Talia Wise v. Six Flags, et al.
VERDICT
Trial
08/04/23 – 08/31/23
Summary
In this trial, plaintiff Talia Wise sues Six Flags, claiming that a roller coaster at their Magic Mountain location caused her to suffer a concussion.
Attorneys for Wise claim that she suffered this concussion due to Six Flags failing to adequately test the ride, highlighting records of other riders receiving treatment for head injuries after experiencing the attraction.
Six Flags claims that the ride is safe, denying claims that Wise received a brain injury from it. Representatives for the company present her academic success after the incident and suggest that her symptoms that day may have resulted from dehydration instead.
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 Christin Marinoni
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Openings
5 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
11 Chapters
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6 Chapters
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14 Chapters
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7
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6 Chapters
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7 Chapters
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8
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
13 Chapters
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9 Chapters
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
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 | 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 |
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10
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
5 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
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| 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
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13 Chapters
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
9 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
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| 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 |
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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
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4 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
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| 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 |
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
11 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 |
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10 Chapters
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
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| 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 |
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
10 Chapters
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Plaintiff Witness(es)
8 Chapters
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22
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AUG
23
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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 |
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Defense Witness(es)
3 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
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| 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 |
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Defense Witness(es)
7 Chapters
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24
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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 |
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Defense Witness(es)
13 Chapters
AUG
25
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Defense Witness(es)
9 Chapters
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Defense Witness(es)
7 Chapters
AUG
28
AM Session
Closings
5 Chapters
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Closings
6 Chapters
AUG
30
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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 |
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Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.