Cohen, et al. v. Bell

Summary

In this damages-only trial, decedent Mark Cohen was killed in a head-on accident after a car crossed into Cohen's lane. Defendant Mary Angela Bell admits liability and was criminally charged with vehicular homicide, but argues for a reasonable verdict.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total Damages: $28 million.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cohen , Mark
Defense: Bell, Mary
Verdict: $28,000,000

Judge: Shawn Bratton
Jurisdiction: State Court of Georgia, Gwinnett County
Court: GA-State Court of Georgia, Gwinnett County-Gwinnett Justice & Administration Center

Case Number: 23-C-00222-S2
Industry: Transportation
Practice Area: Transportation

Plaintiff

Cohen , Mark

Defense

Bell, Mary

Represented By:
Darneille, Jason (Gower, Wooten & Darnielle)
Gower, Anne (Gower, Wooten & Darnielle)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

SESSIONS WITH Mark Cook

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:14	Opening Statement	Butler, Jeb
00:32:57	Opening Statement	Darneille, Jason
00:41:49	General Case Activities
00:44:13	Witness Direct Examination	Kahn, Matt	Hamrick, Rebecca	In Person
00:50:05	Witness Cross Examination	Darneille, Jason	Hamrick, Rebecca	In Person
00:51:57	Witness Direct Examination		Earnhart, Nicholas	In Person
01:00:26	Witness Cross Examination		Earnhart, Nicholas	In Person
01:07:20	Break
01:43:45	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, Jeb	Cohen, Janet	In Person
02:13:31	Witness Cross Examination	Gower, Anne	Cohen, Janet	In Person
02:17:30	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, Jeb	Sweat, Tina	In Person
00:14:03	Witness Cross Examination	Darneille, Jason	Sweat, Tina	In Person
00:16:04	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, Jeb	Richardson, Brenda	In Person
00:23:14	Witness Direct Examination		Gingras, Jean-Pascal	In Person
00:47:51	Break
01:03:46	Witness Cross Examination	Darneille, Jason	Gingras, Jean-Pascal	In Person
01:44:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Gingras, Jean-Pascal	In Person
01:46:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Darneille, Jason	Gingras, Jean-Pascal	In Person
01:49:40	Witness Direct Examination		Eaton, James	In Person
02:00:03	General Case Activities
02:01:31	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:10:35	General Case Activities
00:11:46	Witness Direct Examination	Kahn, Matt	Cook, Mark	In Person
00:19:44	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, Jeb	Cohen, Jake	In Person
00:33:55	Witness Direct Examination	Butler, Jeb	Harris, Clayton	In Person
00:43:15	Witness Cross Examination	Gower, Anne	Harris, Clayton	In Person
00:46:01	Witness Direct Examination		Phillips, Hall	In Person
00:56:16	Witness Cross Examination	Gower, Anne	Phillips, Hall	In Person
00:57:55	Witness Direct Examination		Morrison, Stephanie	In Person

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AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:28	Closing Statement	Butler, Jeb
00:46:00	Break
00:57:40	Closing Statement	Gower, Anne
01:11:56	General Case Activities
01:27:31	End of Session

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:32	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:48	End of Session

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Cohen, et al. v. Bell

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