Talia Wise v. Six Flags, et al.
VERDICT
Trial
08/04/23 – 08/31/23
Summary
A California state court jury cleared Six Flags Magic Mountain of all liability last September in a long-running lawsuit alleging a roller coaster at the amusement park caused a girl's traumatic brain injury.
The Los Angeles County jury returned their verdict one day after hearing closing arguments in a trial that began on on August 4. They found in a 10-2 decision that the Green Lantern coaster did not cause injuries to plaintiff Talia Wise, who claimed the ride caused damage to her brain in 2015 when she was 13-years-old.
Outcome
Verdict for defendant.
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- Stephen Czuleger
- Jurisdiction
- Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
- Court
- Spring Street Courthouse
- Case Number
- BC679307
- Industry
- Entertainment
- Practice Area
- Negligence
- Expert Witnesses
- Anderson , Dr. Carol M.D
- Biesbroeck, Dr. Eric
- Fazzini, Dr. Enrico M.D.
- Gibson, Dr. Douglas
- Kanner, Dr. Andrew M.D.
- King, Dr. Brian
- Nager, Dr. Alan
- Nudleman, Dr. Kenneth
- Pribonic, Edward
- Rey, Dr. Gustavo
- Reyes, Christino
- Shah, Russell
- Smith, Dr. Stan Ph.D.
- Velez-Ruiz, Dr. Naymee
- Voss, Daniel
- Zackler, Dr. Lester M.D.
- Lay Witnesses
- Agrusa, Angela
- Baker, DeAnn
- Bell, Anastasia
- Bercerra, Amanda
- Branch, Dr. Nicholas
- Burkhart, Timothy
- Chickola, Lawrence
- Cohn, Morgan
- Corbin, Christine
- Dofflow, Timothy
- Douglas, Salome
- Hanagami, Blake
- Hansen, Hailey
- Holden, Dorian
- Hoye, Christopher
- Hoye, Destiny
- Hudgins, Jeffrey
- Jones, Brian
- Kelly, Vincent
- Lescinski, Lynn
- Lewis, Areinna
- Marinoni, Christin
- Miyahira, Justin
- Naegle, Paula
- Patell, Jadori
- Safier, Amy
- Seldin, Robin
- Still, Dr. Jonathan
- Stocker, Dr. David
- Terriquez, Jennie
- Thompson, Aidan
- Wise, Julie
- Wise, Talia
- Yates, Jackson
SESSIONS WITH Jeffrey Hudgins
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AM Session
Openings
5 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
11 Chapters
AUG
4
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
14 Chapters
AUG
7
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters
AUG
8
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
13 Chapters
AUG
9
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
9 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:16 | Witness Direct Examination | Patell, Jadori | Transcript Reading | ||
| 00:27:10 | Witness Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Stocker, Dr. David | Video Conference | |
| 01:22:15 | Witness Cross Examination | Cherazaie , Sanaz | Stocker, Dr. David | Video Conference | |
| 01:47:01 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Stocker, Dr. David | Video Conference | |
| 01:50:30 | Break | ||||
| 02:11:44 | Witness Direct Examination | Kelly, Vincent | Transcript Reading | ||
| 02:55:51 | End of Session |
AUG
10
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
5 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:37 | Witness Direct Examination | Branch, Dr. Nicholas | Video Recording | ||
| 01:22:33 | Break | ||||
| 01:39:50 | Witness Direct Examination | Karpel, Donald | Shah, Russell | In Person | |
| 03:22:02 | End of Session |
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
11 Chapters
AUG
14
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
13 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
9 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:44 | Witness Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Holden, Dorian | In Person | |
| 00:43:23 | Witness Cross Examination | Cherazaie , Sanaz | Holden, Dorian | In Person | |
| 01:25:43 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Holden, Dorian | In Person | |
| 01:31:06 | Break | ||||
| 01:50:10 | Witness Direct Examination | Corbin, Christine | Transcript Reading | ||
| 02:04:04 | Witness Direct Examination | Naegle, Paula | Transcript Reading | ||
| 02:27:47 | Witness Direct Examination | Baker, DeAnn | Transcript Reading | ||
| 02:53:11 | End of Session |
AUG
15
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
3 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:16 | Witness Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Burkhart, Timothy | In Person | |
| 01:22:21 | End of Session |
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
13 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
4 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:27 | Witness Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Burkhart, Timothy | In Person | |
| 00:31:59 | Witness Cross Examination | Amaro, Michael | Burkhart, Timothy | In Person | |
| 01:24:22 | End of Session |
AUG
16
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
11 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:28 | Witness Direct Examination | Ford, Cory | Hansen, Hailey | Video Conference | |
| 00:25:35 | Witness Cross Examination | Cherazaie , Sanaz | Hansen, Hailey | Video Conference | |
| 00:54:55 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Ford, Cory | Hansen, Hailey | Video Conference | |
| 00:58:34 | Witness Direct Examination | Ford, Cory | Lewis, Areinna | Video Conference | |
| 01:12:16 | Witness Cross Examination | Cherazaie , Sanaz | Lewis, Areinna | Video Conference | |
| 01:17:40 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Ford, Cory | Lewis, Areinna | Video Conference | |
| 01:18:59 | Break | ||||
| 01:39:59 | Witness Direct Examination | Still, Dr. Jonathan | Transcript Reading | ||
| 02:32:51 | Witness Direct Examination | Velez-Ruiz, Dr. Naymee | Video Recording | ||
| 03:35:28 | End of Session |
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:55 | Witness Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Hudgins, Jeffrey | Video Conference | |
| 01:00:35 | Witness Cross Examination | Amaro, Michael | Hudgins, Jeffrey | Video Conference | |
| 01:24:32 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Hudgins, Jeffrey | Video Conference | |
| 01:30:50 | Break | ||||
| 01:52:29 | Witness Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Reyes, Christino | Video Conference | |
| 02:14:35 | Witness Cross Examination | Amaro, Michael | Reyes, Christino | Video Conference | |
| 02:40:15 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Reyes, Christino | Video Conference | |
| 02:43:36 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Amaro, Michael | Reyes, Christino | Video Conference | |
| 02:44:45 | End of Session |
AUG
17
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:22 | Witness Direct Examination | Marinoni, Christin | Video Recording | ||
| 00:30:58 | Witness Direct Examination | Terriquez, Jennie | Video Recording | ||
| 01:21:31 | Witness Direct Examination | Ford, Cory | Wise, Julie | In Person | |
| 01:37:24 | Break | ||||
| 01:56:51 | Witness Direct Examination | Ford, Cory | Wise, Julie | In Person | |
| 03:08:30 | End of Session |
AUG
18
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
AUG
22
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
9 Chapters
AUG
23
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
6 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:28 | Witness Direct Examination | Ford, Cory | Wise, Talia | In Person | |
| 00:45:08 | Witness Cross Examination | Cherazaie , Sanaz | Wise, Talia | In Person | |
| 01:18:39 | Break | ||||
| 01:43:16 | Witness Direct Examination | Cherazaie , Sanaz | Gibson, Dr. Douglas | In Person | |
| 03:12:50 | End of Session |
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
3 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:39 | Witness Cross Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Gibson, Dr. Douglas | In Person | |
| 00:06:53 | End of Session |
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
7 Chapters
AUG
24
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
10 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:15 | Witness Direct Examination | Cherazaie , Sanaz | Rey, Dr. Gustavo | Video Conference | |
| 00:21:53 | Witness Cross Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Rey, Dr. Gustavo | Video Conference | |
| 00:53:18 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Cherazaie , Sanaz | Rey, Dr. Gustavo | Video Conference | |
| 00:59:15 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Rey, Dr. Gustavo | Video Conference | |
| 01:01:37 | Break | ||||
| 01:23:28 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Rey, Dr. Gustavo | Video Conference | |
| 01:28:11 | Witness Direct Examination | Cherazaie , Sanaz | Nager, Dr. Alan | In Person | |
| 02:34:01 | Witness Cross Examination | Lagomarsino, Andre | Nager, Dr. Alan | In Person | |
| 02:51:19 | End of Session |
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
13 Chapters
AUG
25
AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
9 Chapters
PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
7 Chapters
AUG
28
AM Session
Closings
5 Chapters
PM Session
Closings
6 Chapters
AUG
30
PM Session
Verdict
4 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:05 | Reading of the Verdict | ||||
| 00:01:41 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:05:25 | End of Session |
AUG
31
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.