The California Air Resources Board v. Yamaha Motor Company

Summary

In this environmental law related automotive litigation proceeding, plaintiff The California Air Resources Board alleged Yamaha Motor Company of illegal importation and sale of uncertified off-highway vehicles, Rhinos. Plaintiffs counsels claimed that the vehicles failed to meet California States anti-smog certification requirements.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Donna Wilson and John McGuiness. The defendant in this case, The California Air Resources Board was represented by attorneys John LEstrange, Daniel Lucas, Michael Leslie and Benjamin Au.

Outcome

Settled

Case Information

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Witnesses

Plaintiff: Yamaha Motor Corporation
California Air Resources Board
Defense: California Air Resources Board

Judge: Nancy Wieben Stock
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Orange County
Court: Complex Civil Center

Case Number: 30-2009-00309935-CU-TT-CXC
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Environmental Law

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:16	Opening Statement	Wilson, Donna
00:33:04	Break
00:48:22	Witness Direct Examination	Leslie, Michael
01:34:14	General Case Activities
01:34:35	Witness Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Myers, Lindsey	In Person
01:57:01	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Leslie, Michael	Myers, Lindsey	In Person
01:08:12	Break
01:26:41	Witness Cross Examination	Leslie, Michael	Myers, Lindsey	In Person
01:37:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Myers, Lindsey	In Person
01:43:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Leslie, Michael	Myers, Lindsey	In Person
01:48:18	General Case Activities
01:48:52	Witness Direct Examination	L'Estrange, John	Longie, Veronica	In Person
02:33:29	Witness Cross Examination	Au, Benjamin	Longie, Veronica	In Person
02:38:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, Donna	Muthukumar, Chidambaram	In Person
00:46:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wilson, Donna	Muthukumar, Chidambaram	In Person
00:16:02	Witness Cross Examination	Leslie, Michael	Muthukumar, Chidambaram	In Person
00:53:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Leslie, Michael	Muthukumar, Chidambaram	In Person
00:54:31	General Case Activities
00:55:09	Break
00:57:11	Witness Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Hada, Steven	In Person
01:30:31	Break
01:46:41	Witness Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Hada, Steven	In Person
02:50:57	General Case Activities
02:54:38	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

The California Air Resources Board v. Yamaha Motor Company

Summary

Outcome

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:25	Witness Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Myers, Lindsey	In Person
01:27:02	Break
01:46:33	Witness Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Myers, Lindsey	In Person
02:03:16	Witness Cross Examination	Leslie, Michael	Myers, Lindsey	In Person
02:58:30	General Case Activities
02:59:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:22	Witness Direct Examination	Wilson, Donna	Muthukumar, Chidambaram	In Person
01:09:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:18	General Case Activities
00:01:23	Witness Cross Examination	Radin, Moriah	Hada, Steven	In Person
00:32:28	General Case Activities
00:33:28	General Case Activities
00:38:12	Witness Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Cackette, Thomas	In Person
01:14:51	Break
01:30:24	Witness Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Cackette, Thomas	In Person
01:47:55	Witness Cross Examination	Leslie, Michael	Cackette, Thomas	In Person
02:40:34	General Case Activities
02:41:03	General Case Activities
02:44:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:07	Witness Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Nguyen, Duc	In Person
00:45:59	Witness Cross Examination	Leslie, Michael	Nguyen, Duc	In Person
01:07:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Nguyen, Duc	In Person
01:12:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Leslie, Michael	Nguyen, Duc	In Person
01:14:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McGuinness, John	Nguyen, Duc	In Person
01:15:16	General Case Activities
01:15:33	General Case Activities
01:16:20	End of Session