Wicker v. American Family Insurance et al

Summary

In this personal injury action, plaintiff Jewel Wicker claims she suffered traumatic brain injury when a produce truck collided with her car with such force that it ran over the top of her car, crushing it.

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Outcome

The jury found for the plaintiff, for $3,500,000.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Wicker, Jewel
Defense: American Family Insurance
Verdict: $3,500,000

Judge: Wayne Purdom
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Dekalb County
Court: DeKalb County Courthouse

Case Number: 13A47336
Industry: Transportation, Trucking
Practice Area: Negligence, Tort Law

Plaintiff

Wicker, Jewel

Represented By:
Fredericks, Alwyn (Cash, Krugler & Fredericks LLC)
Bartlett, Shane (Cash, Krugler & Fredericks LLC)

Defense

American Family Insurance

Represented By:
Evans, Mitchel (Fain, Major & Brennan, P.C.)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Fredericks, Alwyn
00:26:53	Opening Statement	Evans, Mitchel
00:36:39	Witness Cross Examination	Fredericks, Alwyn	Owens, Parker	In Person
00:42:25	Witness Direct Examination	Fredericks, Alwyn	Wicker, Jewel	In Person
01:20:36	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Mitchel	Wicker, Jewel	In Person
02:01:14	Break
02:15:55	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Mitchel	Wicker, Jewel	In Person
02:20:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fredericks, Alwyn	Wicker, Jewel	In Person
02:24:46	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Evans, Mitchel	Wicker, Jewel	In Person
02:26:04	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Mitchel	Burke, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:50:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fredericks, Alwyn	Burke, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:56:29	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Evans, Mitchel	Burke, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:58:08	Break
01:17:15	Witness Direct Examination	Fredericks, Alwyn	Stringer, Dr. Anthony Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:59:50	Witness Direct Examination	Bartlett, Shane	McFarland, Ellen	In Person
02:05:35	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Mitchel	McFarland, Ellen	In Person
02:06:30	Witness Direct Examination	Bartlett, Shane	Baker, Lauren	In Person
02:10:33	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Mitchel	Baker, Lauren	In Person
02:11:24	Witness Direct Examination	Bartlett, Shane	Reeves, Jasmin	In Person
02:21:05	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Mitchel	Reeves, Jasmin	In Person
02:24:06	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Openings - Damages

2 Chapters

AM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Wicker v. American Family Insurance et al

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Essentials

Training Libraries

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:05	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:00	End of Session