Crouch v. Playboy

Trial 07/28/10 – 08/11/10

Case Number: BC409425
Status: Concluded - Verdict
Industry: Communications
Practice Area: Employment Law, Tort Law
Judge: Conrad Aragon
Court: Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles

Description

A master control operator at Playboy TV who monitored the Playboy Channel for quality control, prevailed on her sexual harassment claim against co-worker Charles Dorn and Playboy, although she did not prevail on her disability discrimination claim.

The jury awarded compensatory damages of $182.5K, as well as punitive damages against Mr. Dorn of $10K.

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Sessions
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

August 11 - AM Session

Other

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:08	00:00:08	General Case Activities
00:04:40	00:04:40	Break
01:33:25	01:33:25	General Case Activities
01:34:42	01:34:42	Reading of the Verdict
01:38:10	01:38:10	General Case Activities
01:50:40	01:50:40	Break
02:06:01	02:06:01	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Dorn, Charles	In Person
02:07:25	02:07:25	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Dorn, Charles	In Person
02:08:50	02:08:50	General Case Activities
02:10:44	02:10:44	Break
02:25:26	02:25:26	General Case Activities
02:26:10	02:26:10	Reading of the Verdict
02:26:53	02:26:53	General Case Activities
02:28:25	02:28:25	General Case Activities
02:29:35	02:29:35	End of Session

August 9 - AM Session

Closings

		Description	Attorney
00:00:20	00:00:20	General Case Activities
00:02:52	00:02:52	Closing Statement	Valencia, Mark
01:01:44	01:01:44	End of Session

August 9 - PM Session

Closings

		Description	Attorney
00:00:04	00:00:04	Closing Statement	Mills, Jason
01:00:45	01:00:45	Break
01:23:49	01:23:49	Closing Statement	Valencia, Mark
01:41:19	01:41:19	General Case Activities
02:15:17	02:15:17	General Case Activities
02:16:13	02:16:13	End of Session

August 6 - AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Mankowski, Steve	In Person
00:05:15	00:05:15	Witness Cross Examination	Valencia, Mark	Mankowski, Steve	In Person
00:06:27	00:06:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Mankowski, Steve	In Person
00:07:30	00:07:30	Witness Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Santana, Lee	In Person
00:25:05	00:25:05	Witness Cross Examination	Valencia, Mark	Santana, Lee	In Person
00:32:08	00:32:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Santana, Lee	In Person
00:33:24	00:33:24	End of Session

August 6 - PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Glaser, Dr. David	In Person
00:27:18	00:27:18	End of Session

August 5 - AM Session

Other

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:18	00:00:18	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Vega, Evan	Transcript Reading
00:16:30	00:16:30	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Vega, Evan	Transcript Reading
00:27:47	00:27:47	Break
00:40:42	00:40:42	General Case Activities
00:42:47	00:42:47	Witness Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Hicks, Joe	In Person
01:01:30	01:01:30	Witness Cross Examination	Valencia, Mark	Hicks, Joe	In Person
01:07:14	01:07:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Hicks, Joe	In Person
01:08:08	01:08:08	End of Session

August 5 - PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:02	00:00:02	General Case Activities
00:01:20	00:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Whening, Christopher	In Person
00:06:14	00:06:14	Witness Cross Examination	Valencia, Mark	Whening, Christopher	In Person
00:06:32	00:06:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Whening, Christopher	In Person
00:07:34	00:07:34	Witness Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Rivas, Carlos	In Person
00:13:22	00:13:22	Witness Cross Examination	Valencia, Mark	Rivas, Carlos	In Person
00:16:35	00:16:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Rivas, Carlos	In Person
00:17:31	00:17:31	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Johnson, Shere	In Person
00:32:43	00:32:43	Break
00:52:14	00:52:14	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Villa, Brenda	In Person
00:56:26	00:56:26	Witness Direct Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Dorn, Charles	In Person
00:58:51	00:58:51	Witness Cross Examination	Valencia, Mark	Dorn, Charles	In Person
00:59:06	00:59:06	General Case Activities
01:00:23	01:00:23	End of Session

August 4 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Crouch, Julie	In Person
00:11:28	00:11:28	Witness Cross Examination	Mills, Jason	Crouch, Julie	In Person
01:40:34	01:40:34	End of Session

August 4 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Mills, Jason	Crouch, Julie	In Person
00:02:30	00:02:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Crouch, Julie	In Person
00:15:55	00:15:55	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Carter, Dr. Scott	In Person
00:16:45	00:16:45	General Case Activities
00:18:05	00:18:05	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Carter, Dr. Scott	In Person
00:26:50	00:26:50	Break
00:35:26	00:35:26	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Carter, Dr. Scott	In Person
01:07:22	01:07:22	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Carter, Dr. Scott	In Person
01:48:22	01:48:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Carter, Dr. Scott	In Person
01:54:25	01:54:25	End of Session

August 3 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	00:01:15	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Tremazi, Dr. Jaffar	In Person
00:15:46	00:15:46	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Tremazi, Dr. Jaffar	In Person
00:41:24	00:41:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Tremazi, Dr. Jaffar	In Person
00:45:36	00:45:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Tremazi, Dr. Jaffar	In Person
00:47:28	00:47:28	Break
01:01:21	01:01:21	General Case Activities
01:02:30	01:02:30	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Medina, Mr.	Video Recording
01:34:25	01:34:25	Witness Cross Examination	Mills, Jason	Medina, Mr.	Video Recording
02:04:31	02:04:31	End of Session

August 3 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:40	00:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Devine, Carol	Transcript Reading
00:09:04	00:09:04	Witness Cross Examination	Mills, Jason	Devine, Carol	Transcript Reading
00:09:26	00:09:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Devine, Carol	Transcript Reading
00:11:05	00:11:05	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Crouch, Garrett	In Person
00:26:02	00:26:02	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Crouch, Garrett	In Person
00:34:02	00:34:02	End of Session
00:38:25	00:38:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Crouch, Garrett	In Person
00:40:57	00:40:57	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Crouch, Julie	In Person
01:20:48	01:20:48	Break
01:39:02	01:39:02	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Crouch, Julie	In Person

August 2 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:25	00:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Burton, Jennifer	In Person
00:26:15	00:26:15	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Burton, Jennifer	In Person
00:55:00	00:55:00	Break
01:02:09	01:02:09	General Case Activities
01:03:17	01:03:17	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Venson, Eric	In Person
01:38:00	01:38:00	Witness Cross Examination	Mills, Jason	Venson, Eric	In Person
01:54:25	01:54:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Venson, Eric	In Person
01:54:55	01:54:55	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mills, Jason	Venson, Eric	In Person
01:55:28	01:55:28	End of Session

August 2 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:52	00:00:52	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Mendoza, Victor	In Person
01:00:20	01:00:20	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Mendoza, Victor	In Person
01:13:10	01:13:10	Break
01:24:15	01:24:15	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Mendoza, Victor	In Person
02:12:09	02:12:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Mendoza, Victor	In Person
02:20:41	02:20:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Mendoza, Victor	In Person
02:24:17	02:24:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Mendoza, Victor	In Person
02:25:24	02:25:24	End of Session

July 30 - AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Villa, Brenda	In Person
00:59:52	00:59:52	Break
01:15:12	01:15:12	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Villa, Brenda	In Person
02:17:58	02:17:58	End of Session

July 30 - PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mills, Jason	Villa, Brenda	In Person
00:14:15	00:14:15	Witness Direct Examination			In Person
00:40:55	00:40:55	Witness Direct Examination			In Person
01:08:44	01:08:44	Break
01:25:52	01:25:52	Witness Direct Examination			In Person
01:35:30	01:35:30	Witness Direct Examination			In Person
02:07:53	02:07:53	End of Session

July 29 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:43	00:01:43	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Johnson, Shere	In Person
01:15:07	01:15:07	Break
01:29:21	01:29:21	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Johnson, Shere	In Person
02:28:20	02:28:20	End of Session

July 29 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:04	00:00:04	General Case Activities
00:01:30	00:01:30	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Johnson, Shere	In Person
00:07:08	00:07:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Johnson, Shere	In Person
00:10:07	00:10:07	Break
00:21:46	00:21:46	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	O'Connell, Danielle	In Person
01:22:38	01:22:38	Break
01:31:25	01:31:25	Witness Cross Examination	Mills, Jason	O'Connell, Danielle	In Person
01:43:05	01:43:05	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Nguyn, Tony	In Person
02:17:33	02:17:33	End of Session

July 28 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:44	00:02:44	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Dorn, Charles	In Person
00:25:33	00:25:33	Break
00:36:50	00:36:50	Witness Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Dorn, Charles	Video Recording
00:58:00	00:58:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Dorn, Charles	In Person
01:37:58	01:37:58	Break
01:48:45	01:48:45	Witness Cross Examination	Fitzgerald, Barbara	Dorn, Charles	In Person
02:17:13	02:17:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Valencia, Mark	Dorn, Charles	In Person
02:33:28	02:33:28	End of Session