James Cobb v. County of Los Angeles

Summary

Jury trial in personal injury lawsuit filed by a man whose legs were crushed by a USC Medical Center employee driving a forklift across a crosswalk.

Outcome

Verdict For Plaintiff $10,897,636.61

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cobb, James
Defense: County of Los Angeles
Verdict: $10,897,637

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

Case Number: BC582690
Industry
Practice Area

Plaintiff

Cobb, James

Represented By:
Vartazarian, Steve (The Vartazarian Law Firm)

Defense

County of Los Angeles

Represented By:
Guterres, Tomas (Collins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP)
Evangelista, Vanessa (Collins Collins Muir + Stewart LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Opening Statement	Vartazarian, Steve
		00:32:10	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:23	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Balmaceda, Officer Danny	Video Recording
00:17:04	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Lowi, Alvin III	In Person
00:56:33	Break
01:11:39	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Lowi, Alvin III	In Person
01:57:03	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Lowi, Alvin III	In Person
00:22:23	Witness Cross Examination	Guterres, Tomas	Lowi, Alvin III	In Person
00:49:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Lowi, Alvin III	In Person
01:02:46	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Guterres, Tomas	Lowi, Alvin III	In Person
01:05:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Lowi, Alvin III	In Person
01:06:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Guterres, Tomas	Lowi, Alvin III	In Person
01:06:57	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	White, Karen	In Person
01:34:22	Break
01:53:34	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	White, Karen	In Person
02:30:06	Witness Direct Examination	Evangelista, Vanessa	White, Karen	In Person
02:39:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	White, Karen	In Person
02:50:21	End of Session

AUG

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Esposito, Marc	Video Recording
00:28:10	Witness Direct Examination	Daniels, William	Broadus, Paul	In Person
00:52:34	Witness Cross Examination	Evangelista, Vanessa	Broadus, Paul	In Person
01:05:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Daniels, William	Broadus, Paul	In Person
01:12:29	Break
01:27:03	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Hunt, Tamorah	In Person
02:09:50	Witness Cross Examination	Guterres, Tomas	Hunt, Tamorah	In Person
02:26:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Hunt, Tamorah	In Person
02:29:16	Break
02:44:25	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Charlton, Dr. Timothy M.D.	Video Recording
03:18:12	Break
03:25:15	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Charlton, Dr. Timothy M.D.	Video Recording
03:43:53	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Charlton, Dr. Timothy M.D.	Video Recording
00:28:08	Witness Cross Examination	Evangelista, Vanessa	Charlton, Dr. Timothy M.D.	Video Recording
00:32:51	Break
00:41:22	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Van Dam, Gregory	In Person
01:10:21	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Guterres, Tomas	Gardiner, John	In Person
00:16:32	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Gardiner, John	In Person
00:54:55	Break
01:03:40	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Gardiner, John	In Person
01:21:08	Break
01:41:33	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Gardiner, John	In Person
02:08:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Guterres, Tomas	Gardiner, John	In Person
02:20:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Gardiner, John	In Person
02:32:33	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Carey, Dr. Joseph M.D.	Video Recording
02:45:27	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Rosenberg, Dr. M.D.	Video Recording
02:48:12	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Evangelista, Vanessa	Rosenberg, Dr. M.D.	Video Recording
00:01:30	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Esposito, Marc	Video Recording
00:57:09	Break
01:17:17	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Wagner, Dr. Kendall M.D.	Video Recording
01:44:58	Break
02:01:13	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Wagner, Dr. Kendall M.D.	Video Recording
02:14:11	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Cobb, James	In Person
00:33:58	Break
00:52:19	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Cobb, James	In Person
01:45:13	Break
02:02:48	Witness Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Cobb, James	In Person
02:34:07	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Evangelista, Vanessa	Cobb, James	In Person
00:26:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Cobb, James	In Person
00:35:00	Break
00:54:54	Witness Direct Examination	Evangelista, Vanessa	Bennett, Edward	In Person
01:25:17	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Evangelista, Vanessa	Bennett, Edward	In Person
00:01:44	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Bennett, Edward	In Person
01:01:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Evangelista, Vanessa	Bennett, Edward	In Person
01:04:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Bennett, Edward	In Person
01:06:14	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Evangelista, Vanessa	Weiner, David	In Person
00:15:02	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Weiner, David	In Person
00:30:05	Break
00:39:06	Witness Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Weiner, David	In Person
00:54:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Guterres, Tomas	Weiner, David	In Person
00:55:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Weiner, David	In Person
00:58:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Guterres, Tomas	Weiner, David	In Person
00:59:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Vartazarian, Steve	Weiner, David	In Person
00:59:57	General Case Activities
01:16:03	Break
01:48:17	General Case Activities
01:57:15	End of Session

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

AUG

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

James Cobb v. County of Los Angeles

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Vartazarian, Steve
00:50:15	Break
00:59:19	Closing Statement	Guterres, Tomas
01:30:04	Closing Statement	Vartazarian, Steve
01:42:44	General Case Activities
01:49:32	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:07:32	General Case Activities
		00:09:46	End of Session