Ekbatani v. Caltrans

Summary

A Redondo Beach intersection with poor visibility that was allegedly known by state officials to be dangerous was the cause of a traffic accident that resulted in the partial amputation of a former UCLA football players leg, his attorney told jurors in a trial currently underway in California state court.

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Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff - $35,000,000.00

CalTrans - 70%
Mesfin Kinfu - 30%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ekbatani, Nick
Defense: CalTrans
Kinfu, Mesfin
Verdict: $35,000,000

Judge: Anthony Mohr
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Stanley Mosk Courthouse

Case Number: BC504902
Industry: Automotive, Transportation
Practice Area: Negligence, Transportation

Plaintiff

Ekbatani, Nick

Represented By:
Mardirossian, Garo (Mardirossian Akaragian LLP)

Defense

CalTrans

Defense

Kinfu, Mesfin

SESSIONS WITH Kim Nguyen

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:10	Opening Statement	Mason, Wayne
00:16:22	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Campa, Kenneth	In Person
00:40:46	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Campa, Kenneth	In Person
00:52:53	Break
01:10:01	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Campa, Kenneth	In Person
01:24:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Campa, Kenneth	In Person
01:35:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Campa, Kenneth	In Person
01:37:41	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Kim, Sin	In Person
01:53:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Landerville, Jon	In Person
00:17:52	Break
00:20:42	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Landerville, Jon	In Person
00:47:39	Break
01:03:23	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Landerville, Jon	In Person
01:43:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Landerville, Jon	In Person
00:42:00	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Landerville, Jon	In Person
00:55:06	Break
01:03:24	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Landerville, Jon	In Person
02:24:29	Witness Cross Examination	Killingsworth, Mark	Landerville, Jon	In Person
02:39:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Landerville, Jon	In Person
02:43:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Landerville, Jon	In Person
02:47:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Turner, Officer William	In Person
00:49:50	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Turner, Officer William	In Person
00:56:23	Break
01:16:25	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Turner, Officer William	In Person
01:20:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Turner, Officer William	In Person
01:21:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Turner, Officer William	In Person
01:25:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Turner, Officer William	In Person
01:26:04	General Case Activities		Turner, Officer William	In Person
01:28:24	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Kim, Sin	In Person
01:48:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bukata, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
01:05:15	Break
01:25:32	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bukata, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
02:29:01	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Mendence, Sgt. Jeffrey	In Person
00:40:51	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Mendence, Sgt. Jeffrey	In Person
00:58:51	Witness Cross Examination	Killingsworth, Mark	Mendence, Sgt. Jeffrey	In Person
01:01:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Mendence, Sgt. Jeffrey	In Person
01:05:55	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Nguyen, Kim	In Person
01:38:26	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Nguyen, Kim	In Person
00:05:01	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Nguyen, Kim	In Person
00:15:40	Witness Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Nguyen, Kim	In Person
01:01:15	Break
01:17:28	Witness Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Nguyen, Kim	In Person
01:29:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Nguyen, Kim	In Person
01:34:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Nguyen, Kim	In Person
01:47:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Nguyen, Kim	In Person
01:53:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Nguyen, Kim	In Person
01:57:19	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ayanbadejo , Brendon	In Person
02:35:07	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Ayanbadejo , Brendon	In Person
02:38:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ayanbadejo , Brendon	In Person
02:41:13	End of Session

DEC

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Patterson, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:00:29	Break
01:16:56	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Patterson, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:22:37	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Patterson, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:35:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Patterson, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:44:02	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
01:53:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Tennant, Kelli	In Person
00:54:33	Break
01:15:06	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Tennant, Kelli	In Person
01:26:09	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Tennant, Kelli	In Person
01:32:52	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
02:26:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Barnes, Mrs. Elizabeth RN	In Person
00:40:59	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Barnes, Mrs. Elizabeth RN	In Person
00:49:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Barnes, Mrs. Elizabeth RN	In Person
00:51:36	Break
01:05:58	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Kim, Sin	In Person
01:21:03	Witness Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Kim, Sin	In Person
01:47:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Kim, Sin	In Person
00:33:50	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Kim, Sin	In Person
01:36:35	Break
01:54:11	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bukata, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
02:15:03	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Bukata, Dr. Susan M.D.	In Person
02:21:50	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Kim, Sin	In Person
03:00:45	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Kim, Sin	In Person
03:21:58	Witness Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Kim, Sin	In Person
03:39:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
01:03:57	Break
01:31:46	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
01:39:34	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
02:47:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
00:06:56	Break
00:10:37	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
01:14:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
00:39:08	Witness Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
01:16:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
01:19:04	Break
01:50:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
02:03:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
02:04:29	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Williamson, Dr. Bennett Ph.D.	In Person
02:43:21	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Williamson, Dr. Bennett Ph.D.	In Person
03:02:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:41	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Armstrong, Ashley	Video Recording
00:16:41	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Joseph, Christopher	In Person
00:34:15	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Carter-Lourensz, Dr. Janice M.D.	In Person
00:56:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Carter-Lourensz, Dr. Janice M.D.	In Person
00:54:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Carter-Lourensz, Dr. Janice M.D.	In Person
01:05:56	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Andersen, Richard	In Person
01:16:44	Break
01:53:37	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Andersen, Richard	In Person
02:12:55	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Andersen, Richard	In Person
02:28:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Andersen, Richard	In Person
02:29:32	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Johnson, Robert	In Person
02:59:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Guerrero, Daniel	In Person
00:38:36	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Guerrero, Daniel	In Person
00:41:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Guerrero, Daniel	In Person
00:42:30	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Carter-Lourensz, Dr. Janice M.D.	In Person
00:53:15	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Carter-Lourensz, Dr. Janice M.D.	In Person
01:09:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Johnson, Robert	In Person
00:18:39	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Johnson, Robert	In Person
00:48:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Johnson, Robert	In Person
01:05:49	Break
01:15:44	General Case Activities
01:20:45	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Soiffer, Renee	Video Recording
01:32:24	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ekbatani, Amir "NIck"	In Person
01:45:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ekbatani, Amir "NIck"	In Person
01:18:38	Break
01:44:52	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ekbatani, Amir "NIck"	In Person
02:14:56	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Ekbatani, Amir "NIck"	In Person
02:36:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ekbatani, Amir "NIck"	In Person
02:43:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bruno, Gene	Video Recording
00:23:58	Witness Direct Examination	Grace, Matthew	Campbell, Clay	In Person
01:07:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Grace, Matthew	Campbell, Clay	In Person
01:10:40	Break
01:30:58	Witness Direct Examination	Grace, Matthew	Campbell, Clay	In Person
01:33:47	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Campbell, Clay	In Person
02:15:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Grace, Matthew	Bruno, Gene	In Person
00:45:57	Break
00:58:51	Witness Direct Examination	Grace, Matthew	Bruno, Gene	In Person
01:04:35	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bruno, Gene	In Person
01:34:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Grace, Matthew	Bruno, Gene	In Person
01:35:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bruno, Gene	In Person
01:38:08	General Case Activities
01:41:02	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Vavoulis, Ted	In Person
02:10:39	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Vavoulis, Ted	In Person
02:15:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Torabzadeh , Seyed	In Person
00:17:07	Break
00:25:02	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Torabzadeh , Seyed	In Person
00:27:14	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Torabzadeh , Seyed	In Person
00:36:12	Witness Cross Examination	Killingsworth, Mark	Torabzadeh , Seyed	In Person
00:40:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Torabzadeh , Seyed	In Person
00:41:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Torabzadeh , Seyed	In Person
00:45:25	Break
00:52:49	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Mate, John	In Person
01:11:22	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Mate, John	In Person
01:14:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Campbell, Clay	In Person
00:28:07	Witness Cross Examination	Killingsworth, Mark	Campbell, Clay	In Person
00:43:22	Break
01:00:07	Witness Cross Examination	Killingsworth, Mark	Campbell, Clay	In Person
01:02:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Grace, Matthew	Campbell, Clay	In Person
01:07:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Campbell, Clay	In Person
01:09:52	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Bamfield, JD	In Person
01:47:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Mate, John	In Person
00:16:59	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Mate, John	In Person
00:46:13	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Mate, John	In Person
00:51:15	Witness Cross Examination	Mason, John	Mate, John	In Person
01:01:30	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Mate, John	In Person
01:13:08	Break
01:36:56	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Bamfield, JD	In Person
02:31:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Bamfield, JD	In Person
00:58:19	Break
01:18:59	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Bamfield, JD	In Person
01:51:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Bamfield, JD	In Person
00:05:05	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bamfield, JD	In Person
01:07:47	Witness Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Bamfield, JD	In Person
01:20:14	Break
01:48:03	Witness Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Bamfield, JD	In Person
02:23:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Bamfield, JD	In Person
02:40:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bamfield, JD	In Person
02:47:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mason, Wayne	Bamfield, JD	In Person
02:49:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Bamfield, JD	In Person
02:50:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bamfield, JD	In Person
02:54:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bamfield, JD	In Person
00:16:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Bamfield, JD	In Person
00:18:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Bamfield, JD	In Person
00:18:50	General Case Activities
00:27:03	Break
00:45:20	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Wayne	Krauss, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Wayne	Krauss, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:30:13	Break
00:32:07	Witness Direct Examination	Woodward, Karen	Kinfu, Mesfin	In Person
00:50:16	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Kinfu, Mesfin	In Person
00:55:13	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Kinfu, Mesfin	In Person
01:18:53	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Kinfu, Mesfin	In Person
01:20:56	Witness Direct Examination	Killingsworth, Mark	Douglas, Robert	Transcript Reading
01:38:15	Break
01:39:53	Witness Direct Examination	Killingsworth, Mark	Douglas, Robert	Transcript Reading
01:43:50	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Douglas, Robert	Transcript Reading
01:57:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mason, Wayne	Krauss, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:39:41	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Krauss, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:42:03	Break
00:50:42	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Krauss, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Krauss, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:23:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mason, Wayne	Krauss, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:24:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Grace, Matthew	Krauss, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:24:38	Witness Direct Examination	Killingsworth, Mark	Husher, Stein	In Person
01:00:23	Break
01:20:30	Witness Direct Examination	Killingsworth, Mark	Husher, Stein	In Person
01:46:09	Witness Cross Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Husher, Stein	In Person
01:57:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
00:13:40	Break
00:25:49	Witness Direct Examination	Mardirossian, Garo	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
00:28:19	Witness Cross Examination	Siciliano, Jill	Ruzak, Edward	In Person
00:31:25	General Case Activities
00:49:29	End of Session

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Ekbatani v. Caltrans

Summary

Outcome

SESSIONS WITH Kim Nguyen

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:17	Opening Statement	Mardirossian, Garo
01:45:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:04	Break
00:23:34	Closing Statement	Mardirossian, Garo
01:10:56	Break
01:36:10	Closing Statement	Mardirossian, Garo
02:32:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:41	Closing Statement	Siciliano, Jill
01:31:51	Break
02:04:02	Closing Statement	Siciliano, Jill
02:08:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:15	Closing Statement	Mason, Wayne
00:28:53	Closing Statement	Mardirossian, Garo
01:33:32	General Case Activities
01:42:09	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:07	Break
		00:07:21	General Case Activities
		00:10:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:37	General Case Activities	Mardirossian, Garo
00:05:59	General Case Activities	Mason, Wayne
00:08:28	General Case Activities	Siciliano, Jill
00:11:40	General Case Activities	Mardirossian, Garo	Soiffer, Renee	Video Recording
00:22:32	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:17:15	General Case Activities
		00:20:32	End of Session