Hinton v. Costco

VERDICT

Trial
06/27/11 – 07/06/11

Summary

In this retail negligence litigation proceeding, plaintiffs Brandon Hinton and Rachelle Hinton alleged Costco Wholesale Corporation of being negligent in handing over specialized commercial machinery to an inexperienced employee which caused Brandon Hinton to suffer from a broken wrist, when an employee at the Costco retail outlet lost control of shopping carts. The plaintiffs claimed that the broken wrist broke up their marriage. The plaintiff’s counsels argued that in order to save himself Brandon Hinton tried to block the shopping carts while being on the driver’s seat of his car.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney James Crockett. The defendant in this case, Costco Wholesale International Inc. was represented by attorney Sharon Nelson.

Outcome

Fault: Plaintiff- 40%, Costco-60%
Past Medical: 100,000
Past Non-Economic: 50,000
Future Non-Economic: 250,000

Case Information
Attorneys
Witnesses
Plaintiff
Defense
Verdict
$400,000
Judge
Valerie Adair
Jurisdiction
8th District Court of Nevada
Court
Regional Justice Center
Case Number
07A539823
Industry
Retail
Practice Area
Negligence
Plaintiff
Hinton, Brandon
Defense
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Expert Witnesses
Lay Witnesses

Sessions

JUN
28
JUN
29
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
3 Chapters
JUN
30
JUL
1
AM Session
Closings
2 Chapters
JUL
5
JUL
6

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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