Willetts v. Acton

Summary

This personal injury case arises from a vehicular collision between plaintiff and defendant. Plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages in the case, claiming defendant was cited for DUI after the collision and was negligent in operating his vehicle.
The jury, while finding the defendant at fault, awarded no monetary damages to the plaintiff.

Outcome

The jury found the defendant at fault but awarded no damages to the plaintiff.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Willetts, Leslie
Defense: Acton, John

Judge: Eric Richardson
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Fulton County
Court: Justice Center Tower

Case Number: 12ev014542F
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Tort Law

Plaintiff

Willetts, Leslie

Represented By:
Bell, Lloyd (Bell Law Firm)

Defense

Acton, John

Represented By:
Eidex, Jay (Sharon W. Ware and Associates)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:17	General Case Activities
00:10:29	Opening Statement	Bell, Lloyd
00:36:40	Opening Statement	Eidex, Jay
00:36:40	Witness Cross Examination	Eidex, Jay	Sawtell, Officer Keith	In Person
00:48:01	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Sawtell, Officer Keith	In Person
01:07:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Sawtell, Officer Keith	In Person
01:08:20	General Case Activities
01:09:25	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Elstad, Adrienne	Video Recording
00:09:34	Witness Cross Examination	Eidex, Jay	Elstad, Adrienne	Video Recording
00:19:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Willetts, Leslie	In Person
00:33:26	Witness Cross Examination	Eidex, Jay	Willetts, Leslie	In Person
00:42:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Willetts, Leslie	In Person
00:52:05	General Case Activities
00:53:18	General Case Activities
01:05:16	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Willetts v. Acton

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:56	General Case Activities	Bell, Lloyd
01:05:05	Break
01:22:04	General Case Activities
01:26:04	Witness Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Acton, John	In Person
02:25:11	Witness Cross Examination	Eidex, Jay	Acton, John	In Person
02:39:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Acton, John	In Person
02:46:01	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Eidex, Jay	Acton, John	In Person
02:46:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bell, Lloyd	Acton, John	In Person
02:47:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:43	General Case Activities
00:17:25	Closing Statement	Bell, Lloyd
00:56:00	Closing Statement	Eidex, Jay
01:32:00	Closing Statement	Bell, Lloyd
01:44:03	General Case Activities
01:45:16	General Case Activities
01:45:57	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:11	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:50	General Case Activities
		00:08:45	General Case Activities
		00:09:51	End of Session