LaGuerre v. Peachtree Property Sub LLC, et al.

Summary

Plaintiff seeks damages against a building contractor for injuries he claims he suffered when a metal pipe fell from a hotel's rooftop pool and struck his head.

Outcome

For the plaintiff: 5.5 million, including:
$5 million in compensatories.
$500,336 in punitives.
100% of fault assigned to the defendant.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Laguerre, Max
Defense: Cajun Contract Inc
Verdict: $5,500,336

Judge: Dax Lopez
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Dekalb County
Court: DeKalb County Courthouse

Case Number: 17A64087
Industry: Hospitality
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Laguerre, Max

Represented By:
Schneider, Bethany (Schneider Law, P.C.)
Davis, Betty (The Davis Injury Firm)

Defense

Cajun Contract Inc

Represented By:
Jones, Tony (Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith )

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:09:50	Opening Statement	Schneider, Bethany
00:48:00	Opening Statement	Jones, Tony
00:52:56	Break
01:04:10	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Betty	Herve, Jon	In Person
01:17:21	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Herve, Jon	In Person
01:21:30	Witness Direct Examination		Bossier, Troy	Video Recording
01:28:54	Break
01:48:08	Witness Direct Examination		Munoz, Jose	Transcript Reading
02:16:06	Witness Direct Examination		Munoz, Rafael	Transcript Reading
02:33:24	Witness Direct Examination		Bossier, Troy	Video Recording
03:11:22	Break
03:31:13	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Betty	Laguerre, Yarlean	In Person
03:58:57	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Laguerre, Yarlean	In Person
04:05:13	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:05:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Betty	Laguerre, Max "Hardy"	In Person
00:10:00	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Tony	Laguerre, Max "Hardy"	In Person
00:12:31	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Betty	Laguerre, Natalie	In Person
00:17:15	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Tony	Laguerre, Natalie	In Person
00:19:15	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Vernon, Gary	In Person
01:01:46	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Tony	Vernon, Gary	In Person
01:08:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Vernon, Gary	In Person
01:11:13	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Tony	Vernon, Gary	In Person
01:12:16	Break
01:23:02	Witness Direct Examination		Ashley, Dr. Angela M.D.	Video Recording
02:53:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Ashley, Dr. Angela M.D.	Video Recording
01:04:03	Break
01:17:49	Witness Direct Examination		Ashley, Dr. Angela M.D.	Video Recording
02:42:40	Break
02:56:19	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Betty	Benard , Roosevelt	In Person
03:02:55	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Tony	Benard , Roosevelt	In Person
03:05:27	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Laguerre, Max	In Person
04:05:21	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Tony	Laguerre, Max	In Person
01:07:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Laguerre, Max	In Person
01:16:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Jones, Tony	Laguerre, Max	In Person
01:20:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Laguerre, Max	In Person
01:21:01	Break
01:37:39	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Betty	Owens, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:21:18	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Tony	Owens, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:27:38	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Laguerre, Maxine	In Person
02:51:42	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, Tony	Laguerre, Maxine	In Person
02:56:22	General Case Activities
02:57:47	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

20 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:38	Witness Direct Examination		Palmer, Patrick	Transcript Reading
00:24:14	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Bossier, Troy	In Person
00:49:48	Break
01:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Bossier, Troy	In Person
01:37:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Bossier, Troy	In Person
01:41:58	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Diaz, Victor	In Person
01:56:47	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Diaz, Victor	In Person
02:02:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Diaz, Victor	In Person
02:04:34	Break
02:14:40	General Case Activities
02:18:53	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Munoz, Jose	In Person
02:30:08	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Munoz, Jose	In Person
02:39:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Munoz, Jose	In Person
02:41:16	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Munoz, Rafael	In Person
02:52:41	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Munoz, Rafael	In Person
03:03:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, Tony	Munoz, Rafael	In Person
03:06:45	Break
03:18:53	General Case Activities
03:55:00	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

6 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

LaGuerre v. Peachtree Property Sub LLC, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Schneider, Bethany
00:44:40	Closing Statement	Jones, Tony
01:13:29	Break
01:27:06	Closing Statement	Schneider, Bethany
02:04:03	General Case Activities
02:33:15	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:01	Break
		00:16:08	General Case Activities
		00:25:00	Break
		01:09:50	Reading of the Verdict
		01:12:51	End of Session