	Other
01:26:11	Break
01:45:52	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Liske, David	In Person
02:15:39	End of Session

AM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Reim, Andy	In Person
00:10:37	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Reim, Andy	In Person
00:41:11	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Liske, David	In Person
01:01:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hong, Brian	Liske, David	In Person
01:12:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Liske, David	In Person
01:16:04	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Scotti, Nina	In Person
01:32:19	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Scotti, Nina	In Person
00:28:38	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Scotti, Nina	In Person
01:17:20	Break
01:31:40	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Scotti, Nina	In Person
02:01:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Scotti, Nina	In Person
02:07:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Scotti, Nina	In Person
02:10:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Scotti, Nina	In Person
02:15:39	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Armstrong, Dr. Robert PhD	In Person
02:25:09	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Armstrong, Dr. Robert PhD	In Person
00:15:49	Break
00:30:11	Witness Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Armstrong, Dr. Robert PhD	In Person
00:58:24	Break
01:14:15	Witness Cross Examination	Johnson, Lars	Armstrong, Dr. Robert PhD	In Person
01:55:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Johnson, Lars	Armstrong, Dr. Robert PhD	In Person
00:17:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Armstrong, Dr. Robert PhD	In Person
00:27:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Johnson, Lars	Armstrong, Dr. Robert PhD	Other
00:41:19	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Rodriguez, Art	In Person
01:01:27	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Rodriguez, Art	In Person
01:11:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Rodriguez, Art	In Person
01:11:56	Break
01:27:25	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Humphrey-Laschinger, Claire	In Person
01:45:22	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Humphrey-Laschinger, Claire	In Person
02:01:45	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Oliver, Shirley	In Person
02:27:33	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Oliver, Shirley	In Person
02:35:31	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Oliver, Shirley	In Person
00:04:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Oliver, Shirley	In Person
00:06:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Elkort, Paul	Oliver, Shirley	In Person
00:07:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Lars	Oliver, Shirley	In Person
00:08:03	Break
00:08:18	General Case Activities
00:15:50	Witness Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Jadlowski, Joseph "Mick"	In Person
00:46:59	Break
01:01:31	Witness Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Jadlowski, Joseph "Mick"	In Person
01:46:04	Witness Cross Examination	Johnson, Lars	Jadlowski, Joseph "Mick"	In Person
01:53:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Jadlowski, Joseph "Mick"	In Person
01:57:26	Break
01:59:49	Witness Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Donelson, Dr. Alan PhD	In Person
02:21:09	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Johnson, Lars	Donelson, Dr. Alan PhD	In Person
00:17:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Donelson, Dr. Alan PhD	In Person
00:21:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Johnson, Lars	Donelson, Dr. Alan PhD	In Person
00:28:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Donelson, Dr. Alan PhD	In Person
00:30:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Johnson, Lars	Donelson, Dr. Alan PhD	In Person
00:33:08	General Case Activities
00:34:37	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Hogge, George	In Person
00:48:42	Witness Cross Examination	Johnson, Lars	Hogge, George	In Person
01:03:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Elkort, Paul	Hogge, George	In Person
01:05:03	General Case Activities
01:23:01	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Shirley Oliver v. Apex Digital Inc., et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:22	Closing Statement	Johnson, Lars
00:49:12	Closing Statement	Elkort, Paul
01:31:33	Closing Statement	Johnson, Lars
01:38:58	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:11	Reading of the Verdict
		00:11:45	End of Session