Chavez, et al. v. Mass Mutual Life Insurance

Summary

Jury trial in putative class action in which plaintiffs allege that MassMutual breached its obligations to its term life policyholders in California by failing to pay dividends on those policies.

Outcome

Verdict For Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Chavez, Christina
Defense: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Judge: Maren Nelson
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, Los Angeles
Court: Central Civil West Courthouse

Case Number: BC435321
Industry: Insurance
Practice Area: Insurance

Plaintiff

Chavez, Christina

Represented By:
Morris, Timothy (Gianelli & Morris)

Defense

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:30:32	Opening Statement	Morris, Timothy
01:23:29	Break
01:40:23	Opening Statement	Keller, Jennifer
02:09:13	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Carlson, Lorean	Video Recording
00:24:01	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Crandall, Roger	Video Recording
01:01:36	Break
01:23:58	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Dennis, Patricia	Video Recording
02:08:39	General Case Activities
02:10:31	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:18	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Dennis, Patricia	Video Recording
00:11:56	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Jermyn, Isadore	Video Recording
01:01:34	Break
01:18:45	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Jermyn, Isadore	In Person
02:06:35	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Van Beaver, Peter	Video Recording
01:05:02	Break
01:31:51	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Van Beaver, Peter	Video Recording
02:10:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Van Beaver, Peter	Video Recording
01:16:05	Break
01:34:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Van Beaver, Peter	Video Recording
02:17:34	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Shattuck, Charles III	Video Recording
01:16:12	Break
01:34:49	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Shattuck, Charles III	Video Recording
01:50:08	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Essner, Robert	Video Recording
02:07:52	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Essner, Robert	Video Recording
00:12:23	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Peaslee, Christine	Video Recording
00:28:15	Break
00:34:17	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Hudson, Mary	Video Recording
00:43:12	Break
00:51:52	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Chavez, Christina	In Person
01:17:57	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Chavez, Christina	In Person
01:52:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Chavez, Christina	In Person
01:57:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Chavez, Christina	In Person
02:00:30	Break
02:22:20	General Case Activities
02:23:53	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Bakos, Tom	In Person
		01:54:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Bakos, Tom	In Person
01:07:53	Break
01:27:30	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Bakos, Tom	In Person
02:03:58	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Bakos, Tom	In Person
01:19:17	Break
01:37:18	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Bakos, Tom	In Person
02:09:24	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Bakos, Tom	In Person
01:16:46	Break
01:35:22	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Bakos, Tom	In Person
02:26:34	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Bakos, Tom	In Person
01:01:02	Break
01:13:14	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Bakos, Tom	In Person
02:01:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Bakos, Tom	In Person
00:44:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Bakos, Tom	In Person
01:29:34	Break
01:52:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Bakos, Tom	In Person
02:19:28	General Case Activities
02:21:53	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Bakos, Tom	In Person
00:14:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Bakos, Tom	In Person
01:23:53	Break
01:39:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Bakos, Tom	Other
02:01:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Morris, Timothy	Bakos, Tom	In Person
02:17:02	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Skar, John	Video Recording
00:29:08	General Case Activities
00:31:05	Witness Direct Examination	Commons, Sean	Carlson, David	In Person
00:56:02	Witness Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Carlson, David	In Person
01:35:14	Break
01:47:46	Witness Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Carlson, Mr. Dennis	In Person
01:53:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Commons, Sean	Carlson, David	In Person
01:54:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Carlson, David	In Person
02:02:05	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Commons, Sean	Hudson, Mary	In Person
00:44:11	Witness Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Hudson, Mary	In Person
01:23:13	Break
01:39:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Commons, Sean	Hudson, Mary	In Person
01:47:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Hudson, Mary	In Person
01:49:49	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Van Beaver, Peter	In Person
01:12:06	Break
01:28:59	Witness Direct Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Van Beaver, Peter	In Person
02:16:43	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Van Beaver, Peter	In Person
00:46:42	Witness Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Van Beaver, Peter	In Person
01:20:26	Break
01:35:46	Witness Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Van Beaver, Peter	In Person
02:22:57	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Van Beaver, Peter	In Person
00:50:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Van Beaver, Peter	In Person
01:03:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Van Beaver, Peter	In Person
01:17:12	Break
01:31:06	Witness Direct Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Schreiber, Steven	In Person
02:21:44	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Schreiber, Steven	In Person
00:50:03	Witness Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Schreiber, Steven	In Person
01:28:51	Break
01:45:31	Witness Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Schreiber, Steven	In Person
02:31:36	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
-1:37:37	Break
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Schreiber, Steven	In Person
00:17:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Schreiber, Steven	In Person
00:37:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Morris, Timothy	Schreiber, Steven	In Person
00:44:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keller, Jennifer	Schreiber, Steven	In Person
01:03:11	General Case Activities
01:05:24	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Chavez, et al. v. Mass Mutual Life Insurance

Summary

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Sessions

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:44:52	Closing Statement	Morris, Timothy
02:09:55	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:29	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:00	General Case Activities
		00:12:18	End of Session