Firestone Tire Cases

Trial 03/05/10 – 03/18/10

Case Number: JCCP4160
Status: Concluded - Verdict
Industry: Automotive
Practice Area: Products Liability, Tort Law, Mass Torts
Judge: Anthony Mohr
Court: Central Civil West Courthouse
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles

Description

This trial is part of the statewide coordinated judicial proceeding involving Firestone tire tread separation and Ford Explorer rollover related litigation currently centralized in Los Angeles.

Plaintiffs are the family members of 11-year-old William Moreno, who died of massive head trauma when the Ford Explorer he and his family were riding in overturned in 2006. They claim the accident was caused by a tire recently installed by American Tire Depot that was subject to recall due to existing tread separation concerns.

The jury found for the plaintiffs and awarded damages of over $18M.

View free video clips from the case:
Roger Braugh delivers plaintiff's opening statement -- Clip 1
William DelHagen delivers defense's opening statement -- Clip 2

Sessions
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

March 18 - AM Session

Verdict

		Description
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:23	00:02:23	Reading of the Verdict
00:08:31	00:08:31	General Case Activities
00:29:35	00:29:35	End of Session

March 16 - AM Session

Closings

		Description	Attorney
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	00:01:31	Closing Statement	Braugh, Roger
01:03:55	01:03:55	Break
01:36:50	01:36:50	Closing Statement	Braugh, Roger
02:11:03	02:11:03	End of Session

March 16 - PM Session

Closings

		Description	Attorney
00:00:00	00:00:00	Closing Statement	DelHagen, William
01:02:38	01:02:38	Break
01:23:05	01:23:05	Closing Statement
01:37:10	01:37:10	Closing Statement	Hoelsher, Jason
01:51:35	01:51:35	General Case Activities
01:55:38	01:55:38	End of Session

March 15 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	00:00:46	General Case Activities	DelHagen, William
00:03:27	00:03:27	Break
00:14:37	00:14:37	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Arst, Mr. Jason	In Person
00:45:15	00:45:15	Break
01:03:43	01:03:43	Witness Cross Examination	Braugh, Roger	Arst, Mr. Jason	In Person
01:41:07	01:41:07	General Case Activities	DelHagen, William
01:44:40	01:44:40	End of Session

March 15 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	00:00:15	General Case Activities	Hoelsher, Jason
00:01:48	00:01:48	General Case Activities
00:04:34	00:04:34	General Case Activities
00:27:40	00:27:40	End of Session

March 12 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:40	00:00:40	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Ruiz, Mr. Jesse	In Person
00:08:42	00:08:42	Witness Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Ruiz, Mr. Jesse	In Person
00:12:48	00:12:48	General Case Activities
00:15:30	00:15:30	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Barragan, Officer Tony	Transcript Reading
00:18:26	00:18:26	General Case Activities
00:22:14	00:22:14	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Barragan, Officer Tony	Transcript Reading
00:34:58	00:34:58	Witness Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Barragan, Officer Tony	Transcript Reading
00:35:59	00:35:59	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
00:52:47	00:52:47	Break
01:12:37	01:12:37	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
01:38:53	01:38:53	Witness Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
01:45:42	01:45:42	General Case Activities
01:49:21	01:49:21	Witness Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
02:10:28	02:10:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Woehrle, Mr. William	Audio Recording
02:15:48	02:15:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Woehrle, Mr. William	In Person
02:18:12	02:18:12	End of Session

March 12 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Suarez, Mr. Geraldo	In Person
00:22:38	00:22:38	Break
00:26:15	00:26:15	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Suarez, Mr. Geraldo	In Person
00:26:49	00:26:49	Witness Cross Examination	Braugh, Roger	Suarez, Mr. Geraldo	In Person
00:34:53	00:34:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Suarez, Mr. Geraldo	In Person
00:36:22	00:36:22	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	In Person
00:41:10	00:41:10	Break
01:19:56	01:19:56	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	In Person
01:31:53	01:31:53	Witness Cross Examination	Braugh, Roger	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	In Person
01:43:55	01:43:55	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	In Person
01:45:26	01:45:26	End of Session

March 11 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mrs. Adreana	In Person
00:14:56	00:14:56	Break
01:28:37	01:28:37	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mrs. Adreana	In Person
00:37:24	00:37:24	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mrs. Maria	In Person
01:01:36	01:01:36	End of Session

March 11 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mrs. Adreana	In Person
00:15:08	00:15:08	Witness Direct Examination	DelHagen, William	O'Neal, Mr. Gene	In Person
00:54:58	00:54:58	Witness Cross Examination	Braugh, Roger	O'Neal, Mr. Gene	In Person
01:38:04	01:38:04	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:45:18	01:45:18	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
02:12:24	02:12:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
02:18:53	02:18:53	General Case Activities
02:27:41	02:27:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
02:31:18	02:31:18	End of Session
01:09:54	01:09:54	Break

March 10 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	00:00:47	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Jr.	In Person
00:28:17	00:28:17	Break
00:45:43	00:45:43	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Jr.	In Person
01:09:54	01:09:54	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Jr.	In Person
01:24:13	01:24:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Jr.	In Person
01:27:10	01:27:10	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Sr.	In Person
01:53:33	01:53:33	Break
02:07:47	02:07:47	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Sr.	In Person
02:33:51	02:33:51	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Moreno, Mr. Ramon Sr.	In Person
02:38:34	02:38:34	End of Session

March 10 - PM Session

Not in Session

March 9 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:08:43	00:08:43	General Case Activities
00:10:10	00:10:10	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:26:22	00:26:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:27:35	00:27:35	Break
00:37:41	00:37:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:41:04	00:41:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
00:45:45	00:45:45	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	Video Recording
01:08:29	01:08:29	Break
01:35:14	01:35:14	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	Video Recording
01:42:07	01:42:07	End of Session
00:00:00	00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person

March 9 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:30	00:00:30	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Garcia, Mr. Joseph	Video Recording
00:06:35	00:06:35	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Bugarin, Mr. Miguel	Video Recording
00:26:27	00:26:27	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Bugarin, Mr. Miguel	Video Recording
00:35:05	00:35:05	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
00:54:55	00:54:55	Break
01:10:08	01:10:08	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:21:45	01:21:45	General Case Activities
01:25:20	01:25:20	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
01:26:25	01:26:25	General Case Activities
01:37:47	01:37:47	Witness Direct Examination	Hoelsher, Jason	White, Mr. Jerry	In Person
00:00:05	00:00:05	General Case Activities

March 8 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:07	00:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
00:41:23	00:41:23	Break
01:07:05	01:07:05	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:41:06	01:41:06	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Lock, Mr. James	In Person

March 8 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
02:43:41	02:43:41	General Case Activities
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:49	00:00:49	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:00:19	01:00:19	Break
01:18:50	01:18:50	Witness Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:22:43	01:22:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:37:08	01:37:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	DelHagen, William	Lock, Mr. James	In Person
01:39:31	01:39:31	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
02:20:25	02:20:25	Break
02:26:18	02:26:18	Witness Direct Examination	Braugh, Roger	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
02:45:26	02:45:26	End of Session

March 5 - PM Session

Openings

		Description	Attorney
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:21	00:20:21	Opening Statement	Braugh, Roger
00:57:31	00:57:31	Break
01:08:34	01:08:34	Opening Statement	DelHagen, William