Carter v. Kern High School District

Summary

Kern County School District was sued by a former student who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a football rally after being attacked while dressed in a chicken suit and claims a school administrator encouraged the stunt.

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Outcome

Phase 1 - Verdict for plaintiff

Responsibility - 100% Kern High School District

Phase 2 - Settled $10,500,000.00 to plaintiff

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Carter, Mitch
Defense: Kern High School District
Verdict: $10,500,000

Judge: David Lampe
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Kern County
Court: Metropolitan Division

Case Number: S1500CV275395
Industry: Education
Practice Area: Negligence

Plaintiff

Carter, Mitch

Defense

Kern High School District

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Low, Joseph
01:01:26	Break
01:20:11	General Case Activities
01:21:46	Opening Statement	Kellar, Michael
01:39:46	General Case Activities
01:42:16	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Wood, Marisa	In Person
01:57:52	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Wood, Marisa	In Person
02:02:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Wood, Marisa	In Person
02:04:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Wood, Marisa	In Person
02:06:39	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Carter, Lori	In Person
02:36:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Carter, Lori	In Person
00:42:25	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Carter, Lori	In Person
01:05:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Carter, Lori	In Person
01:10:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Carter, Lori	In Person
01:16:27	Break
01:41:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Carter, Lori	In Person
01:48:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Carter, Lori	In Person
01:53:53	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Jones, Allyson	In Person
02:10:04	Witness Cross Examination	Hagan, Chris	Jones, Allyson	In Person
02:15:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Jones, Allyson	In Person
02:19:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hagan, Chris	Jones, Allyson	In Person
02:21:00	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Wood, Casey	In Person
02:36:17	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:05	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Mathus, Kierstin	In Person
00:23:03	Witness Cross Examination	Hagan, Chris	Mathus, Kierstin	In Person
00:33:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Mathus, Kierstin	In Person
00:36:58	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Hooper, Allonte	In Person
00:50:00	Break
01:09:32	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Hooper, Allonte	In Person
01:30:48	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Hooper, Allonte	In Person
02:02:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Hooper, Allonte	In Person
02:11:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Hooper, Allonte	In Person
02:15:25	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Wood, Casey	In Person
00:41:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Wood, Casey	In Person
00:54:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Wood, Casey	In Person
00:56:44	General Case Activities
01:04:45	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Carter, Aubrey "Brett"	In Person
01:53:02	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Carter, Aubrey "Brett"	In Person
02:08:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Carter, Aubrey "Brett"	In Person
02:10:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Carter, Aubrey "Brett"	In Person
02:16:19	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Scott, Jeff	In Person
02:53:13	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Scott, Jeff	In Person
01:05:27	Break
01:28:22	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Stone, Robert	In Person
01:41:03	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Stone, Robert	In Person
01:42:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Stone, Robert	In Person
01:44:39	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Scott, Jeff	In Person
02:06:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Scott, Jeff	In Person
02:20:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Scott, Jeff	In Person
02:22:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Scott, Jeff	In Person
02:23:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Jones, Allyson	In Person
02:27:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Jones, Allyson	In Person
02:30:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Jones, Allyson	In Person
02:31:17	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Ruiz, Richard	In Person
02:35:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Ruiz, Richard	In Person
00:12:43	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Ruiz, Richard	In Person
00:13:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Ruiz, Richard	In Person
00:16:50	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Carter, Mitch	In Person
01:14:46	Break
01:34:21	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Carter, Mitch	In Person
01:44:41	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Reese, David	In Person
02:02:19	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Reese, David	In Person
02:25:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Reese, David	In Person
02:38:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Reese, David	In Person
02:40:31	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:42	Witness Direct Examination	Hagan, Chris	Golla, Paul	In Person
00:16:06	Witness Cross Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Golla, Paul	In Person
00:41:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hagan, Chris	Golla, Paul	In Person
00:44:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Golla, Paul	In Person
00:46:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hagan, Chris	Golla, Paul	In Person
00:48:31	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Golla, Paul	In Person
00:50:53	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Lovan, Annaliesa	In Person
00:50:53	Break
01:32:15	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Lovan, Annaliesa	In Person
02:10:31	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Lovan, Annaliesa	In Person
02:10:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Lovan, Annaliesa	In Person
02:48:17	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hagan, Chris	Powers, Keith	In Person
00:46:46	Witness Cross Examination	Low, Joseph	Powers, Keith	In Person
01:20:50	Break
01:39:23	Witness Cross Examination	Low, Joseph	Powers, Keith	In Person
01:58:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hagan, Chris	Powers, Keith	In Person
02:04:07	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Mosley, Aaron	In Person
02:12:54	Witness Direct Examination	Low, Joseph	Piper, Kent	In Person
02:20:20	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Piper, Kent	In Person
02:32:39	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Carter, Mitch	In Person
02:46:43	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:34	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Carter, Mitch	In Person
00:44:58	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Carter, Mitch	In Person
01:08:10	Break
01:31:10	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Carter, Mitch	In Person
02:12:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Carter, Mitch	In Person
00:38:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Carter, Mitch	In Person
01:01:05	Witness Direct Examination	Hagan, Chris	Olejnik, Alicia	In Person
01:10:52	Witness Cross Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Olejnik, Alicia	In Person
01:20:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hagan, Chris	Olejnik, Alicia	In Person
01:22:20	Witness Direct Examination	Kellar, Michael	Fabian, Roman	In Person
01:26:13	Witness Cross Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Fabian, Roman	In Person
01:33:23	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Openings - Damages

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
00:05:32	Opening Statement	Kellar, Michael
00:24:25	Break
00:31:54	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Knowlden, Joan	In Person
01:06:12	Witness Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Knowlden, Joan	In Person
01:48:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Knowlden, Joan	In Person
01:55:19	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kellar, Michael	Knowlden, Joan	In Person
01:56:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Knowlden, Joan	In Person
01:58:01	Witness Direct Examination	Rowley, Nicholas	Carter, Lori	In Person
02:14:35	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

JUN

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Carter v. Kern High School District

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
00:32:20	Break
00:37:43	General Case Activities
01:03:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:04	Opening Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
00:42:57	Break
01:00:56	Opening Statement	Rowley, Nicholas
01:39:04	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:19	General Case Activities
		00:05:14	End of Session