In Re Little Valley Fire Litigation

Summary

This will be the first trial stemming from the Little Valley Fire, a controlled burn started by the Nevada Division of Forestry in 2016 that spread out of control and caused in excess of $80 million in property damage.

Outcome

Verdict for Plaintiff

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Farmers, et al.
Defense: Nevada Division of Forestry, et al.

Judge: Scott Freeman
Jurisdiction: 2nd Circuit Court of Nevada
Court: 2nd Judicial District Court

Case Number: CV17-00225
Industry: Government, Insurance
Practice Area: Insurance, Negligence

Plaintiff

Farmers, et al.

Defense

Nevada Division of Forestry, et al.

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jeanney, William	Phillips , Gene	In Person
01:50:07	Break
02:08:05	Witness Direct Examination	Jeanney, William	Phillips , Gene	In Person
03:40:29	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Vander Wall, Dr. Steve Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:29	Witness Cross Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Vander Wall, Dr. Steve Ph.D.	In Person
02:00:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Vander Wall, Dr. Steve Ph.D.	In Person
02:03:30	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Tors, Jane		In Person
00:49:17	Witness Cross Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Tors, Jane		In Person
00:54:05	Witness Direct Examination	Jeanney, William	Prim, Roger		In Person
01:06:41	Witness Cross Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Prim, Roger		In Person
01:21:37	Witness Direct Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Healey, Marianne		In Person
01:47:57	Witness Cross Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Healey, Marianne		In Person
01:55:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Healey, Marianne		In Person
01:59:17	Witness Direct Examination	Jeanney, William	Dietrich, Michael	Other	In Person
02:14:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jeanney, William	Dietrich, Michael	Other	In Person
01:41:39	Break
01:59:32	Witness Direct Examination	Jeanney, William	Dietrich, Michael	Other	In Person
02:14:42	Witness Cross Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Dietrich, Michael	Other	In Person
03:24:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jeanney, William	Dietrich, Michael	Other	In Person
03:26:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Dietrich, Michael	Other	In Person
03:32:54	Witness Direct Examination	Jeanney, William	Freeland, Joe		Video Recording
03:47:08	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jeanney, William	Freeland, Joe		In Person
00:52:34	Witness Direct Examination	Pickett, Waylon	Schmitt, Kirk	Other	In Person
01:43:51	Break
01:58:58	Witness Cross Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Schmitt, Kirk	Other	In Person
02:19:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pickett, Waylon	Schmitt, Kirk	Other	In Person
02:21:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Schmitt, Kirk	Other	In Person
02:24:19	Witness Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Elliott, Ryan	Other	In Person
02:56:01	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

17 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Elliott, Ryan	Other	In Person
00:24:14	Witness Cross Examination	Pickett, Waylon	Elliott, Ryan	Other	In Person
00:27:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Elliott, Ryan	Other	In Person
00:30:29	Witness Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Shane, Ryan		In Person
01:09:08	Witness Cross Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Shane, Ryan		In Person
01:29:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Shane, Ryan		In Person
01:35:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Shane, Ryan		In Person
01:40:23	Witness Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	K.C., Kasey		In Person
02:12:54	Break
02:35:09	Witness Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	K.C., Kasey		In Person
02:50:20	Witness Cross Examination	Sharp, Matthew	K.C., Kasey		In Person
03:08:40	Break
03:14:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	K.C., Kasey		In Person
03:16:32	Witness Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Christopherson, John		In Person
03:33:04	Witness Cross Examination	Jeanney, William	Christopherson, John		In Person
03:54:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Christopherson, John		In Person
03:58:34	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Foster, Jason	In Person
01:26:43	Break
01:43:16	Witness Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Foster, Jason	In Person
02:38:05	Witness Cross Examination	Jeanney, William	Foster, Jason	In Person
03:08:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Foster, Jason	In Person
03:10:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jeanney, William	Foster, Jason	In Person
03:10:45	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Aguirre, Aaron	In Person
00:31:46	Witness Cross Examination	Maxwell, Kenneth	Aguirre, Aaron	In Person
01:04:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Aguirre, Aaron	In Person
01:07:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Maxwell, Kenneth	Aguirre, Aaron	In Person
01:08:21	Witness Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Jares, Alex	In Person
01:37:59	Witness Cross Examination	Maxwell, Kenneth	Jares, Alex	In Person
02:02:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Jares, Alex	In Person
02:06:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Maxwell, Kenneth	Jares, Alex	In Person
02:10:18	Break
02:26:34	Witness Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Tichenor, Kirby	In Person
03:02:08	Witness Cross Examination	Maxwell, Kenneth	Tichenor, Kirby	In Person
03:22:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Tichenor, Kirby	In Person
03:26:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Maxwell, Kenneth	Tichenor, Kirby	In Person
03:27:14	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Fisher, Jason		In Person
00:25:23	Witness Cross Examination	Jeanney, William	Fisher, Jason		In Person
00:38:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Fisher, Jason		In Person
00:39:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jeanney, William	Fisher, Jason		In Person
00:42:20	Witness Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Mena, Chad		In Person
01:20:20	Witness Cross Examination	Jeanney, William	Mena, Chad		In Person
01:26:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Mena, Chad		In Person
01:33:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jeanney, William	Mena, Chad		In Person
01:34:07	Break
01:53:30	Witness Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Wetzel, Michael	Other	In Person
02:38:40	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Wetzel, Michael	Other	In Person
01:39:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shevorski, Steven	Wetzel, Michael	Other	In Person
01:46:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sharp, Matthew	Wetzel, Michael	Other	In Person
01:52:08	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Mitchell, Dr. David Ph.D.	Other	In Person
00:51:51	Witness Cross Examination	Pickett, Waylon	Mitchell, Dr. David Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:22:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Haar, Theresa	Mitchell, Dr. David Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:26:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Pickett, Waylon	Mitchell, Dr. David Ph.D.	Other	In Person
01:29:38	End of Session

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:30	Closing Statement	Jeanney, William
01:16:46	Closing Statement	Sharp, Matthew
01:43:05	Break
01:54:40	Closing Statement	Shevorski, Steven
02:37:13	Closing Statement	Jeanney, William
02:38:38	General Case Activities
02:41:48	End of Session

In Re Little Valley Fire Litigation

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:04	General Case Activities
		00:03:29	End of Session